A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methueni, 1963 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 51
... character . Far removed as they were , too , from the constraints of public opinion at home and the watchful eyes of democratic tribunes , they wielded an authority even greater than the consuls , ruling like despots over their little ...
... character . Far removed as they were , too , from the constraints of public opinion at home and the watchful eyes of democratic tribunes , they wielded an authority even greater than the consuls , ruling like despots over their little ...
Pagina 116
... character . The leading personalities of the last century of the Republic were certainly great gentlemen , a trifle pompous per- haps , but dignified , courteous , and ( as Cicero's letters show ) , astonishingly sympathetic . But there ...
... character . The leading personalities of the last century of the Republic were certainly great gentlemen , a trifle pompous per- haps , but dignified , courteous , and ( as Cicero's letters show ) , astonishingly sympathetic . But there ...
Pagina 252
... character , strengthened rather than weakened by its new intellectual development , began to re- emerge . The regeneration was timely for the progress of civilization ; for in the coming days , under the gross misrule of some of ...
... character , strengthened rather than weakened by its new intellectual development , began to re- emerge . The regeneration was timely for the progress of civilization ; for in the coming days , under the gross misrule of some of ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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