A History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1946 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 15
... consuls rather than one did something , too , to ease the burden of the office , but its real purpose was to minimize the risk lest some ambitious individual might re - establish the monarchy . For each consul had an absolute power of ...
... consuls rather than one did something , too , to ease the burden of the office , but its real purpose was to minimize the risk lest some ambitious individual might re - establish the monarchy . For each consul had an absolute power of ...
Pagina 30
... consuls , Veturius and Postumus , was a chance to follow them and force a decision upon advantageous ground . So up ... consuls was left in his command as ' pro - consul ' or ' consuls ' substitute'- —an important precedent for the ...
... consuls , Veturius and Postumus , was a chance to follow them and force a decision upon advantageous ground . So up ... consuls was left in his command as ' pro - consul ' or ' consuls ' substitute'- —an important precedent for the ...
Pagina 245
... consuls , praetors , and the rest , were annually elected . But their powers were only a shadow of what they once had been . The consuls ' duties , for instance , were mainly ceremonial , and soon , in order to furnish an adequate ...
... consuls , praetors , and the rest , were annually elected . But their powers were only a shadow of what they once had been . The consuls ' duties , for instance , were mainly ceremonial , and soon , in order to furnish an adequate ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
THE CONQUEST OF ITALY | 24 |
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