Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Cato, Pompey, CaesarE. Arnold, 1980 - 348 pages |
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... tribunicial veto , and then , instead of persevering with it , suddenly left Rome , and plunged into a series . of campaigns in Southern Gaul [ B.C. 125 ] . The Senate deliberately threw the chance of military glory in his way by ...
... tribunicial veto , and then , instead of persevering with it , suddenly left Rome , and plunged into a series . of campaigns in Southern Gaul [ B.C. 125 ] . The Senate deliberately threw the chance of military glory in his way by ...
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... tribunicial elections came on , and he stood for the third time , he failed to be chosen . It is said that he had really a majority of votes , but that Drusus or some other tribune who presided at the poll made a fraudulent and unjust ...
... tribunicial elections came on , and he stood for the third time , he failed to be chosen . It is said that he had really a majority of votes , but that Drusus or some other tribune who presided at the poll made a fraudulent and unjust ...
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... tribunicial elections . Both were successful , and the year B.C. 62 was made lively by their interminable quarrels . Their main dispute was on the occasion when Metellus made his very unnecessary proposal that Pompey should be called ...
... tribunicial elections . Both were successful , and the year B.C. 62 was made lively by their interminable quarrels . Their main dispute was on the occasion when Metellus made his very unnecessary proposal that Pompey should be called ...
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