Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 10
... mere brute force unguided by brains and strategy . At the last moment , when they had actually passed the Alps , they were annihilated by a general who possessed the art of improvising and handling a great army . It is curious to ...
... mere brute force unguided by brains and strategy . At the last moment , when they had actually passed the Alps , they were annihilated by a general who possessed the art of improvising and handling a great army . It is curious to ...
Page 15
... merely fortunate and virtuous , he might have gone through life with honour and success , have gained his consulship , celebrated his triumph , and have been buried in peace in the tomb of his ancestors . Unhappily for himself and for ...
... merely fortunate and virtuous , he might have gone through life with honour and success , have gained his consulship , celebrated his triumph , and have been buried in peace in the tomb of his ancestors . Unhappily for himself and for ...
Page 20
... merely with the speculative importer from Spain , Africa , or Egypt , that the farmers of the Latin and Etruscan ... Mere foreign competitions would have been very bad for them , but the interference of the state as a seller made things ...
... merely with the speculative importer from Spain , Africa , or Egypt , that the farmers of the Latin and Etruscan ... Mere foreign competitions would have been very bad for them , but the interference of the state as a seller made things ...
Page 27
... mere tenure of possessio , and the fact that the tenure was precarious had ( through the state's own fault ) been completely forgotten . It was not merely the financial loss that angered the squatters , but the sentimental grievance.
... mere tenure of possessio , and the fact that the tenure was precarious had ( through the state's own fault ) been completely forgotten . It was not merely the financial loss that angered the squatters , but the sentimental grievance.
Page 28
... mere nuisance and an anachronism ; yet it was so much tied up in men's memories with the ancient constitutional triumphs of the early centuries , that it was regarded much as the modern Englishman regards Trial by Jury or Habeas Corpus ...
... mere nuisance and an anachronism ; yet it was so much tied up in men's memories with the ancient constitutional triumphs of the early centuries , that it was regarded much as the modern Englishman regards Trial by Jury or Habeas Corpus ...
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