A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 223
... Octavian was able to pay out of his own purse the donations which Caesar had bequeathed to the Roman populace . In this shrewd bid for popularity Antony must have perceived a challenge ; but , though their relations were strained , no ...
... Octavian was able to pay out of his own purse the donations which Caesar had bequeathed to the Roman populace . In this shrewd bid for popularity Antony must have perceived a challenge ; but , though their relations were strained , no ...
Pagina 227
... Octavian's business to crush ; and when later in the year 40 he landed at Brundisium it looked almost as if the final clash was to come . Saner counsels , however , prevailed . By now all the best men in Rome were rallying round Octavian ...
... Octavian's business to crush ; and when later in the year 40 he landed at Brundisium it looked almost as if the final clash was to come . Saner counsels , however , prevailed . By now all the best men in Rome were rallying round Octavian ...
Pagina 229
... Octavian could bring against him ; and on land he could count on an enormous army over 100,000 strong . When , however , in the spring of 31 Octavian and Agrippa crossed the Adriatic against him , a distinct lack of cohesion revealed ...
... Octavian could bring against him ; and on land he could count on an enormous army over 100,000 strong . When , however , in the spring of 31 Octavian and Agrippa crossed the Adriatic against him , a distinct lack of cohesion revealed ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
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