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Page 64
... Cato's surmise proved to be correct , for when the news reached Catiline's army that Lentulus and his companions had been executed , desertions reduced it from 12,000 to 3,000 men . Nevertheless , Catiline put up a desperate resistance ...
... Cato's surmise proved to be correct , for when the news reached Catiline's army that Lentulus and his companions had been executed , desertions reduced it from 12,000 to 3,000 men . Nevertheless , Catiline put up a desperate resistance ...
Page 67
... Cato to talk the motion out.3 Caesar then forwent his triumph and appeared in person at the hustings . - This foolishness was followed by another which , although under- standable , was still more annoying for Caesar . To act as a brake ...
... Cato to talk the motion out.3 Caesar then forwent his triumph and appeared in person at the hustings . - This foolishness was followed by another which , although under- standable , was still more annoying for Caesar . To act as a brake ...
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... Cato hesitated to accept it , Clodius threatened to bring a decree before the Assembly and enforce acceptance . This resulted in Cato agreeing to go , and he did not return until the end of 56 B.C. While Cato was being got rid of ...
... Cato hesitated to accept it , Clodius threatened to bring a decree before the Assembly and enforce acceptance . This resulted in Cato agreeing to go , and he did not return until the end of 56 B.C. While Cato was being got rid of ...
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CHAPTER I | 15 |
Inauguration of the Century of Revolution | 22 |
The First Civil | 28 |
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