The Roman history of Appian, tr. by H. White, Volume 1G. Bell, 1899 |
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... the divisions of the whole history . " The first book of the Civil Wars contains those which Marius and Sulla waged against each other . The next treats of the contest between Pompey and Julius Cæsar , and TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE ix.
... the divisions of the whole history . " The first book of the Civil Wars contains those which Marius and Sulla waged against each other . The next treats of the contest between Pompey and Julius Cæsar , and TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE ix.
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... Cæsar , and how he put Pompey to flight . Next come the wars of Antony and Octavius Cæsar ( Augustus ) against the murderers of the first Cæsar , at which time also many illustrious Romans were put to death without any kind of trial ...
... Cæsar , and how he put Pompey to flight . Next come the wars of Antony and Octavius Cæsar ( Augustus ) against the murderers of the first Cæsar , at which time also many illustrious Romans were put to death without any kind of trial ...
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... Cæsar . The remaining books of the Civil Wars treat of those waged by the triumvirs against each other and the Roman people , until the end of these conflicts , and the greatest achievement , the battle of Actium , fought by Octavius Cæsar ...
... Cæsar . The remaining books of the Civil Wars treat of those waged by the triumvirs against each other and the Roman people , until the end of these conflicts , and the greatest achievement , the battle of Actium , fought by Octavius Cæsar ...
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... Cæsar's Commentaries , including in this term the writings of Hirtius and of the unknown author or authors of the wars in Africa and Spain . IV . The works of Sallust . These touch only a small part of Appian's history . V. The works of ...
... Cæsar's Commentaries , including in this term the writings of Hirtius and of the unknown author or authors of the wars in Africa and Spain . IV . The works of Sallust . These touch only a small part of Appian's history . V. The works of ...
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... Cæsar is forceful and lifelike , but the best speech in the course of the civil wars is the one ascribed to Cassius shortly before the battle of Philippi . It pleads in the strongest possible terms the expiring cause of the Roman ...
... Cæsar is forceful and lifelike , but the best speech in the course of the civil wars is the one ascribed to Cassius shortly before the battle of Philippi . It pleads in the strongest possible terms the expiring cause of the Roman ...
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