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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Page 90
... situation . There is plenty of disagreement , but the fight is one - sided . The people with all the big guns and resources seem to me to have profited so much from the dithering ineptitude of their opponents that now they carry greater ...
... situation . There is plenty of disagreement , but the fight is one - sided . The people with all the big guns and resources seem to me to have profited so much from the dithering ineptitude of their opponents that now they carry greater ...
Page 92
... situation in 55 would be the same as in 58. If anything , Caesar had had to concede ground in order to ensure that his cause at Rome did not suffer irreparably . He had obtained an assurance that he would not be super- seded before the ...
... situation in 55 would be the same as in 58. If anything , Caesar had had to concede ground in order to ensure that his cause at Rome did not suffer irreparably . He had obtained an assurance that he would not be super- seded before the ...
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... situation he spoke as if war was inevitable . There was no hope of settlement . Of course he had known for some time that Caesar and he were at odds , but he had just received further evidence . Hirtius had just come from Caesar ( with ...
... situation he spoke as if war was inevitable . There was no hope of settlement . Of course he had known for some time that Caesar and he were at odds , but he had just received further evidence . Hirtius had just come from Caesar ( with ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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