Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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... Democratic party took the trouble to pass a bill formally affirming its legality . But in B.C. 133 the question could still be debated . There were many precedents for a re - election ; the case of Licinius , the author of the old ...
... Democratic party took the trouble to pass a bill formally affirming its legality . But in B.C. 133 the question could still be debated . There were many precedents for a re - election ; the case of Licinius , the author of the old ...
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... democrats at the front , who received Gracchus with the loudest acclama- tions , and formed round him in a sort of battle array when he took his place with his colleagues . But presently it was seen that there was also a hostile element ...
... democrats at the front , who received Gracchus with the loudest acclama- tions , and formed round him in a sort of battle array when he took his place with his colleagues . But presently it was seen that there was also a hostile element ...
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... Democrats , with his followers streaming in a wedge behind him , the senators at their head . Neither side was armed , save with staves and broken chairs and benches . Quite contrary to what might have been expected , the Optimates ...
... Democrats , with his followers streaming in a wedge behind him , the senators at their head . Neither side was armed , save with staves and broken chairs and benches . Quite contrary to what might have been expected , the Optimates ...
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... 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 first they were mere noisy agitators , who only stirred 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 first they were mere noisy agitators , who only stirred the ...
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... Democratic party was to triumph . Caius Gracchus was nine years younger than his brother Tiberius , and had been too young to aid him in his schemes , though not too young to be appointed one of the famous triumvirs of the Land ...
... Democratic party was to triumph . Caius Gracchus was nine years younger than his brother Tiberius , and had been too young to aid him in his schemes , though not too young to be appointed one of the famous triumvirs of the Land ...
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