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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... Domitius out of the consulship , but there were other long - term provisions to make about commands and magistracies . How much was agreed at the time we can only conjecture from the variant accounts of the meeting . ( For detailed ...
... Domitius out of the consulship , but there were other long - term provisions to make about commands and magistracies . How much was agreed at the time we can only conjecture from the variant accounts of the meeting . ( For detailed ...
Page 91
... Domitius , his case is just like mine - the same people responsible , the same unexpectedness , the same desertion by the optimates . The only difference is that he deserved it . But perhaps his fate is harder to bear : he was marked ...
... Domitius , his case is just like mine - the same people responsible , the same unexpectedness , the same desertion by the optimates . The only difference is that he deserved it . But perhaps his fate is harder to bear : he was marked ...
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... Domitius Ahenobarbus was appointed . Pompey then drew up a register of possible jurors , and people agreed that there had never been a list of people comprising such distinction and integrity . 305 . CICERO Mil . 22. The reason why he ...
... Domitius Ahenobarbus was appointed . Pompey then drew up a register of possible jurors , and people agreed that there had never been a list of people comprising such distinction and integrity . 305 . CICERO Mil . 22. The reason why he ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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