Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 5Bell, 1874 |
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... joined there by his wife Cornelia and his younger son - His talk on Providence with Cratippus - Pompeius passes Attaleia and Syedrae and arrives at Cyprus - He resolves to go to Pto- lemaeus , the young king of Egypt , and reaches ...
... joined there by his wife Cornelia and his younger son - His talk on Providence with Cratippus - Pompeius passes Attaleia and Syedrae and arrives at Cyprus - He resolves to go to Pto- lemaeus , the young king of Egypt , and reaches ...
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... joined by his brother Sextus , by Attius Varus , and Labienus - The character of Pompeius by Cicero and C. Cassius - C . Didius defeats the fleet of Varus in Spain - Cn . Pompeius forms the siege of Ulia - Caesar elected sole consul for ...
... joined by his brother Sextus , by Attius Varus , and Labienus - The character of Pompeius by Cicero and C. Cassius - C . Didius defeats the fleet of Varus in Spain - Cn . Pompeius forms the siege of Ulia - Caesar elected sole consul for ...
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... declares that he dreaded the success of his own party , so cruel were the intentions which they expressed : they threatened to punish those who · had remained neutral or had not actively joined the Pom- 10 DECLINE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC .
... declares that he dreaded the success of his own party , so cruel were the intentions which they expressed : they threatened to punish those who · had remained neutral or had not actively joined the Pom- 10 DECLINE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC .
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George Long. had remained neutral or had not actively joined the Pom- peian party ; and Cicero was one of them . Cicero thought that the contest between Caesar and Pom- peius was a struggle for supreme power ; and that unless Pompeius ...
George Long. had remained neutral or had not actively joined the Pom- peian party ; and Cicero was one of them . Cicero thought that the contest between Caesar and Pom- peius was a struggle for supreme power ; and that unless Pompeius ...
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... joined Pompeius on the 22nd at Teanum Sidicinum , and gave him comfort by his report of the small amount of Caesar's force . If Cicero then tells the truth , Caesar seized the four towns before the 18th of January and before he received ...
... joined Pompeius on the 22nd at Teanum Sidicinum , and gave him comfort by his report of the small amount of Caesar's force . If Cicero then tells the truth , Caesar seized the four towns before the 18th of January and before he received ...
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Achillas Adrumetum Afranius Africa Alexandrine Antonius Apidanus Enipeus Appian Appian B. C. arms army arrived attack attempted Attic battle of Pharsalia brought Brundisium Caesar Cassius Cato cavalry centurions Cicero coast cohorts command consul Corduba Corfinium crossed Curio defeat defences Deiotarus Dion Dion Cassius Domitius Dyrrhachium Egypt enemy enemy's Enipeus escaped fight fleet followed force friends Gallia gave Goeler ground Guischardt Haliacmon hill horsemen hundred island Italy joined Juba killed king Labienus land Larisa legatus legions Lentulus Leptis letter Marcellus miles military missiles Mithridates named narrative ninth legion occupied Octavius peius Petreius Pharnaces Pharsalus Plutarch Pompeius position possession protect province rampart received rest retreat Rhodian river Roman Rome Ruspina sailed Scipio seized Senate sent ships Sicily side soldiers soon Spain Strabo Suetonius supplies supposed Syria Thapsus Thessaly took town tribunes troops Utica Varus Vatinius vessels victory wing
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