A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 14
... field of art , and , though much of it was modelled on the ' beam and gable ' construction of the Greeks , it contained one feature which undoubtedly was learnt from the Etruscan craftsmen - the arch . For drains , roofed over with a ...
... field of art , and , though much of it was modelled on the ' beam and gable ' construction of the Greeks , it contained one feature which undoubtedly was learnt from the Etruscan craftsmen - the arch . For drains , roofed over with a ...
Pagina 22
... a wide field . First , the tenure of Public Land was to be strictly limited . No man might for the future rent more than 300 acres , or graze more than 100 cattle or 500 sheep upon the common waste 22 THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
... a wide field . First , the tenure of Public Land was to be strictly limited . No man might for the future rent more than 300 acres , or graze more than 100 cattle or 500 sheep upon the common waste 22 THE ROMAN REPUBLIC.
Pagina 70
... field the odds were too great even for Hannibal's genius . The Numidian cavalry , once his most dreaded arm , were now ranged with the enemy . The charge of his elephants miscarried ; for the Romans opened lanes in their battle - line ...
... field the odds were too great even for Hannibal's genius . The Numidian cavalry , once his most dreaded arm , were now ranged with the enemy . The charge of his elephants miscarried ; for the Romans opened lanes in their battle - line ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
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