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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... Illyria . THE LAW OF VATINIUS Under the existing law ( the Lex Sempronia ) the Senate assigned provinces to consuls before their year of office began , or as much as eighteen months before they could actually go to the province ...
... Illyria . THE LAW OF VATINIUS Under the existing law ( the Lex Sempronia ) the Senate assigned provinces to consuls before their year of office began , or as much as eighteen months before they could actually go to the province ...
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... Illyria THE NATURE OF THE PROVINCE The province of Illyria incorporated little more than the strip of Dalmatian coast captured at the end of the third century and spasmodically patrolled thereafter so as to discourage piracy . The ...
... Illyria THE NATURE OF THE PROVINCE The province of Illyria incorporated little more than the strip of Dalmatian coast captured at the end of the third century and spasmodically patrolled thereafter so as to discourage piracy . The ...
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... Illyria to the bank of the river Danube . A description of some of the Illyrian tribes : 80 . .... STRABO 7.5 ( 4 ) The Iapodes : their country is wretchedly poor and the staple diet is spelt and millet . ... ( 5 ) It is a peculiarity ...
... Illyria to the bank of the river Danube . A description of some of the Illyrian tribes : 80 . .... STRABO 7.5 ( 4 ) The Iapodes : their country is wretchedly poor and the staple diet is spelt and millet . ... ( 5 ) It is a peculiarity ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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