Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 5Bell, 1874 |
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... Roman State was restored to tranquillity , and the Government became a mon- archy . " He adds , " and how this came about I have explained and have brought together the events , which are well worth the study of those who wish to be ...
... Roman State was restored to tranquillity , and the Government became a mon- archy . " He adds , " and how this came about I have explained and have brought together the events , which are well worth the study of those who wish to be ...
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... Romans - He assumes the dictatorship in Egypt in September , B.C. 48 — Caesar resumes his narrative of the Civil War ... Roman fasces are not well received at Alexandria— Caesar orders other troops to be brought to him from Asia - Caesar ...
... Romans - He assumes the dictatorship in Egypt in September , B.C. 48 — Caesar resumes his narrative of the Civil War ... Roman fasces are not well received at Alexandria— Caesar orders other troops to be brought to him from Asia - Caesar ...
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... Romans of water , but Caesar digs wells on the shore - A legion , which was sent by Domitius Calvinus , reaches the African shore west of Alexandria - Caesar goes with the fleet to a place named Chersonesus to get water : he is attacked ...
... Romans of water , but Caesar digs wells on the shore - A legion , which was sent by Domitius Calvinus , reaches the African shore west of Alexandria - Caesar goes with the fleet to a place named Chersonesus to get water : he is attacked ...
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... Roman empire , and an imperial dynasty is founded , PAGE 419 CHAPTER XXXV . CAESAR . - Summary of the principal facts which show what Caesar was- Caesar's family and first marriage- Caesar's features and form - His style of . speaking ...
... Roman empire , and an imperial dynasty is founded , PAGE 419 CHAPTER XXXV . CAESAR . - Summary of the principal facts which show what Caesar was- Caesar's family and first marriage- Caesar's features and form - His style of . speaking ...
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Page iv - Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator; and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?