Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi, Sulla, Crassus, Cato, Pompey, CaesarE. Arnold, 1903 - 348 pages |
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Page 44
... fight . When the point was brought up , the partisans of Tiberius raised loud cries of dissent , and such a tumult arose that the presiding tribune , one Rubrius , grew scared and refused to proceed . Then Mummius , the successor of the ...
... fight . When the point was brought up , the partisans of Tiberius raised loud cries of dissent , and such a tumult arose that the presiding tribune , one Rubrius , grew scared and refused to proceed . Then Mummius , the successor of the ...
Page 45
... FIGHT 45 We may be perfectly certain that Tiberius had no thought of emulating Cypselus or Peisistratus , but it must be confessed that his actions bore a most singular resemblance to theirs . Even those who sympathised with his ends ...
... FIGHT 45 We may be perfectly certain that Tiberius had no thought of emulating Cypselus or Peisistratus , but it must be confessed that his actions bore a most singular resemblance to theirs . Even those who sympathised with his ends ...
Page 49
... fight to the death . Morally speaking there can be no doubt that they were entitled to some sort of amends for being evicted , without warning , from estates which they and their fathers had occupied for several generations . Having ...
... fight to the death . Morally speaking there can be no doubt that they were entitled to some sort of amends for being evicted , without warning , from estates which they and their fathers had occupied for several generations . Having ...
Page 70
... 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 advantages with others . The knowledge that discontent at their ...
... 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 advantages with others . The knowledge that discontent at their ...
Page 79
... fight , and came down to the assembly armed with daggers and staves as if a conflict was absolutely certain . They were so far right , and their leader so far wrong , that in the present strained situation of affairs there was no hope ...
... fight , and came down to the assembly armed with daggers and staves as if a conflict was absolutely certain . They were so far right , and their leader so far wrong , that in the present strained situation of affairs there was no hope ...
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