Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... political and constitutional aspects . This little book is not a history , but a series of studies of the leading men of the century , intended to show the importance of the personal element in those miserable days of storm and stress ...
... political and constitutional aspects . This little book is not a history , but a series of studies of the leading men of the century , intended to show the importance of the personal element in those miserable days of storm and stress ...
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... political escapade at home , rather than for mere maladministration abroad . The second of the responsibilities of empire , which Rome seemed unable to discharge , was the duty of keeping the police of the high seas and suppressing ...
... political escapade at home , rather than for mere maladministration abroad . The second of the responsibilities of empire , which Rome seemed unable to discharge , was the duty of keeping the police of the high seas and suppressing ...
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... political opponent is a bad man who must be crushed , has been known in many lands and many ages , from ancient Greece down to the France of the Revolution . But in Rome such a figure was an exception ; the stolid conservatism , the ...
... political opponent is a bad man who must be crushed , has been known in many lands and many ages , from ancient Greece down to the France of the Revolution . But in Rome such a figure was an exception ; the stolid conservatism , the ...
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... politics , there is only one certain remedy . If the citizens will neither emigrate nor turn themselves from agriculture to handi- crafts , and if it is absolutely necessary that the farming class should be kept up , there must be ...
... politics , there is only one certain remedy . If the citizens will neither emigrate nor turn themselves from agriculture to handi- crafts , and if it is absolutely necessary that the farming class should be kept up , there must be ...
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... politics . Tiberius Gracchus was a perfectly honest and genuine enthusiast , who believed that he had a mission - the ... political philosophy from his numerous Greek friends to have freed his mind from the traditionary Roman horror of ...
... politics . Tiberius Gracchus was a perfectly honest and genuine enthusiast , who believed that he had a mission - the ... political philosophy from his numerous Greek friends to have freed his mind from the traditionary Roman horror of ...
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