Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. C¿sarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... leader . He saw this himself , and justified his position by putting forth a regular political programme . In the reforms which he announced that he intended to carry out in B.C. 132 we see foreshadowed the whole " Democratic platform ...
... leader . He saw this himself , and justified his position by putting forth a regular political programme . In the reforms which he announced that he intended to carry out in B.C. 132 we see foreshadowed the whole " Democratic platform ...
Page 42
... leader , and would highly resent his retirement from public life . We may suspect also that the discovery of his own power to sway the multitude by his fervid eloquence had somewhat intoxicated him , and that he was not unwilling to ...
... leader , and would highly resent his retirement from public life . We may suspect also that the discovery of his own power to sway the multitude by his fervid eloquence had somewhat intoxicated him , and that he was not unwilling to ...
Page 46
... leader . When he had been with difficulty thrust to the front , he gasped that danger was imminent , for the possessores were trying to induce the Senate to declare Tiberius a public enemy , and since they could not move the consul to ...
... leader . When he had been with difficulty thrust to the front , he gasped that danger was imminent , for the possessores were trying to induce the Senate to declare Tiberius a public enemy , and since they could not move the consul to ...
Page 49
... leader who combines an emotional temperament , an impatience of opposition , and a complete inability to look at contested questions from his opponent's point of view as well as his own . It is probable that Tiberius was attempting an ...
... leader who combines an emotional temperament , an impatience of opposition , and a complete inability to look at contested questions from his opponent's point of view as well as his own . It is probable that Tiberius was attempting an ...
Page 52
... leader should again come forward to put himself at the head of the Democratic party , and then the struggle for sovereignty must force itself to the front as the main problem of the day . Leaders of a sort were not long wanting , but at ...
... leader should again come forward to put himself at the head of the Democratic party , and then the struggle for sovereignty must force itself to the front as the main problem of the day . Leaders of a sort were not long wanting , but at ...
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