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... first with Galatians and Isaurians , and later with the formidable horse -
bowmen of Parthia , came pouring in upon the perplexed senatorial oligarchy ,
which tried to govern an empire without an imperial outfit of army , navy , and civil
service .
... first with Galatians and Isaurians , and later with the formidable horse -
bowmen of Parthia , came pouring in upon the perplexed senatorial oligarchy ,
which tried to govern an empire without an imperial outfit of army , navy , and civil
service .
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... adds that he agreed to give them a signal , if he considered himself in danger ,
by raising his hand to his head , as a token that his life was at stake . If they saw
the sign , they must prepare to fight . All this was a deliberate provocation of civil ...
... adds that he agreed to give them a signal , if he considered himself in danger ,
by raising his hand to his head , as a token that his life was at stake . If they saw
the sign , they must prepare to fight . All this was a deliberate provocation of civil ...
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There were still many moderate men in it , who shrank from the responsibility of
commencing civil strife . The debate in the Senate was only brought to a head
when the clamour of the multitude who were fleeing from the scene of riot was
heard ...
There were still many moderate men in it , who shrank from the responsibility of
commencing civil strife . The debate in the Senate was only brought to a head
when the clamour of the multitude who were fleeing from the scene of riot was
heard ...
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... 49 Thus miserably perished a young man of excellent intentions and perfect
honesty , who thought himself destined to be the regenerator of Rome , and
merely succeeded in launching the state upon a hundred years of bitter civil strife
.
... 49 Thus miserably perished a young man of excellent intentions and perfect
honesty , who thought himself destined to be the regenerator of Rome , and
merely succeeded in launching the state upon a hundred years of bitter civil strife
.
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... advantages of the status were already in their possession . On the other hand ,
the main body of the Italian allies were to receive the commercial and civil
privileges hitherto confined to the Latins , but were not to be introduced into the ...
... advantages of the status were already in their possession . On the other hand ,
the main body of the Italian allies were to receive the commercial and civil
privileges hitherto confined to the Latins , but were not to be introduced into the ...
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| Title | Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sar |
| Authors | Charles Oman, Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, 1902 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 juuni 2008 |
| Length | 348 pages |
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