A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methueni, 1963 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 82
... Senate ; and in order to understand this we must look more closely into the political situation at Rome . The great Scipio , now known by the proud title of Africanus , was at the height of his power . His popularity with the populace ...
... Senate ; and in order to understand this we must look more closely into the political situation at Rome . The great Scipio , now known by the proud title of Africanus , was at the height of his power . His popularity with the populace ...
Pagina 132
... Senate took no very strong line of action . They sent a commission , it is true , to reinstate the exiled prince , but when he was promptly attacked once more and laid under siege at Cirta , they merely sent an em- bassy to protest ...
... Senate took no very strong line of action . They sent a commission , it is true , to reinstate the exiled prince , but when he was promptly attacked once more and laid under siege at Cirta , they merely sent an em- bassy to protest ...
Pagina 183
... Senate's refusal to provide for his veterans or ratify his eastern settlement ; and only an inveterate dislike of Crassus prevented him from making common cause with the knights . Here then was Caesar's chance to unite the divided ...
... Senate's refusal to provide for his veterans or ratify his eastern settlement ; and only an inveterate dislike of Crassus prevented him from making common cause with the knights . Here then was Caesar's chance to unite the divided ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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