Seven Roman Statesmen of the Later Republic: The Gracchi. Sulla. Crassus. Cato. Pompey. CæsarLongmans, Green, 1902 - 348 pages |
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Page 38
... thought that even a rash experimenter might have reflected that if the older race of farmers , with all the accumulated experience of ages spent on the same soil , could not make both ends meet , it was decidedly unlikely that their ...
... thought that even a rash experimenter might have reflected that if the older race of farmers , with all the accumulated experience of ages spent on the same soil , could not make both ends meet , it was decidedly unlikely that their ...
Page 44
... thought that he was lost if he should fail to secure his re - election , considering the fierce spirit which his enemies were displaying . Clothing himself in black , and leading his little son by the hand , he went round the Forum ...
... thought that he was lost if he should fail to secure his re - election , considering the fierce spirit which his enemies were displaying . Clothing himself in black , and leading his little son by the hand , he went round the Forum ...
Page 45
... 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 were scared at his reckless proceedings , for in this last ...
... 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 were scared at his reckless proceedings , for in this last ...
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... thought himself destined to be the regenerator of Rome , and merely succeeded in launching the state upon a hundred years of bitter civil strife . No man is fit for a party leader who combines an emotional temperament , an impatience of ...
... thought himself destined to be the regenerator of Rome , and merely succeeded in launching the state upon a hundred years of bitter civil strife . No man is fit for a party leader who combines an emotional temperament , an impatience of ...
Page 51
... thought of re- constructing the Roman constitution . When the pro- visions of that constitution stood in his way , he recklessly overrode them ; but when they chanced to suit his purpose , he utilised their most tiresome and absurd ...
... thought of re- constructing the Roman constitution . When the pro- visions of that constitution stood in his way , he recklessly overrode them ; but when they chanced to suit his purpose , he utilised their most tiresome and absurd ...
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