Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... thought , by external influences . The elder Cato , with all his hard practical common sense , his stolidity , his passion for the life of the farm , and his contempt for the foreigner , was the typical Roman of that generation . By the ...
... thought , by external influences . The elder Cato , with all his hard practical common sense , his stolidity , his passion for the life of the farm , and his contempt for the foreigner , was the typical Roman of that generation . By the ...
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... thought for a moment of proposing a resumption by the state of part of the broad acres of the squatters . But he dropped the project after discovering its practical diffi- culties , and gained thereby his nickname of Sapiens . The ...
... thought for a moment of proposing a resumption by the state of part of the broad acres of the squatters . But he dropped the project after discovering its practical diffi- culties , and gained thereby his nickname of Sapiens . The ...
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... thought that , if started again with the state's aid and protection , they might yet live off the land . The purely urban multitude was moved with the emotional fervour of the harangue , and had no objection to confiscatory measures ...
... thought that , if started again with the state's aid and protection , they might yet live off the land . The purely urban multitude was moved with the emotional fervour of the harangue , and had no objection to confiscatory measures ...
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... thought that the law was desir- able , if the possessores could be paid off and induced to depart without too much friction . But it was obviously iniquitous to abolish the compensation clauses merely because opposition had been offered ...
... thought that the law was desir- able , if the possessores could be paid off and induced to depart without too much friction . But it was obviously iniquitous to abolish the compensation clauses merely because opposition had been offered ...
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... thought that his proposals must seem so reasonable to every good citizen , that the Senate would take sides in his favour , even against the private interest of the majority of its members . He was soon undeceived ; there was much ...
... thought that his proposals must seem so reasonable to every good citizen , that the Senate would take sides in his favour , even against the private interest of the majority of its members . He was soon undeceived ; there was much ...
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