Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sar |
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Externally the question arises whether the sporadic and ill - compacted empire
built up in the last hundred years shall endure , or whether it shall be swept away
by the brute force of the Cimbri and Teutons , or carved in two by Mithradates .
Externally the question arises whether the sporadic and ill - compacted empire
built up in the last hundred years shall endure , or whether it shall be swept away
by the brute force of the Cimbri and Teutons , or carved in two by Mithradates .
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... mere brute force unguided by brains and strategy . At the last moment , when
they had actually passed the Alps , they were annihilated by a general who
possessed the art of improvising and handling a great army . It is curious to
speculate ...
... mere brute force unguided by brains and strategy . At the last moment , when
they had actually passed the Alps , they were annihilated by a general who
possessed the art of improvising and handling a great army . It is curious to
speculate ...
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The two problems which had forced themselves to the front needed solution .
What was to be done to adapt the constitution to the new needs of empire ? —
Was the Senate or the Public Assembly to rule the world , and by what machinery
?
The two problems which had forced themselves to the front needed solution .
What was to be done to adapt the constitution to the new needs of empire ? —
Was the Senate or the Public Assembly to rule the world , and by what machinery
?
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the introduction of the bill to the next legal day of meeting , begging his friends to
see that they came down in full force to the adjourned debate . A vast crowd
appeared on the appointed day , enough , as the reformer hoped , to overawe his
...
the introduction of the bill to the next legal day of meeting , begging his friends to
see that they came down in full force to the adjourned debate . A vast crowd
appeared on the appointed day , enough , as the reformer hoped , to overawe his
...
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... he had been deposed and was no longer a tribune , he clung to the rostra ,
vociferating that the whole proceedings were null and void — a statement which
was undoubtedly true , if there remained any force in the Roman constitution .
... he had been deposed and was no longer a tribune , he clung to the rostra ,
vociferating that the whole proceedings were null and void — a statement which
was undoubtedly true , if there remained any force in the Roman constitution .
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| Title | Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sar |
| Author | Charles Oman |
| Edition | 3 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green, 1902 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 25 juuni 2008 |
| Length | 348 pages |
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