Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Cato, Pompey, CaesarE. Arnold, 1903 - 348 pages |
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Page 121
... of Cilicia . He had been sent there without an army or a proper supply of money , yet he made his name feared all around . He frightened away Mithradates , who was trying to annex Cappadocia ; he restored the rightful king.
... of Cilicia . He had been sent there without an army or a proper supply of money , yet he made his name feared all around . He frightened away Mithradates , who was trying to annex Cappadocia ; he restored the rightful king.
Page 122
... the Italian war died down he should be chosen to march against Mithradates , for he was the only living general who knew the East , and had already made a name in that SULLA MARCHES ON ROME 123 quarter of the world . 122 SULLA.
... the Italian war died down he should be chosen to march against Mithradates , for he was the only living general who knew the East , and had already made a name in that SULLA MARCHES ON ROME 123 quarter of the world . 122 SULLA.
Page 123
... Mithradates was a far more important duty than the quelling of demagogues . Sulpicius had had many predecessors who had all come to a bad end : if sufficient rope was given to a turbulent tribune , he was certain to end by hanging ...
... Mithradates was a far more important duty than the quelling of demagogues . Sulpicius had had many predecessors who had all come to a bad end : if sufficient rope was given to a turbulent tribune , he was certain to end by hanging ...
Page 126
... Mithradates . These two ends he proceeded to carry out , with no concern for his own private profit . The executions , as he supposed , had crushed the Democrats . Marius he despised , and considered a negli- gible quantity ; there was ...
... Mithradates . These two ends he proceeded to carry out , with no concern for his own private profit . The executions , as he supposed , had crushed the Democrats . Marius he despised , and considered a negli- gible quantity ; there was ...
Page 127
... Mithradates ; nor , as the event showed , was he wrong . The moment , however , that he set out for the East all went wrong in Italy . He had , as it seemed , taken his good fortune away with him . The Senate proved far too weak to ...
... Mithradates ; nor , as the event showed , was he wrong . The moment , however , that he set out for the East all went wrong in Italy . He had , as it seemed , taken his good fortune away with him . The Senate proved far too weak to ...
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