Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 64
... body . The most important of the laws by which Gracchus designed to sow discord between the Senate and the Equites was that by which the control of the law courts was trans- ferred from the one to the other body . Hitherto senators ...
... body . The most important of the laws by which Gracchus designed to sow discord between the Senate and the Equites was that by which the control of the law courts was trans- ferred from the one to the other body . Hitherto senators ...
Page 69
... provided in which individual members of allied states further afield might become incorporated in the body of Roman burgesses . But this wise liberality had gradually gone out of fashion . Just as Roman citizenship grew.
... provided in which individual members of allied states further afield might become incorporated in the body of Roman burgesses . But this wise liberality had gradually gone out of fashion . Just as Roman citizenship grew.
Page 70
... body . The fact was that the Romans in ancient days , when fighting for existence , had been eager to strengthen themselves by multiplying their numbers : now that they had acquired an empire , they were less eager to share their ...
... body . The fact was that the Romans in ancient days , when fighting for existence , had been eager to strengthen themselves by multiplying their numbers : now that they had acquired an empire , they were less eager to share their ...
Page 71
... body of the Italian allies were to receive the commercial and civil privileges hitherto confined to the Latins , but were not to be introduced into the tribes , or permitted to swamp the public assembly by their enor- mous numbers . No ...
... body of the Italian allies were to receive the commercial and civil privileges hitherto confined to the Latins , but were not to be introduced into the tribes , or permitted to swamp the public assembly by their enor- mous numbers . No ...
Page 82
... body of Cretan mercenaries who chanced to be passing through the city , and had ordered a general muster of the clients and retainers of his friends . They were a formidable band , and , with the magistrates at their head , they had the ...
... body of Cretan mercenaries who chanced to be passing through the city , and had ordered a general muster of the clients and retainers of his friends . They were a formidable band , and , with the magistrates at their head , they had the ...
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