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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... soldiers , and that all his ' acts ' be ratified ; but at the time he failed to secure either . The optimates who had never been on friendly terms with him prevented a vote being taken ; ( 3 ) as for the consuls , Afranius knew more ...
... soldiers , and that all his ' acts ' be ratified ; but at the time he failed to secure either . The optimates who had never been on friendly terms with him prevented a vote being taken ; ( 3 ) as for the consuls , Afranius knew more ...
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... soldiers were constantly on the lookout . Once he even dismissed the Senate abruptly , saying that he was afraid of Milo coming [ cf. no . 308 ] . THE LAW COURTS In one of the few of Cicero's POMPEY'S SOLE CONSULSHIP ( 52 ) 141.
... soldiers were constantly on the lookout . Once he even dismissed the Senate abruptly , saying that he was afraid of Milo coming [ cf. no . 308 ] . THE LAW COURTS In one of the few of Cicero's POMPEY'S SOLE CONSULSHIP ( 52 ) 141.
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... soldiers occupied without overtaxing them after the rigours of eighteen months of continuous fighting . 345 . ( CAESAR ) B.G. 8.1 ( 1 ) The whole of Gaul had now been con- quered , and Caesar wanted his soldiers to recover quietly in ...
... soldiers occupied without overtaxing them after the rigours of eighteen months of continuous fighting . 345 . ( CAESAR ) B.G. 8.1 ( 1 ) The whole of Gaul had now been con- quered , and Caesar wanted his soldiers to recover quietly in ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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