Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 62
... of Gracchus mitigated the severity of the conscription , secur- ing that no man should be forced to serve before he had But to expect keep himself Not only was CAIUS AND THE EQUITES 63 attained the legal age , 62 CAIUS GRACCHUS.
... of Gracchus mitigated the severity of the conscription , secur- ing that no man should be forced to serve before he had But to expect keep himself Not only was CAIUS AND THE EQUITES 63 attained the legal age , 62 CAIUS GRACCHUS.
Page 63
... Equites were simply the cavalry of the Roman army ; every man with the " equestrian census , " had to serve as a horse - soldier , whether he were senator , landholder , or capitalist . But by B.C. 123 the Equites had become a very ...
... Equites were simply the cavalry of the Roman army ; every man with the " equestrian census , " had to serve as a horse - soldier , whether he were senator , landholder , or capitalist . But by B.C. 123 the Equites had become a very ...
Page 64
... Equites any longer number senators in their ranks ; since B.c. 129 no senator could be a knight . The body now consisted of those men of wealth who had not been called up to sit in the senate . It was heterogeneous , containing two very ...
... Equites any longer number senators in their ranks ; since B.c. 129 no senator could be a knight . The body now consisted of those men of wealth who had not been called up to sit in the senate . It was heterogeneous , containing two very ...
Page 66
... Equites . Some faint adumbration of the results may be realised by imagining what might happen in England if all juries had to be chosen exclusively from members of the Stock Exchange . Whenever any financial question might be in ...
... Equites . Some faint adumbration of the results may be realised by imagining what might happen in England if all juries had to be chosen exclusively from members of the Stock Exchange . Whenever any financial question might be in ...
Page 67
... Equites supported the tribune when votes were required , and received from him in return whatever they wished . " How harmful to the state were these " things which they wished " may be seen from the case of the Asiatic taxes . Since ...
... Equites supported the tribune when votes were required , and received from him in return whatever they wished . " How harmful to the state were these " things which they wished " may be seen from the case of the Asiatic taxes . Since ...
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