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 , the
aristocracy ...
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 , the
aristocracy ...
Pagina 217
... all the reigns of government in the hands of a single man it set an example of
autocracy which , despite Augustus ' experiment of sharing his sovereignty with
the Senate , remained the fundamental principle of the new order of things .
... all the reigns of government in the hands of a single man it set an example of
autocracy which , despite Augustus ' experiment of sharing his sovereignty with
the Senate , remained the fundamental principle of the new order of things .
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 were ...
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 were ...
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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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