Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... Consul Mancinus , chance gave him an utterly unexpected opportunity of saving a Roman army from destruction ( B.C. 137 ) . The Numantines having defeated and surrounded the consul , offered to treat for a definitive peace , not with ...
... Consul Mancinus , chance gave him an utterly unexpected opportunity of saving a Roman army from destruction ( B.C. 137 ) . The Numantines having defeated and surrounded the consul , offered to treat for a definitive peace , not with ...
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... consul . If Tiberius had been merely fortunate and virtuous , he might have gone through life with honour and success , have gained his consulship , celebrated his triumph , and have been buried in peace in the tomb of his ancestors ...
... consul . If Tiberius had been merely fortunate and virtuous , he might have gone through life with honour and success , have gained his consulship , celebrated his triumph , and have been buried in peace in the tomb of his ancestors ...
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... consul to action , were threatening to arm their friends and servants and to sally out into the streets to murder him . Without waiting to see whether or no the report was exaggerated or the enemy really at hand , Tiberius gave the ...
... consul to action , were threatening to arm their friends and servants and to sally out into the streets to murder him . Without waiting to see whether or no the report was exaggerated or the enemy really at hand , Tiberius gave the ...
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... consul Sc¿vola to take any action against him , nor had the Senate shown any willingness to pass a decree of outlawry . There were still many moderate men in it , who shrank from the responsibility of commencing civil strife . The ...
... consul Sc¿vola to take any action against him , nor had the Senate shown any willingness to pass a decree of outlawry . There were still many moderate men in it , who shrank from the responsibility of commencing civil strife . The ...
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... consul refused to defend his country , he adjured all who wished to save Rome and her laws to follow him to the Capitol . So saying he girt up his toga , and cast the purple border of it over his head , that all might see his rank . He ...
... consul refused to defend his country , he adjured all who wished to save Rome and her laws to follow him to the Capitol . So saying he girt up his toga , and cast the purple border of it over his head , that all might see his rank . He ...
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