Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... the Cimbri and Teutons , or carved in two by Mithradates . Looking at the growing imbecility of Roman generals in that day , and the growing deteriora- THE PROBLEMS OF EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , 2 LATER DAYS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
... the Cimbri and Teutons , or carved in two by Mithradates . Looking at the growing imbecility of Roman generals in that day , and the growing deteriora- THE PROBLEMS OF EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , 2 LATER DAYS OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
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... Mithradates , in spite of all the trouble that they gave , were very third - rate personalities . And the one truly dangerous foe that marched against Rome during the last century of the Republic - the Cimbri and Teutons — repre- sented ...
... Mithradates , in spite of all the trouble that they gave , were very third - rate personalities . And the one truly dangerous foe that marched against Rome during the last century of the Republic - the Cimbri and Teutons — repre- sented ...
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... Mithradates , they rose like one man and massacred 80,000 Roman citizens in a single day . But the two really valuable remedies for the ills of the state which Gracchus had advocated were thrust aside , if not forgotten . Transmarine ...
... Mithradates , they rose like one man and massacred 80,000 Roman citizens in a single day . But the two really valuable remedies for the ills of the state which Gracchus had advocated were thrust aside , if not forgotten . Transmarine ...
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... Mithradates was just breaking out - civil strife recommenced at Rome . The conduct of the two parties was absolutely insane : there is no parallel for it in history save one : the state of France in 1793-94 , when foreign invasion ...
... Mithradates was just breaking out - civil strife recommenced at Rome . The conduct of the two parties was absolutely insane : there is no parallel for it in history save one : the state of France in 1793-94 , when foreign invasion ...
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... Mithradates . The old general had recovered from the shock of his political humiliation in B.C. 99. He had been entrusted with a considerable body of legions during the Italian war , and had fought with success against the rebels ...
... Mithradates . The old general had recovered from the shock of his political humiliation in B.C. 99. He had been entrusted with a considerable body of legions during the Italian war , and had fought with success against the rebels ...
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