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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... Cato had two nieces , Pompey proposed marrying one himself , and giving the other in marriage to his son . ( 3 ) Cato was suspicious of the idea , seeing in it an attempt to bribe him by means of a marriage alliance ; his wife and ...
... Cato had two nieces , Pompey proposed marrying one himself , and giving the other in marriage to his son . ( 3 ) Cato was suspicious of the idea , seeing in it an attempt to bribe him by means of a marriage alliance ; his wife and ...
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... Cato was in Rome , Clodius could not hope to achieve his main purpose , which was the over- throw of Cicero . When he entered office therefore , he sent for Cato and put this proposal before him ; he said that he regarded Cato as having ...
... Cato was in Rome , Clodius could not hope to achieve his main purpose , which was the over- throw of Cicero . When he entered office therefore , he sent for Cato and put this proposal before him ; he said that he regarded Cato as having ...
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... Cato's tongue , which had been so free in its denunciations of extraordinary commissions . [ Cicero then explains why Cato had no option but to take up his commission ... ] 63. Here was a man who in the year before [ 59 ] had given up ...
... Cato's tongue , which had been so free in its denunciations of extraordinary commissions . [ Cicero then explains why Cato had no option but to take up his commission ... ] 63. Here was a man who in the year before [ 59 ] had given up ...
Contents
Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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