Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... party leader . He saw this himself , and justified his position by putting forth a regular political programme . In the reforms which he announced that he intended to carry out in B.C. 132 we see foreshadowed the whole " Democratic ...
... party leader . He saw this himself , and justified his position by putting forth a regular political programme . In the reforms which he announced that he intended to carry out in B.C. 132 we see foreshadowed the whole " Democratic ...
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... Democratic party took the trouble to pass a bill formally affirming its legality . But in B.C. 133 the question could still be debated . There were many precedents for a re - election ; the case of Licinius , the author of the old ...
... Democratic party took the trouble to pass a bill formally affirming its legality . But in B.C. 133 the question could still be debated . There were many precedents for a re - election ; the case of Licinius , the author of the old ...
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... Democratic party , and then the struggle for sovereignty must force itself to the front as the main problem of the day . Leaders of a sort were not long wanting , but at first they were mere noisy agitators , who only stirred the ...
... Democratic party , and then the struggle for sovereignty must force itself to the front as the main problem of the day . Leaders of a sort were not long wanting , but at first they were mere noisy agitators , who only stirred the ...
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... Democratic party was to triumph . Caius Gracchus was nine years younger than his brother Tiberius , and had been too young to aid him in his schemes , though not too young to be appointed one of the famous triumvirs of the Land ...
... Democratic party was to triumph . Caius Gracchus was nine years younger than his brother Tiberius , and had been too young to aid him in his schemes , though not too young to be appointed one of the famous triumvirs of the Land ...
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... Democratic party mute and helpless , for lack of a leader and a programme , when he felt that he could so easily supply both these wants . Ambition and revenge were probably at the bottom of his resolve to a greater measure than he ...
... Democratic party mute and helpless , for lack of a leader and a programme , when he felt that he could so easily supply both these wants . Ambition and revenge were probably at the bottom of his resolve to a greater measure than he ...
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