Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 65
... party that they abstained in his interest , saying that if they had voted at all , they must have done so for the other side . " The senatorial juries had undoubtedly been most un- satisfactory . But the equestrian juries which Caius ...
... party that they abstained in his interest , saying that if they had voted at all , they must have done so for the other side . " The senatorial juries had undoubtedly been most un- satisfactory . But the equestrian juries which Caius ...
Page 70
... party to the policy of liberal treatment for the allies . true that his brother may have advocated their cause , and that others among the leaders of the party , notably the energetic but unstable Fulvius Flaccus , were convinced of its ...
... party to the policy of liberal treatment for the allies . true that his brother may have advocated their cause , and that others among the leaders of the party , notably the energetic but unstable Fulvius Flaccus , were convinced of its ...
Page 71
... party - the mass of demoralised urban voters who formed the habitual majority in ordinary meetings of the Comitia . In their ignorant selfishness , they looked upon the matter from a very narrow point of view . The individual Roman ...
... party - the mass of demoralised urban voters who formed the habitual majority in ordinary meetings of the Comitia . In their ignorant selfishness , they looked upon the matter from a very narrow point of view . The individual Roman ...
Page 74
... party , and succeeded in his aim . The majority of the urban multitude were too stupid to see that when the com- petition was ended by the removal or death of Gracchus , their noble friends would relapse into their former state of ...
... party , and succeeded in his aim . The majority of the urban multitude were too stupid to see that when the com- petition was ended by the removal or death of Gracchus , their noble friends would relapse into their former state of ...
Page 75
... party in the city was left in the temporary charge of Flaccus ; this was unfortunate , for the ex - consul was a man equally devoid of tact and of prudence , and prone to plunge into profitless violence when freed from the restraints ...
... party in the city was left in the temporary charge of Flaccus ; this was unfortunate , for the ex - consul was a man equally devoid of tact and of prudence , and prone to plunge into profitless violence when freed from the restraints ...
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