A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
Dall'interno del libro
Risultati 1-3 di 22
Pagina 179
... Pompey's return remained Pompey's secret ; but it was ominous that he sent home a request for the postponement of the annual elections - a request which no ordinary magistrate would ever have ven- tured to make , and which was ...
... Pompey's return remained Pompey's secret ; but it was ominous that he sent home a request for the postponement of the annual elections - a request which no ordinary magistrate would ever have ven- tured to make , and which was ...
Pagina 207
... Pompey was approach- ing ; and Pompey won the race . A temporary stalemate re- sulted , and for the next three months the two armies faced each other across the River Apsus , some thirty miles south of the town . Delay suited Pompey's ...
... Pompey was approach- ing ; and Pompey won the race . A temporary stalemate re- sulted , and for the next three months the two armies faced each other across the River Apsus , some thirty miles south of the town . Delay suited Pompey's ...
Pagina 208
... Pompey's senatorial associates . They expressed open con- tempt for his dilatory strategy . Even Labienus ( who at the outset of the war had come over to his side and was now one of his most trusted advisers ) presently added his voice ...
... Pompey's senatorial associates . They expressed open con- tempt for his dilatory strategy . Even Labienus ( who at the outset of the war had come over to his side and was now one of his most trusted advisers ) presently added his voice ...
Sommario
LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
20 sezioni non visualizzate
Parole e frasi comuni
Africa annexed Antony aristocratic Armenia army Asia Minor Assembly attack Augustus battle became Bithynia Brutus Caesar campaign Campania capital Carthage Carthaginian Cato centre century character Cicero Cisalpine Gaul citizens civil Claudius coast colonies command conquest consuls consulship Crassus Danube death defeated democrat Drusus East Eastern Egypt elected Emperor Empire enemy Etruscan favour fleet followed force Forum frontier Gallic garrison governor Gracchus Greece Greek Hadrian hand Hannibal Hellenic imperial important influence Italian Italy land Latin Latium legions Lucullus Macedon magistrates Marius Meanwhile merely military native Nero Octavian once Parthian passed plebeians political Pompey Pompey's popular praetor Praetorian prefect provinces quaestor reign remained Republic revolt Rhine Roman Rome Rome's rule Samnites scarcely Scipio seems Senate Senate's senatorial sent Sicily slaves soldiers Spain successor Sulla's Syria Temple territory throne Tiberius took town Trajan tribes tribune troops Vespasian victory