Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 9
... legion had to be raised . This made the Senate chary of calling out conscripts , or keeping them long on foreign service . But finally , the crisis always grew so dangerous that the hated levy had at last to be raised . Nothing can ...
... legion had to be raised . This made the Senate chary of calling out conscripts , or keeping them long on foreign service . But finally , the crisis always grew so dangerous that the hated levy had at last to be raised . Nothing can ...
Page 15
... legions , and all the ignominy of the defeat was laid upon the consul . If Tiberius had been merely fortunate and virtuous , he might have gone through life with honour and success , have gained his consulship , celebrated his triumph ...
... legions , and all the ignominy of the defeat was laid upon the consul . If Tiberius had been merely fortunate and virtuous , he might have gone through life with honour and success , have gained his consulship , celebrated his triumph ...
Page 30
... legions were drawn : land must be found for these landless men , and land was available . Was it not most just to distribute the public property among the public ? Had the slaves who now tilled the estate of the possessores more claims ...
... legions were drawn : land must be found for these landless men , and land was available . Was it not most just to distribute the public property among the public ? Had the slaves who now tilled the estate of the possessores more claims ...
Page 68
... legions at his heels : 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 ...
... legions at his heels : 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 ...
Page 94
... legions raised on a new system , by volunteers from the lower orders of the city , he was not at first much more successful than his predecessor . He scoured the whole country - side with movable columns , but he could not catch the ...
... legions raised on a new system , by volunteers from the lower orders of the city , he was not at first much more successful than his predecessor . He scoured the whole country - side with movable columns , but he could not catch the ...
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