A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 214
... capital . The self - indulgence of the rich has baffled most reformers , and Caesar was indeed no exception . He adopted an expedient - common enough in ancient times — of promulgating sumptuary laws , limiting the cost of funerals ...
... capital . The self - indulgence of the rich has baffled most reformers , and Caesar was indeed no exception . He adopted an expedient - common enough in ancient times — of promulgating sumptuary laws , limiting the cost of funerals ...
Pagina 247
... capital ( nearly a quarter of a million of whom were still in receipt of the dole ) to the brink of starvation . The mob got out of hand and clamoured for Augustus to become dictator . He refused , but agreed to take over the management ...
... capital ( nearly a quarter of a million of whom were still in receipt of the dole ) to the brink of starvation . The mob got out of hand and clamoured for Augustus to become dictator . He refused , but agreed to take over the management ...
Pagina 419
... capital from Italy to the shores of the Bosphorus . Rome had long since ceased to count for very much as a political centre . Diocletian did not even trouble to set foot within the city till the year of his retirement ; and from a ...
... capital from Italy to the shores of the Bosphorus . Rome had long since ceased to count for very much as a political centre . Diocletian did not even trouble to set foot within the city till the year of his retirement ; and from a ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
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