Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarE. Arnold, 1957 - 348 pages |
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Page 110
... Rome was not crushed in the first year of the war , it was because she still retained many advantages . She had the undisputed command of the sea , and by means of it could send succours round the peninsula , even when the central lines ...
... Rome was not crushed in the first year of the war , it was because she still retained many advantages . She had the undisputed command of the sea , and by means of it could send succours round the peninsula , even when the central lines ...
Page 142
... Rome when the spring of B.C. 82 came round . He planned a diversion on the east side of Italy , where Metellus and Pompey made such a bold advance that Carbo , with the main army of the Democrats , went off to hold them in check ...
... Rome when the spring of B.C. 82 came round . He planned a diversion on the east side of Italy , where Metellus and Pompey made such a bold advance that Carbo , with the main army of the Democrats , went off to hold them in check ...
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... Rome in those unhappy days . It may have been some consolation to Cato to find that he had at least succeeded in provoking his enemies to the point of expelling him from Rome . In B.C. 58 they let loose upon him the famous demagogue ...
... Rome in those unhappy days . It may have been some consolation to Cato to find that he had at least succeeded in provoking his enemies to the point of expelling him from Rome . In B.C. 58 they let loose upon him the famous demagogue ...
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