Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 5Bell, 1874 |
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... began to raise troops . He also occupied Pisau- rum ( Pesaro ) , Fanum ( Fano ) , and Ancona , each with a single cohort ( B. C. i . 11 ) . We have from Caesar and Cicero perhaps a sufficient state- ment of the final negotiations about ...
... began to raise troops . He also occupied Pisau- rum ( Pesaro ) , Fanum ( Fano ) , and Ancona , each with a single cohort ( B. C. i . 11 ) . We have from Caesar and Cicero perhaps a sufficient state- ment of the final negotiations about ...
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... safety , as the fugitives supposed , north of Capua , but on arriving there they recovered their spirits and began to recruit among the men who were settled there under the Lex Julia which was enacted in Caesar's CAESAR AT CORFINIUM . 23.
... safety , as the fugitives supposed , north of Capua , but on arriving there they recovered their spirits and began to recruit among the men who were settled there under the Lex Julia which was enacted in Caesar's CAESAR AT CORFINIUM . 23.
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... began by strongly fortifying his camp near Corfinium and bringing supplies from the neighbouring towns . Within the first three days after his arrival at Corfinium the eighth legion came with twenty - two cohorts newly raised in Gallia ...
... began by strongly fortifying his camp near Corfinium and bringing supplies from the neighbouring towns . Within the first three days after his arrival at Corfinium the eighth legion came with twenty - two cohorts newly raised in Gallia ...
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... began the pursuit , he was at least one hundred and thirty miles direct distance from Pompeius , and the first part of his march was through a mountainous country . Pompeius ordered the fresh levies to be brought to him ; and he armed ...
... began the pursuit , he was at least one hundred and thirty miles direct distance from Pompeius , and the first part of his march was through a mountainous country . Pompeius ordered the fresh levies to be brought to him ; and he armed ...
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... began to prepare for flight , and , in order to prevent Caesar from break- ing into the town while he was embarking his troops , he stopped up the gates , barred the approaches to the several quarters of the town and the open places ...
... began to prepare for flight , and , in order to prevent Caesar from break- ing into the town while he was embarking his troops , he stopped up the gates , barred the approaches to the several quarters of the town and the open places ...
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