Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... empire , by the unintentional and unsystematic conquest of various disconnected districts round the Mediterranean . The wars are uninteresting , because they are waged by men who are little more than names to us ; the commander , be he ...
... empire , by the unintentional and unsystematic conquest of various disconnected districts round the Mediterranean . The wars are uninteresting , because they are waged by men who are little more than names to us ; the commander , be he ...
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... EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , it is not too much to say that , but for the intervention of two great personalities , the Roman Empire might have been swept away . If Marius had not appeared , a few more generals like Mallius and ...
... EMPIRE 3 tion of Roman armies , it is not too much to say that , but for the intervention of two great personalities , the Roman Empire might have been swept away . If Marius had not appeared , a few more generals like Mallius and ...
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... Empire . Complicated with this great constitutional question , as to where sovereignty should reside at Rome , were a number of social and economic questions , arising from the fact that the new commercial conditions of the ...
... Empire . Complicated with this great constitutional question , as to where sovereignty should reside at Rome , were a number of social and economic questions , arising from the fact that the new commercial conditions of the ...
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... empire . Down to the Second Punic War , Rome had not acquired any provinces that tried very seriously her power to govern . Sicily and Sardinia were close at hand , in ready and constant communication with the city . They were actually ...
... empire . Down to the Second Punic War , Rome had not acquired any provinces that tried very seriously her power to govern . Sicily and Sardinia were close at hand , in ready and constant communication with the city . They were actually ...
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... empire , but refused to take up any of the responsibilities of empire . The Senate still wished to control everything , but they could no more do so efficiently , owing to the mere difficulties of geographical distance , than in the ...
... empire , but refused to take up any of the responsibilities of empire . The Senate still wished to control everything , but they could no more do so efficiently , owing to the mere difficulties of geographical distance , than in the ...
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