The Roman History of Appian of Alexandria: The foreign warsG. Bell, 1899 |
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... received from elsewhere books in Greek of this same Appian and we greatly desire to see in Latin what that man considered worthy of the memory of posterity , we have ordered that they be translated . But since a truer under- standing ...
... received from elsewhere books in Greek of this same Appian and we greatly desire to see in Latin what that man considered worthy of the memory of posterity , we have ordered that they be translated . But since a truer under- standing ...
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... , on account of his brilliant exploits against the Sabines , was chosen a mem- ber of the Senate , and the Claudian gens received its name from him . Y.R. XIII . FROM SUIDAS B C. 256 The Latins 12 [ BK . I APPIAN'S HISTORY.
... , on account of his brilliant exploits against the Sabines , was chosen a mem- ber of the Senate , and the Claudian gens received its name from him . Y.R. XIII . FROM SUIDAS B C. 256 The Latins 12 [ BK . I APPIAN'S HISTORY.
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... received the highest honors . At a later period when he saw an old man , who had often 384 fought for his country , reduced to servitude by a money lender , he paid the debt for him . Being highly commended for this act , he released ...
... received the highest honors . At a later period when he saw an old man , who had often 384 fought for his country , reduced to servitude by a money lender , he paid the debt for him . Being highly commended for this act , he released ...
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... received them jeered at them because they did not speak Greek perfectly , and made fun of their togas and of the purple stripe on them . [ The text here describes an indignity put upon Postumius , the chief of the embassy , by one ...
... received them jeered at them because they did not speak Greek perfectly , and made fun of their togas and of the purple stripe on them . [ The text here describes an indignity put upon Postumius , the chief of the embassy , by one ...
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... received money and apparatus of various kinds and twenty - eight war - ships with which he proceeded to Spain . 544 19. Taking the forces already there , and joining them in 210 one body with those he brought , he performed a lustration ...
... received money and apparatus of various kinds and twenty - eight war - ships with which he proceeded to Spain . 544 19. Taking the forces already there , and joining them in 210 one body with those he brought , he performed a lustration ...
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The Roman History of Appian of Alexandria: The Civil Wars - Primary Source ... Horace White,Horace Appianus No preview available - 2013 |
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