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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... tribes : 80 . .... STRABO 7.5 ( 4 ) The Iapodes : their country is wretchedly poor and the staple diet is spelt and ... tribe , but common among barbarians generally . ( 6 ) The Ardaei were driven inland by the Romans from the sea which ...
... tribes : 80 . .... STRABO 7.5 ( 4 ) The Iapodes : their country is wretchedly poor and the staple diet is spelt and ... tribe , but common among barbarians generally . ( 6 ) The Ardaei were driven inland by the Romans from the sea which ...
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... tribes . THE USIPETES AND TENCTERI Much of the next campaigning season ( 55 ) was taken up with punitive measures against two German tribes which had crossed the Rhine . From this Caesar derived little credit or satisfaction , and his ...
... tribes . THE USIPETES AND TENCTERI Much of the next campaigning season ( 55 ) was taken up with punitive measures against two German tribes which had crossed the Rhine . From this Caesar derived little credit or satisfaction , and his ...
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... tribes in West Gaul . 324 . CAESAR B.G. 7.6 ( 1 ) When this news reached Caesar in Italy , he set out for Transalpine Gaul , with the knowledge that affairs in the city had reached a more stable position thanks to the influence of ...
... tribes in West Gaul . 324 . CAESAR B.G. 7.6 ( 1 ) When this news reached Caesar in Italy , he set out for Transalpine Gaul , with the knowledge that affairs in the city had reached a more stable position thanks to the influence of ...
Contents
Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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