Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sar |
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In B.C. 200 Rome was still in the main a city - state of the old type , though she had already begun to acquire important transmarine domains . She was still a self - supporting agricultural community , feeding herself on home - grown ...
In B.C. 200 Rome was still in the main a city - state of the old type , though she had already begun to acquire important transmarine domains . She was still a self - supporting agricultural community , feeding herself on home - grown ...
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Indeed , the city mob were already clamouring for distributions of corn when any excuse , adequate or inadequate , could be found . It is scarcely necessary to point out the effect on the agricultural classes of Central Italy of the ...
Indeed , the city mob were already clamouring for distributions of corn when any excuse , adequate or inadequate , could be found . It is scarcely necessary to point out the effect on the agricultural classes of Central Italy of the ...
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They had come to Rome precisely in order to enjoy the cheap loaf , and they were already clamouring to have it larger and yet cheaper . They would have laughed to scorn any proposal to impose a heavy tax on their corn for the benefit of ...
They had come to Rome precisely in order to enjoy the cheap loaf , and they were already clamouring to have it larger and yet cheaper . They would have laughed to scorn any proposal to impose a heavy tax on their corn for the benefit of ...
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Its most important clauses we have already noticed ; but we must add that the confiscated land was to be cut up into farms Lof thirty jugera each , inalienable by the allottees , and charged with a small rent payable to the state .
Its most important clauses we have already noticed ; but we must add that the confiscated land was to be cut up into farms Lof thirty jugera each , inalienable by the allottees , and charged with a small rent payable to the state .
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We have already given its details . It only remains to add that when the three commissioners , agris dandis assignandis , had to be appointed , Tiberius showed a great want of political wisdom . He named himself , his younger brother ...
We have already given its details . It only remains to add that when the three commissioners , agris dandis assignandis , had to be appointed , Tiberius showed a great want of political wisdom . He named himself , his younger brother ...
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| Pealkiri | Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sar |
| Autor | 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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