Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Cato, Pompey, CaesarE. Arnold, 1980 - 348 pages |
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Page 137
... military chest was full , for he had levied an enormous fine of 20,000 talents on the Asiatic cities which had joined in the massacre of B.C. 88. But - his army was very small : he had no more than his original five legions , kept up ...
... military chest was full , for he had levied an enormous fine of 20,000 talents on the Asiatic cities which had joined in the massacre of B.C. 88. But - his army was very small : he had no more than his original five legions , kept up ...
Page 153
... military from the civil command in each province - to have a governor who was merely an administrator , and a commander - in - chief who reported directly to the Senate . But this plan does not seem to have entered into the dictator's ...
... military from the civil command in each province - to have a governor who was merely an administrator , and a commander - in - chief who reported directly to the Senate . But this plan does not seem to have entered into the dictator's ...
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... military careers . This tendency is usually the mark of a cautious commander , and has for the most part gone along ... military reputa- tion and a devoted army . His methods differed according to the necessities of the moment ...
... military careers . This tendency is usually the mark of a cautious commander , and has for the most part gone along ... military reputa- tion and a devoted army . His methods differed according to the necessities of the moment ...
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