Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... lives mainly by the consumption of his own produce , will refuse to stop any longer on the soil , more especially when the alternative is not ... live as his THE RISE OF RANCHING 19 master chose , herded together 18 TIBERIUS GRACCHUS.
... lives mainly by the consumption of his own produce , will refuse to stop any longer on the soil , more especially when the alternative is not ... live as his THE RISE OF RANCHING 19 master chose , herded together 18 TIBERIUS GRACCHUS.
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... live off the land . The purely urban multitude was moved with the emotional fervour of the harangue , and had no objection to confiscatory measures directed against its old enemies , the governing classes . Clearly Tiberius would not ...
... live off the land . The purely urban multitude was moved with the emotional fervour of the harangue , and had no objection to confiscatory measures directed against its old enemies , the governing classes . Clearly Tiberius would not ...
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... live . This was all the more astounding because the lad had refused to divorce his wife , a course which had been dictated to him as necessary to propitiate the conqueror . Indeed , Cæsar had to go into hiding for some time , till ...
... live . This was all the more astounding because the lad had refused to divorce his wife , a course which had been dictated to him as necessary to propitiate the conqueror . Indeed , Cæsar had to go into hiding for some time , till ...
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