Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 83
Page
... friend Mr. J. Wells , of Wadham College , for having been good enough to read through my proofs , and to make a great number of valuable suggestions , which I have done my best to carry out . I have also to thank the Authorities of the ...
... friend Mr. J. Wells , of Wadham College , for having been good enough to read through my proofs , and to make a great number of valuable suggestions , which I have done my best to carry out . I have also to thank the Authorities of the ...
Page 24
... friends to have freed his mind from the traditionary Roman horror of violent constitutional change . No doubt all the tags of Aristotle's school on χρεῶν ἀποκοπὴ and γῆς ἀναδασμὸς were familiar to him . It may not be out of place to ...
... friends to have freed his mind from the traditionary Roman horror of violent constitutional change . No doubt all the tags of Aristotle's school on χρεῶν ἀποκοπὴ and γῆς ἀναδασμὸς were familiar to him . It may not be out of place to ...
Page 31
... friend of Gracchus , but was a thorough con- servative , and ( what no doubt did much to settle his politics ) a considerable holder of land in possessio . When , by the order of Tiberius , the clerk began to recite the preamble of the ...
... friend of Gracchus , but was a thorough con- servative , and ( what no doubt did much to settle his politics ) a considerable holder of land in possessio . When , by the order of Tiberius , the clerk began to recite the preamble of the ...
Page 32
... 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 recalcitrant colleague . But when the clerk again began to recite ...
... 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 recalcitrant colleague . But when the clerk again began to recite ...
Page 33
... friends of Gracchus , a Manlius and a Fulvius , both consulars , are then said to have suggested to him that , before going further , he might ask the Senate to plead with his colleague to allow the bill a fair hearing . The proposal ...
... friends of Gracchus , a Manlius and a Fulvius , both consulars , are then said to have suggested to him that , before going further , he might ask the Senate to plead with his colleague to allow the bill a fair hearing . The proposal ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
Agrarian Law allies ambition arms army Asia Asiatic assembly battle bill C¿sar Caius Gracchus campaign career Catiline Cato Cicero Cimbri Cinna citizens civil Clodius colleague colonies Comitia command constitution consul consulship corn-dole Crassus danger death demagogue Democratic party Denarius doubt Drusus East empire enemy Epirus Equestrian Equites fight Flaccus force friends Gaul gave hand head Italian Italy Julius C¿sar king land leader legions Lucullus magistrates Marius massacre merely Metellus military Mithradates murder never Octavius oligarchy once Optimates orator Parthian partisans passed Plutarch political Pompey Pompey's Pontic praetor proconsul programme proposed province quaestor reckless refused Republic Roman Roman Republic Rome rostra Saturninus seemed Senate senatorial Sertorius slaves soldiers Spain Sulla's Sulpicius things Tiberius Gracchus tion told took tribes tribune tribunicial triumph triumvirs troops tyrant urban multitude veterans veto victorious vote whole wished young