Caesar and Roman Politics, 60-50 B.C.Using his own translations throughout, James Sabben-Clare here weaves together four hundred excerpts from twenty classical sources plus inscriptions and late authors such as Jordanes to capture the critical decade 60-50 BC. The book captures the intense vitality of the source material, moving in steady chronological progression to produce a rich portrayal of the complex political scene. |
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... consulship , see Bibliography . ) A. The situation in Rome before Caesar's consulship POMPEY AND CATO The leading personality in Rome was Pompey , recently returned from his triumphant campaigns against Mithridates in Asia . However his ...
... consulship , see Bibliography . ) A. The situation in Rome before Caesar's consulship POMPEY AND CATO The leading personality in Rome was Pompey , recently returned from his triumphant campaigns against Mithridates in Asia . However his ...
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... consulship which a healthy city would never have given him . A marriage - tie might have guaranteed Pompey's co - operation , but it was not essential for Caesar's political future . His main concern was for what would happen when his ...
... consulship which a healthy city would never have given him . A marriage - tie might have guaranteed Pompey's co - operation , but it was not essential for Caesar's political future . His main concern was for what would happen when his ...
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... consulship and , though he later withdrew , he would have been happy with the election of Marcellus ; the other consul , Servius Sulpicius Rufus , had been one of the interreges who elected Pompey to his sole consulship ( see no . 300 ) ...
... consulship and , though he later withdrew , he would have been happy with the election of Marcellus ; the other consul , Servius Sulpicius Rufus , had been one of the interreges who elected Pompey to his sole consulship ( see no . 300 ) ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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