Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 10
... East , when annexations had once begun in Asia , similar troubles , first with Galatians and Isaurians , and later with the formidable horse - bowmen of Parthia , came pouring in upon the perplexed senatorial oligarchy , which tried to ...
... East , when annexations had once begun in Asia , similar troubles , first with Galatians and Isaurians , and later with the formidable horse - bowmen of Parthia , came pouring in upon the perplexed senatorial oligarchy , which tried to ...
Page 17
... Eastern slaves , of which we hear so many complaints . We are assured that the freeholders decayed because of the perverse wickedness of the great capi- talists , who insisted on buying out their smaller neigh- bours , or on ousting ...
... Eastern slaves , of which we hear so many complaints . We are assured that the freeholders decayed because of the perverse wickedness of the great capi- talists , who insisted on buying out their smaller neigh- bours , or on ousting ...
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... East which had preserved its prosperity , was reduced in a single generation to a deplorable state of misery . The best commentary on the new system of government is that when , in the year B.C. 88 , a foreign enemy entered Asia , the ...
... East which had preserved its prosperity , was reduced in a single generation to a deplorable state of misery . The best commentary on the new system of government is that when , in the year B.C. 88 , a foreign enemy entered Asia , the ...
Page 103
... made during the Cimbrian war to the gods of the East . When he returned , he found that he had been half - forgotten , and that the Senate was more powerful than it had been at any time since the fall of the Gracchi .
... made during the Cimbrian war to the gods of the East . When he returned , he found that he had been half - forgotten , and that the Senate was more powerful than it had been at any time since the fall of the Gracchi .
Page 114
... East to repel King Mithradates . The old general had recovered from the shock of his political humiliation in B.C. 99. He had been entrusted with a considerable body of legions during the Italian war , and had fought with success ...
... East to repel King Mithradates . The old general had recovered from the shock of his political humiliation in B.C. 99. He had been entrusted with a considerable body of legions during the Italian war , and had fought with success ...
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