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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... cavalry battle which had gone against him a few days before , it had been Dumnorix and his cavalry ( sent by the Aedui to help Caesar ) who had fled first and so terrified the rest of the cavalry ... 19 ( 1 ) The suspicions implanted by ...
... cavalry battle which had gone against him a few days before , it had been Dumnorix and his cavalry ( sent by the Aedui to help Caesar ) who had fled first and so terrified the rest of the cavalry ... 19 ( 1 ) The suspicions implanted by ...
Page 104
... cavalry came within range . At once the Germans engaged with their own cavalry , and Caesar retaliated by making a surprise attack on their camp , in which he claimed that he destroyed most of their 430,000 without losing a man ( B.G. ...
... cavalry came within range . At once the Germans engaged with their own cavalry , and Caesar retaliated by making a surprise attack on their camp , in which he claimed that he destroyed most of their 430,000 without losing a man ( B.G. ...
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... cavalry following a little way behind . ( 139 ) When he reached the river Rubicon , which forms the boundary with Italy , and gazed out over the stream , he was lost in thought , contemplating all the evils that would follow if he ...
... cavalry following a little way behind . ( 139 ) When he reached the river Rubicon , which forms the boundary with Italy , and gazed out over the stream , he was lost in thought , contemplating all the evils that would follow if he ...
Contents
Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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