A History of Rome from 753 B. C. to A. D. 410 |
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Much as they realized the fatuity of its unmeaning round of sacrifice and ritual , they felt that such established institutions had a steadying influence upon the masses ; and , if only to keep things going as they had always gone ...
Much as they realized the fatuity of its unmeaning round of sacrifice and ritual , they felt that such established institutions had a steadying influence upon the masses ; and , if only to keep things going as they had always gone ...
Pagina 217
But its essential spirit — the spirit of freedom - was dead . The Populus Romanus , was , in short , dethroned ; and henceforward , in fact if not as yet in theory , the ultimate appeal in all things was to ' Caesar's judgment - seat ' ...
But its essential spirit — the spirit of freedom - was dead . The Populus Romanus , was , in short , dethroned ; and henceforward , in fact if not as yet in theory , the ultimate appeal in all things was to ' Caesar's judgment - seat ' ...
Pagina 271
It took him , however , the better part of three years ; and before he could resume the task of conquering Germany a thing happened which destroyed all real hope of achieving it . The truth is that to conquer Gaul and to conquer Germany ...
It took him , however , the better part of three years ; and before he could resume the task of conquering Germany a thing happened which destroyed all real hope of achieving it . The truth is that to conquer Gaul and to conquer Germany ...
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LAND AND PEOPLE PAGE I | 1 |
THE ETRUSCANS AND ROME | 5 |
THE REPUBLIC AND ITS ORDEAL | 14 |
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