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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... Orgetorix ' dynastic ambitions . Caesar would naturally support the first alternative as explaining why the Helvetii persisted in their plans for migration even after Orgetorix was dead ( cf. no . 105 ) . 99 . ( From the introduction to ...
... Orgetorix ' dynastic ambitions . Caesar would naturally support the first alternative as explaining why the Helvetii persisted in their plans for migration even after Orgetorix was dead ( cf. no . 105 ) . 99 . ( From the introduction to ...
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... Orgetorix was chosen to supervise the arrangements ( 4 ) and undertook a mission to other states . In the course of it he persuaded Casticus of the Sequani to usurp the royal position which his father held in the state ( his father was ...
... Orgetorix was chosen to supervise the arrangements ( 4 ) and undertook a mission to other states . In the course of it he persuaded Casticus of the Sequani to usurp the royal position which his father held in the state ( his father was ...
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... Orgetorix , chief of the Helvetii plans migration into Gaul , 100 Papirius Carbo , Cn . ( cons . 113 ) defeated by the Teutons , 122 Paullus see Aemilius Petreius , M. , legate of P. in Spain ( 55-49 ) supports Cato in face of C. , 18 ...
... Orgetorix , chief of the Helvetii plans migration into Gaul , 100 Papirius Carbo , Cn . ( cons . 113 ) defeated by the Teutons , 122 Paullus see Aemilius Petreius , M. , legate of P. in Spain ( 55-49 ) supports Cato in face of C. , 18 ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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