A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 363
... Trajan returned to winter in the Danube camps . The off - season , however , was by no means wasted ; for near Dobretae , some eighty miles downstream from Viminacium , a great permanent bridge of brick and stone - no mean feat of ...
... Trajan returned to winter in the Danube camps . The off - season , however , was by no means wasted ; for near Dobretae , some eighty miles downstream from Viminacium , a great permanent bridge of brick and stone - no mean feat of ...
Pagina 365
... Trajan had once or twice to put in a commissioner . The wel- fare of the home - country was , in fact , one of his primary concerns . Its economic life , as we have seen , was in danger of breaking down ; and in addition to the measures ...
... Trajan had once or twice to put in a commissioner . The wel- fare of the home - country was , in fact , one of his primary concerns . Its economic life , as we have seen , was in danger of breaking down ; and in addition to the measures ...
Pagina 368
... Trajan turned his steps towards the Euphrates valley , where he occupied Babylon . But his success had been , as it proved , too swift to be permanent . For suddenly at this point came terrible tidings from the north . An insurrection ...
... Trajan turned his steps towards the Euphrates valley , where he occupied Babylon . But his success had been , as it proved , too swift to be permanent . For suddenly at this point came terrible tidings from the north . An insurrection ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
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