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Page xix
... young Octavian on the scene . He had been Arrival of sent by his uncle for the winter to Apollonia , where Octavian . he might with less interruption than at Rome pursue his studies and perfect his military educa- tion . But immediately ...
... young Octavian on the scene . He had been Arrival of sent by his uncle for the winter to Apollonia , where Octavian . he might with less interruption than at Rome pursue his studies and perfect his military educa- tion . But immediately ...
Page xx
... young man appears to have been characteristically cautious , speaking of the existing state of things indeed as " intolerable , " but not suggesting his views as to their remedy or committing him- self to anything . Cicero was doubtful ...
... young man appears to have been characteristically cautious , speaking of the existing state of things indeed as " intolerable , " but not suggesting his views as to their remedy or committing him- self to anything . Cicero was doubtful ...
Page xxix
... young man was to be " complimented , promoted , and - got rid of , " was said to have been retailed to Octavian , and he had replied that he had no intention of being got rid of . Other reports asserted that Pansa's wound had been ...
... young man was to be " complimented , promoted , and - got rid of , " was said to have been retailed to Octavian , and he had replied that he had no intention of being got rid of . Other reports asserted that Pansa's wound had been ...
Page xxxii
... young man named Philologus - a freedman of Quintus , whom Cicero had educated in polite learning and philosophy - told the tribune about the litter which was being carried through woodland and over - shadowed paths towards the sea . So ...
... young man named Philologus - a freedman of Quintus , whom Cicero had educated in polite learning and philosophy - told the tribune about the litter which was being carried through woodland and over - shadowed paths towards the sea . So ...
Page xxxvi
... young nobles of the day , but was apparently possessed of some oratorical ability . As was the fashion of the time , he trusted to this ability to bring him office and means to escape from his embarrassments , and in order to make ...
... young nobles of the day , but was apparently possessed of some oratorical ability . As was the fashion of the time , he trusted to this ability to bring him office and means to escape from his embarrassments , and in order to make ...
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