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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... Piso was Marcus Pupius Piso Calpurnianus , who had served on Pompey's staff for the last six years , and had been sent on by him to stand for the consulship of 61 . 2 . PLUTARCH Cat . Min . 30 ( 4 ) [ Cato's reply to Pompey's proposal ...
... Piso was Marcus Pupius Piso Calpurnianus , who had served on Pompey's staff for the last six years , and had been sent on by him to stand for the consulship of 61 . 2 . PLUTARCH Cat . Min . 30 ( 4 ) [ Cato's reply to Pompey's proposal ...
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... Piso , because of his sense of fair play and his kinship with Caesar ... 16 ( 5 ) Piso had seemed to be sympathetic to Cicero and , when he saw that there was no other way out , advised him to leave before there was trouble . This only ...
... Piso , because of his sense of fair play and his kinship with Caesar ... 16 ( 5 ) Piso had seemed to be sympathetic to Cicero and , when he saw that there was no other way out , advised him to leave before there was trouble . This only ...
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... Piso , grandfather of Caesar's father - in - law Piso , in the same battle as Cassius . After Caesar's victory over the Tigurini , he crossed the Saône and went in pursuit of the rest of the Helvetian forces . The Helvetii thereupon ...
... Piso , grandfather of Caesar's father - in - law Piso , in the same battle as Cassius . After Caesar's victory over the Tigurini , he crossed the Saône and went in pursuit of the rest of the Helvetian forces . The Helvetii thereupon ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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Aedui Allobroges APPIAN APPIAN B.C. Ariovistus army Arverni attack Bibulus bribery Britain brought Burebistas Caelius CAESAR B.G. campaign candidature Cato cavalry CICERO ad Fam CICERO ad Q.f. Cisalpine Gaul Claudius Clodius consul consular consulship Curio defend Diviciacus Domitius Dumnorix Eburones elected enemy fact favour fight Formiae friends Gabinius Gaius Gallic gave Germans give Helvetii hope hostages Illyria influence interrex Italy king Labienus large number legions Lentulus letter Lucius magistrates Marcellus Marcus Memmius Menapii Messalla Metellus Milo optimates Orgetorix Parthians Piso PLUTARCH PLUTARCH Cat PLUTARCH Pomp political Pompey Pompey and Crassus Pompey's praetor proposal province provincial command Quintus reason Rhine Roman Rome Senate sent Sequani side situation soldiers speech Spinther spite Suebi SUETONIUS SUETONIUS Div territory thought Transalpine Gaul Treveri tribes tribunes troops Ubii Vatinius veto victory voted wanted winter winter-quarters