Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarE. Arnold, 1957 - 348 pages |
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... force by force . He arranged that his partisans should mass themselves in the front of the place of assembly before the Capitol , and keep off their opponents by their serried ranks . Appian adds that he agreed to give them a signal ...
... force by force . He arranged that his partisans should mass themselves in the front of the place of assembly before the Capitol , and keep off their opponents by their serried ranks . Appian adds that he agreed to give them a signal ...
Page 284
... force , but Cæsar endeavoured to reduce the hazard to a minimum , and in especial made his troops entrench and stockade themselves in the most laborious fashion . He could have paid no greater compliment to his adversary's generalship ...
... force , but Cæsar endeavoured to reduce the hazard to a minimum , and in especial made his troops entrench and stockade themselves in the most laborious fashion . He could have paid no greater compliment to his adversary's generalship ...
Page 328
... forces intact , Cæsar would have been left in a quandary . If he pursued them and was drawn into a long campaign , Italy ... force that he might leave behind , and have once more begun to threaten his rear . But they fought and were ...
... forces intact , Cæsar would have been left in a quandary . If he pursued them and was drawn into a long campaign , Italy ... force that he might leave behind , and have once more begun to threaten his rear . But they fought and were ...
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