A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methueni, 1963 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 247
... Augustus was setting out for a tour of the Eastern provinces , a severe food shortage brought the population of the capital ( nearly a quarter of a million of whom were still in receipt of the dole ) to the brink of starvation . The mob ...
... Augustus was setting out for a tour of the Eastern provinces , a severe food shortage brought the population of the capital ( nearly a quarter of a million of whom were still in receipt of the dole ) to the brink of starvation . The mob ...
Pagina 257
... Augustus . In an extant Greek inscription he is described as ' God , Son of God , Augustus the Benefactor ' ; in Egypt he was ' Son of the Sun , Eternal Lord of the Diadem ' . Temples and altars were set up in his honour ; and seeing ...
... Augustus . In an extant Greek inscription he is described as ' God , Son of God , Augustus the Benefactor ' ; in Egypt he was ' Son of the Sun , Eternal Lord of the Diadem ' . Temples and altars were set up in his honour ; and seeing ...
Pagina 273
... Augustus ' confidence in the success of his great venture is proved by the terrible nature of the shock its failure dealt him . From that moment he appears to have been a broken man . ' Varus , give me back my legions , ' he was heard ...
... Augustus ' confidence in the success of his great venture is proved by the terrible nature of the shock its failure dealt him . From that moment he appears to have been a broken man . ' Varus , give me back my legions , ' he was heard ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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