Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... danger that Rome might become a Levantine city some day , though she was still far from the generation when men could truly say that " in Tiberim defluxit Orontes . " For agricultural depression , such as there existed in Italy when ...
... danger that Rome might become a Levantine city some day , though she was still far from the generation when men could truly say that " in Tiberim defluxit Orontes . " For agricultural depression , such as there existed in Italy when ...
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... a Roman than a barbarian ? Accord- ingly it was his duty to call upon the rich men who now held the public land to take into consideration the danger- 66 OCTAVIUS VETOES THE BILL 31 ous state into which the 30 TIBERIUS GRACCHUS.
... a Roman than a barbarian ? Accord- ingly it was his duty to call upon the rich men who now held the public land to take into consideration the danger- 66 OCTAVIUS VETOES THE BILL 31 ous state into which the 30 TIBERIUS GRACCHUS.
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... danger and went about with an organised band of satellites behind him , would some day blossom out into a tyrant , seize the Capitol , and massacre the Senate . TIBERIUS PREPARES TO FIGHT 45 We may be perfectly certain 44 TIBERIUS GRACCHUS.
... danger and went about with an organised band of satellites behind him , would some day blossom out into a tyrant , seize the Capitol , and massacre the Senate . TIBERIUS PREPARES TO FIGHT 45 We may be perfectly certain 44 TIBERIUS GRACCHUS.
Page 45
... 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 war : to endeavour to pack a meeting and to come down ...
... 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 war : to endeavour to pack a meeting and to come down ...
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... danger was imminent , for the possessores were trying to induce the Senate to declare Tiberius a public enemy , and since they could not move the consul to action , were threatening to arm their friends and servants and to sally out ...
... danger was imminent , for the possessores were trying to induce the Senate to declare Tiberius a public enemy , and since they could not move the consul to action , were threatening to arm their friends and servants and to sally out ...
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