Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... battles . At the same time both the internal and the external history of Rome becomes of absorbing interest . Ex- ternally the question arises whether the sporadic and ill - compacted empire built up in the last hundred years shall ...
... battles . At the same time both the internal and the external history of Rome becomes of absorbing interest . Ex- ternally the question arises whether the sporadic and ill - compacted empire built up in the last hundred years shall ...
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... battle array when he took his place with his colleagues . But presently it was seen that there was also a hostile element present ; the possessores had sent down their clients and retainers , and scuffling and quarrelling began at half ...
... battle array when he took his place with his colleagues . But presently it was seen that there was also a hostile element present ; the possessores had sent down their clients and retainers , and scuffling and quarrelling began at half ...
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... battle by a wanton murder . The Consul Opimius had opened the proceedings by the usual sacrifice in the porch of the Capitoline temple . When he had done , one of his servants- -a certain Q. Antullius - who was carrying away the ...
... battle by a wanton murder . The Consul Opimius had opened the proceedings by the usual sacrifice in the porch of the Capitoline temple . When he had done , one of his servants- -a certain Q. Antullius - who was carrying away the ...
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... battle , but blood had been shed , and the Optimates were able to cast the responsibility for the commencement of civil strife upon their adversaries . It is certain that if Antullius had been left alone , the contest would merely have ...
... battle , but blood had been shed , and the Optimates were able to cast the responsibility for the commencement of civil strife upon their adversaries . It is certain that if Antullius had been left alone , the contest would merely have ...
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... battle with frantic energy . All the doings of Caius , on the other hand , are those of a man forced into violence against his will , and obviously doubting whether death was not preferable to the guilt of stirring up civil war . They ...
... battle with frantic energy . All the doings of Caius , on the other hand , are those of a man forced into violence against his will , and obviously doubting whether death was not preferable to the guilt of stirring up civil war . They ...
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