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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... political issue , and what light did it shed on current political affiliations ? For Cicero it meant the embarrassment of divided loyalties , neither of which he was prepared to abandon ( cf. nos . 242 ff . , 267 ) . 165 . CICERO ad ...
... political issue , and what light did it shed on current political affiliations ? For Cicero it meant the embarrassment of divided loyalties , neither of which he was prepared to abandon ( cf. nos . 242 ff . , 267 ) . 165 . CICERO ad ...
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... political influence shifted during the year . 304 . ASCONIUS in Milon . p . 38. A law was then passed by Pompey stipulating that the head of the board of inquiry [ into Clodius ' death ] should be elected by popular vote from among the ...
... political influence shifted during the year . 304 . ASCONIUS in Milon . p . 38. A law was then passed by Pompey stipulating that the head of the board of inquiry [ into Clodius ' death ] should be elected by popular vote from among the ...
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... political background to the charges . It included a specific attack on Vatinius , tr . 59 , ( Vat . ) , who was one of the prosecution witnesses . On the allocation of provinces to the consuls of 55 ( Prov . Cos . ) under the Lex ...
... political background to the charges . It included a specific attack on Vatinius , tr . 59 , ( Vat . ) , who was one of the prosecution witnesses . On the allocation of provinces to the consuls of 55 ( Prov . Cos . ) under the Lex ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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