Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Cato, Pompey, CaesarE. Arnold, 1980 - 348 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 49
Page 53
... young to aid him in his schemes , though not too young to be appointed one of the famous triumvirs of the Land Commission - that family party which had given so much offence to the Optimates . When the powers of the Commission were ...
... young to aid him in his schemes , though not too young to be appointed one of the famous triumvirs of the Land Commission - that family party which had given so much offence to the Optimates . When the powers of the Commission were ...
Page 120
... young days . Men of the type of Sulla , able , impecunious , and desti- tute of any family influence , were generally the stuff from which demagogues were made . There are a dozen instances in Roman history of young and penniless aris ...
... young days . Men of the type of Sulla , able , impecunious , and desti- tute of any family influence , were generally the stuff from which demagogues were made . There are a dozen instances in Roman history of young and penniless aris ...
Page 239
... young and so new to command . With very inferior forces he kept in check a large Marian corps , while Sulla was contending in Campania with the main body of the enemy . He defeated the praetors Brutus and Carrinas , and finally cut his ...
... young and so new to command . With very inferior forces he kept in check a large Marian corps , while Sulla was contending in Campania with the main body of the enemy . He defeated the praetors Brutus and Carrinas , and finally cut his ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Agrarian Law allies ambition arms army Asia Asiatic assembly battle bill Cæsar Caius Gracchus campaign career Catiline Cato Cicero Cimbri Cinna citizens civil Clodius colleague colonies Comitia command constitution consul consulship corn-dole Crassus danger death demagogue Democratic party Denarius doubt Drusus East empire enemy Epirus Equestrian Equites fight Flaccus force friends Gaul gave granted hand head Italian Italy king land leader legions Lucullus magistrates Marius massacre merely Metellus military Mithradates murder never Octavius oligarchy once Optimates orator Parthian partisans passed Plutarch political Pompey Pompey and Crassus Pompey's Pontic praetor proconsul programme proposed province quaestor reckless refused Republic Roman Roman Republic Rome rostra Saturninus seemed Senate senatorial Sertorius slaves soldiers Spain Sulla's Sulpicius things Tiberius Gracchus tion told took tribes tribune tribunicial triumph triumvirs troops tyrant urban multitude veterans veto victorious vote whole wished young