A History of Rome: From 753 B.C. to A.D. 410Methuen, 1935 - 456 pagine |
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Pagina 125
... secure a prompter payment of their dues . Now , the contract for collect- ing the tithes was to be put up for auction in Rome , not in Asia ; and , since only a large syndicate could possibly undertake such a contract , Gracchus was ...
... secure a prompter payment of their dues . Now , the contract for collect- ing the tithes was to be put up for auction in Rome , not in Asia ; and , since only a large syndicate could possibly undertake such a contract , Gracchus was ...
Pagina 161
... command requires some explanation . In 83 the democrat government had sent out Sertorius to secure Spain in their interest . When Sulla's troops drove him out he had taken refuge on the African coast . II THE RISE OF POMPEY 161.
... command requires some explanation . In 83 the democrat government had sent out Sertorius to secure Spain in their interest . When Sulla's troops drove him out he had taken refuge on the African coast . II THE RISE OF POMPEY 161.
Pagina 343
... secure a high level - we may safely say an unprecedented level of material prosperity for the great mass of its inhabitants . One of the greatest boons which the Romans conferred upon the world they ruled was an extraordinary freedom of ...
... secure a high level - we may safely say an unprecedented level of material prosperity for the great mass of its inhabitants . One of the greatest boons which the Romans conferred upon the world they ruled was an extraordinary freedom of ...
Sommario
LAND AND PEOPLE | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME PAGE I | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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