The History of Rome from 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1941 - 456 pagine |
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... Vespasian's reign , but before we describe it in detail it will be well to say something about the geography of the ... Vespasian . Among the Batavi a certain nobleman , Julius Civilis by name and till recently an officer of auxiliary ...
... Vespasian's reign , but before we describe it in detail it will be well to say something about the geography of the ... Vespasian . Among the Batavi a certain nobleman , Julius Civilis by name and till recently an officer of auxiliary ...
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... Vespasian did much to strengthen the approaches through Armenia or the upper Euphrates where hitherto about 300 miles of frontier had been undefended by a single Roman soldier . The client kingdoms of Cappadocia and Lesser Armenia were ...
... Vespasian did much to strengthen the approaches through Armenia or the upper Euphrates where hitherto about 300 miles of frontier had been undefended by a single Roman soldier . The client kingdoms of Cappadocia and Lesser Armenia were ...
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... Vespasian realized the hollowness of the pretence . He could laugh at the poets ' effort to provide him with a heroic pedigree ; and in truth the real dignity of the man stood in need of no such adventitious aids . When it came to the ...
... Vespasian realized the hollowness of the pretence . He could laugh at the poets ' effort to provide him with a heroic pedigree ; and in truth the real dignity of the man stood in need of no such adventitious aids . When it came to the ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I LAND AND PEOPLE I | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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