A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 1
... Greece , the mountains less stark , the valleys more fertile , the vegetation more luxuriant . But here perhaps certain distinctions should be made . In the first place , it must be remembered that three - quarters of the whole ...
... Greece , the mountains less stark , the valleys more fertile , the vegetation more luxuriant . But here perhaps certain distinctions should be made . In the first place , it must be remembered that three - quarters of the whole ...
Pagina 41
... Greece . It was not a wholesome change , for the tales of Greek myth- ology , however beautiful in fancy , were not calculated to exert a sound moral influence ; and religion , once divorced from the live issues of daily conduct ...
... Greece . It was not a wholesome change , for the tales of Greek myth- ology , however beautiful in fancy , were not calculated to exert a sound moral influence ; and religion , once divorced from the live issues of daily conduct ...
Pagina 43
... Greece , Sicily , and Asia Minor , had been widely disseminated as the result of Alexander's conquests . At his death , it is true , the vast empire which he had founded went to pieces , and from it his generals had carved out great ...
... Greece , Sicily , and Asia Minor , had been widely disseminated as the result of Alexander's conquests . At his death , it is true , the vast empire which he had founded went to pieces , and from it his generals had carved out great ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
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