Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... orator would consist only of the citizens who dwelt on the spot . How was it possible to propose Protection to such a body ? They had come to Rome precisely in order to enjoy the cheap loaf , and they were already clamouring to have it ...
... orator would consist only of the citizens who dwelt on the spot . How was it possible to propose Protection to such a body ? They had come to Rome precisely in order to enjoy the cheap loaf , and they were already clamouring to have it ...
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... orator . " The wild beasts of Italy , " he cried , " have their holes and dens to retire to , but the brave men who spill their blood in her cause have nothing left , when they come back from the wars , but light and air . Without ...
... orator . " The wild beasts of Italy , " he cried , " have their holes and dens to retire to , but the brave men who spill their blood in her cause have nothing left , when they come back from the wars , but light and air . Without ...
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... oration in favour of Carbo's bill concerning re - election to the tribunate , and that he spoke against the detestable law of Junius Pennus [ B.C. 126 ] , which expelled Italian residents from Rome . Caius took the quaestorship in the ...
... oration in favour of Carbo's bill concerning re - election to the tribunate , and that he spoke against the detestable law of Junius Pennus [ B.C. 126 ] , which expelled Italian residents from Rome . Caius took the quaestorship in the ...
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... oration was tending to become a screech . Unfortunately - like the Archbishop of Granada in Lesage's story - he did not invariably accept the criti- cism of his underling . He was always on the edge of over - emphasis . First of all ...
... oration was tending to become a screech . Unfortunately - like the Archbishop of Granada in Lesage's story - he did not invariably accept the criti- cism of his underling . He was always on the edge of over - emphasis . First of all ...
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... orator , who had but his ready tongue and his chance mob of partisans , was really unequal to the task of up- setting the old régime . But meanwhile his power and activity were very terrifying to the Senate . " Those who most feared the ...
... orator , who had but his ready tongue and his chance mob of partisans , was really unequal to the task of up- setting the old régime . But meanwhile his power and activity were very terrifying to the Senate . " Those who most feared the ...
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