Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarE. Arnold, 1957 - 348 pages |
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Page 122
... King Arsaces IX . , and not only cajoled him into a friendly agreement , but induced him to allow the Roman to have the place of honour over the Parthian name in their negotiations . The great king executed his envoy , when he returned ...
... King Arsaces IX . , and not only cajoled him into a friendly agreement , but induced him to allow the Roman to have the place of honour over the Parthian name in their negotiations . The great king executed his envoy , when he returned ...
Page 201
... king . Every one has read of the scene that followed the arrival of the ghastly trophy , a scene that illustrates accurately enough the curious admixture of savagery and civilisation at the court of the Arsacidae . King Orodes was ...
... king . Every one has read of the scene that followed the arrival of the ghastly trophy , a scene that illustrates accurately enough the curious admixture of savagery and civilisation at the court of the Arsacidae . King Orodes was ...
Page 258
... king having become a negligible quantity , Pompey was able to turn his attention southward to Cilicia1 and Syria . These regions had been ceded to him by Tigranes , their last owner , but the king's rule had always been disputed by the ...
... king having become a negligible quantity , Pompey was able to turn his attention southward to Cilicia1 and Syria . These regions had been ceded to him by Tigranes , their last owner , but the king's rule had always been disputed by the ...
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