A History of Rome: From 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1935 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 266
... young Parthian princes to be educated in Italy ( just as young oriental princes come to England to - day ) ; and , conveniently enough for the Eastern frontier's security , the faction in Parthia which supported these pro - Roman ...
... young Parthian princes to be educated in Italy ( just as young oriental princes come to England to - day ) ; and , conveniently enough for the Eastern frontier's security , the faction in Parthia which supported these pro - Roman ...
Pagina 275
... young charges , Gaius and Lucius , took precedence of himself in the Emperor's favour . In 6 B.C. he retired , as we have seen , to the island of Rhodes . But fate still continued to thwart Augustus ' plans . First in 2 B.C. he ...
... young charges , Gaius and Lucius , took precedence of himself in the Emperor's favour . In 6 B.C. he retired , as we have seen , to the island of Rhodes . But fate still continued to thwart Augustus ' plans . First in 2 B.C. he ...
Pagina 295
... young man . He was invited to dinner and poisoned . But there was worse to come . In A.D. 58 the charms of a young beauty called Poppaea won Nero's heart and he determined to divorce his own wife Octavia , Claudius ' daughter . But to ...
... young man . He was invited to dinner and poisoned . But there was worse to come . In A.D. 58 the charms of a young beauty called Poppaea won Nero's heart and he determined to divorce his own wife Octavia , Claudius ' daughter . But to ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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