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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... SUEBI . NORICUM R. Danube BOII GAUL Luca R.Po R. Rubicon R. Tiber TAURISCI Aquileia Tergeste Ravenna Ariminum PICENUM 오 Miles 0 Kilometres 500 500 ILLYRIA GETAE BLACK SEA MACEDONIA THRACE Byzantium Dyrracchium CAMPANIA ASIA Rome ...
... SUEBI . NORICUM R. Danube BOII GAUL Luca R.Po R. Rubicon R. Tiber TAURISCI Aquileia Tergeste Ravenna Ariminum PICENUM 오 Miles 0 Kilometres 500 500 ILLYRIA GETAE BLACK SEA MACEDONIA THRACE Byzantium Dyrracchium CAMPANIA ASIA Rome ...
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... Suebi ( ch . 16.5-7 ) . ] After crossing the Rhine , Caesar received various peaceful deputations , ravaged the Sugambri territory and promised help to the Ubii . Then , hearing that the Suebi were massing troops , he returned to Gaul ...
... Suebi ( ch . 16.5-7 ) . ] After crossing the Rhine , Caesar received various peaceful deputations , ravaged the Sugambri territory and promised help to the Ubii . Then , hearing that the Suebi were massing troops , he returned to Gaul ...
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... Suebi . [ He learned that the Suebi had retired to the most distant part of their country and decided that it would be dangerous to pursue them ; so he returned to Gaul , first destroying the German end of the bridge over the Rhine ...
... Suebi . [ He learned that the Suebi had retired to the most distant part of their country and decided that it would be dangerous to pursue them ; so he returned to Gaul , first destroying the German end of the bridge over the Rhine ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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