Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... followed from the Roman conquests , were bringing about the ruin of the old farmer class which had for so many centuries formed the backbone of the state . The details of the sporadic and never - ending wars in Spain , Macedonia , and ...
... followed from the Roman conquests , were bringing about the ruin of the old farmer class which had for so many centuries formed the backbone of the state . The details of the sporadic and never - ending wars in Spain , Macedonia , and ...
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... followed the Hannibalic War . And Northern Etruria seems also to have suffered ; it was a district which even in early days had been in the hands of great landholders who worked their farms with serfs , and now the serfs were being ...
... followed the Hannibalic War . And Northern Etruria seems also to have suffered ; it was a district which even in early days had been in the hands of great landholders who worked their farms with serfs , and now the serfs were being ...
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... followed a violent scene , while the tribunes exchanged hard words and the mob raged and shouted . A most unhappy inspiration then came upon the reformer . Honestly unable to under- stand that his colleague could have any but selfish ...
... followed a violent scene , while the tribunes exchanged hard words and the mob raged and shouted . A most unhappy inspiration then came upon the reformer . Honestly unable to under- stand that his colleague could have any but selfish ...
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... followed , and it is said that a gang of the clients and hangers - on of the possessores made a dash for the balloting urns , and tried to break up the Comitia in order to prevent the reformer from proceeding . They were routed ...
... followed , and it is said that a gang of the clients and hangers - on of the possessores made a dash for the balloting urns , and tried to break up the Comitia in order to prevent the reformer from proceeding . They were routed ...
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... followed him wherever he appeared . He had ruined too many prominent men to be able ever again to live in quiet . Angry senators insulted him in the streets , and asked him inconvenient constitutional questions on public occasions . No ...
... followed him wherever he appeared . He had ruined too many prominent men to be able ever again to live in quiet . Angry senators insulted him in the streets , and asked him inconvenient constitutional questions on public occasions . No ...
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