The Roman History of Appian of Alexandria: The civil warsG. Bell, 1899 |
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... held the command in Gaul by election for some years , was ordered by the Senate to lay down his command . He charged that it was not the wish of the Senate , but of Pompey , his enemy , who had command of an army in Italy , and was ...
... held the command in Gaul by election for some years , was ordered by the Senate to lay down his command . He charged that it was not the wish of the Senate , but of Pompey , his enemy , who had command of an army in Italy , and was ...
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... held the supreme power in like manner after him . 727 6. Thus , out of multifarious civil commotions , the Roman state passed into solidarity and monarchy . To 27 Y.R. B. C. 727 show how these things came about 4 [ BK . I , INTROD ...
... held the supreme power in like manner after him . 727 6. Thus , out of multifarious civil commotions , the Roman state passed into solidarity and monarchy . To 27 Y.R. B. C. 727 show how these things came about 4 [ BK . I , INTROD ...
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... held by the rich , who employed slaves instead of free- men as cultivators . B. C. 8. For these reasons the people became troubled lest they should no longer have sufficient allies of the Italian stock , and lest the government itself ...
... held by the rich , who employed slaves instead of free- men as cultivators . B. C. 8. For these reasons the people became troubled lest they should no longer have sufficient allies of the Italian stock , and lest the government itself ...
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... held possession of lands under the law were required to take an oath to obey the law , and penalties were fixed for violating it , and it was supposed that the remaining land would soon be divided among the poor in small parcels . But ...
... held possession of lands under the law were required to take an oath to obey the law , and penalties were fixed for violating it , and it was supposed that the remaining land would soon be divided among the poor in small parcels . But ...
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... held that these causes ought not to be decided by the triumvirs , because they did not possess the confidence of the litigants , but should be turned over to others . As his view seemed reasonable , they yielded to his persuasion , and ...
... held that these causes ought not to be decided by the triumvirs , because they did not possess the confidence of the litigants , but should be turned over to others . As his view seemed reasonable , they yielded to his persuasion , and ...
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