Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 5Bell, 1874 |
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... reaching Gallia Transalpina , Caesar hears that L. Domitius , who was released at the capture of Corfinium , had gone to take possession of Massilia - The Massiliots refuse to admit Caesar into their town - He builds ships at Arelate ...
... reaching Gallia Transalpina , Caesar hears that L. Domitius , who was released at the capture of Corfinium , had gone to take possession of Massilia - The Massiliots refuse to admit Caesar into their town - He builds ships at Arelate ...
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... reached Capua , appears to have been written to show his contempt for his feeble opponents . Caesar kept a school of gladiators , as the Romans termed the thing , at Capua , and when Len- tulus arrived there , he brought them to the ...
... reached Capua , appears to have been written to show his contempt for his feeble opponents . Caesar kept a school of gladiators , as the Romans termed the thing , at Capua , and when Len- tulus arrived there , he brought them to the ...
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... reached Brundisium on the 9th of March . I placed my camp close to the wall . Pompeius is at Brun- disium . He sent N. Magius about peace . I gave an answer such as I thought proper . I wished you to know this immediately . When I have ...
... reached Brundisium on the 9th of March . I placed my camp close to the wall . Pompeius is at Brun- disium . He sent N. Magius about peace . I gave an answer such as I thought proper . I wished you to know this immediately . When I have ...
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... certainty of defeat or quit the peninsula . When Tubero reached Africa , he found in the province Attius Varus , who after losing his cohorts at Auximum ( p . 23 ) had fled straight to Africa 36 DECLINE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC .
... certainty of defeat or quit the peninsula . When Tubero reached Africa , he found in the province Attius Varus , who after losing his cohorts at Auximum ( p . 23 ) had fled straight to Africa 36 DECLINE OF THE ROMAN REPUBLIC .
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... reached Transalpine Gallia about the middle of April . ( Ad Attic . x . 8. B. ) This is all that Caesar tells us of his proceedings in Rome . Dion ( 41. c . 16 ) reports that he sent to Sicily and Sardinia for corn to supply Rome , and ...
... reached Transalpine Gallia about the middle of April . ( Ad Attic . x . 8. B. ) This is all that Caesar tells us of his proceedings in Rome . Dion ( 41. c . 16 ) reports that he sent to Sicily and Sardinia for corn to supply Rome , and ...
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Achillas Adrumetum Afranius Africa Alexandrine Antonius Apidanus Appian Appian B. C. arms army arrived attack Attic battle of Pharsalia brought Brundisium Caesar camp Cassius Cato cavalry centurions Cicero coast cohorts command consul Corduba Corfinium crossed Curio defeat defences Deiotarus Dion Dion Cassius distance Domitius Dyrrhachium Egypt enemy enemy's Enipeus escape fight fleet followed forage force friends Gallia gave Goeler ground Guischardt hill horsemen hundred Ilerda island Italy join Juba killed king Labienus land legatus legions Lentulus Leptis letter Marcellus Massilia Massiliots miles military missiles Mithridates named narrative ninth legion occupied Octavius ordered peius Petreius Pharnaces Pharsalus Plutarch Pompeius port possession praetor protect province rampart received rest retreat river Rome Ruspina sailed says Scipio seized Senate ships Sicily side soldiers soon Spain Strabo Suetonius supplies supposed Thapsus Thessaly took town tribunes troops Utica Varus Vatinius vessels victory
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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?