The Roman RevolutionThe Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus. The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule are presented in an unconventional narrative, which quotes from ancient evidence, refers seldomly to modern authorities, and states controversial opinions quite openly. The result is a book which is both fresh and compelling. |
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... legates in Gaul. The active tribune was a marked man. Some of these pestilential citizens had succumbed to prosecution, but the eloquent Q. Fufius Calenus and the robustand cheerful P. Vatinius, a popular figure, tribune in Caesar's ...
... legates in Gaul. The active tribune was a marked man. Some of these pestilential citizens had succumbed to prosecution, but the eloquent Q. Fufius Calenus and the robustand cheerful P. Vatinius, a popular figure, tribune in Caesar's ...
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... legates of the Gallic Wars (ten in number from 56 B.C. onwards) from the company of his relatives, friends and political associates, varying widely in social distinction — , members of reputable senatorial families that had not reached ...
... legates of the Gallic Wars (ten in number from 56 B.C. onwards) from the company of his relatives, friends and political associates, varying widely in social distinction — , members of reputable senatorial families that had not reached ...
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... legates in the Gallic campaigns.5 Nine consuls took office in the years 48–44 B.C., all men with senatorial rank before the outbreak of the Civil War. Five of them were , with patricians in high and striking relief.6 The four were all ...
... legates in the Gallic campaigns.5 Nine consuls took office in the years 48–44 B.C., all men with senatorial rank before the outbreak of the Civil War. Five of them were , with patricians in high and striking relief.6 The four were all ...
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... legate in the Gallic and Civil Wars, and a mysterious person called L. Pinarius Scarpus werenephews of the Dictator: they received a share of his fortune through the will, which they are said to have resigned to Octavianus.4 Nothing ...
... legate in the Gallic and Civil Wars, and a mysterious person called L. Pinarius Scarpus werenephews of the Dictator: they received a share of his fortune through the will, which they are said to have resigned to Octavianus.4 Nothing ...
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Ronald Syme. of that smooth exemplar. Plancus, who had served as Caesar's legate in the Gallicand in the Civil Wars, was the reverse of a bellicose character. A nice calculation of his own interests and anassiduous care for his own ...
Ronald Syme. of that smooth exemplar. Plancus, who had served as Caesar's legate in the Gallicand in the Civil Wars, was the reverse of a bellicose character. A nice calculation of his own interests and anassiduous care for his own ...
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