The History of Rome, Books 09 to 26Good Press, 20 nov 2019 - 528 pagine Livy was a historian and the world is fortunate to still have his contemporary history of Rome. The period covered in his history extends to a few years short of his death. They begin before the official founding of Rome in 753 B.C. with descriptions of legendary Rome. |
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... colleague , and keeping himself disengaged , he threw every difficulty in the way of the enemy's convoys . There being therefore little hope for the besieged , or that they would be able much longer to endure want , the Samnites ...
... colleague , and keeping himself disengaged , he threw every difficulty in the way of the enemy's convoys . There being therefore little hope for the besieged , or that they would be able much longer to endure want , the Samnites ...
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... colleague, proving an impediment or detriment; and finally succeeding to the unfortunate administration of a predecessor, with an army of raw or ill-disciplined men. But, on the other hand, kings, being not only free from every kind of ...
... colleague, proving an impediment or detriment; and finally succeeding to the unfortunate administration of a predecessor, with an army of raw or ill-disciplined men. But, on the other hand, kings, being not only free from every kind of ...
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... colleague , overwhelmed with shame by reason of the infamous and unworthy choice made of senators , had abdicated his office . Appius possessing that inflexibility of temper , which , from the earliest times , had been the ...
... colleague , overwhelmed with shame by reason of the infamous and unworthy choice made of senators , had abdicated his office . Appius possessing that inflexibility of temper , which , from the earliest times , had been the ...
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... colleague given to him was Caius Marcius Rutilus. On the one side, Fabius brought with him a reinforcement from Rome, and on the other, a new army had been sent for, and came from home, to the Etrurians. Many years had now passed ...
... colleague given to him was Caius Marcius Rutilus. On the one side, Fabius brought with him a reinforcement from Rome, and on the other, a new army had been sent for, and came from home, to the Etrurians. Many years had now passed ...
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... colleague, created under the same auspices, with the same privileges. Did not the people create him with the fullest privileges with which any censor ever was created? Or is yours an excepted case, in which this peculiarity and ...
... colleague, created under the same auspices, with the same privileges. Did not the people create him with the fullest privileges with which any censor ever was created? Or is yours an excepted case, in which this peculiarity and ...
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