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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... Transalpine Gaul , it was contiguous with Italy . The potential danger in Gaul : 65 . CICERO ad Att . 1.19 [ 15 March 60 ] ( 2 ) And now there is a national alarm current about the possibility of war in Gaul . Our ' brothers ' the Aedui ...
... Transalpine Gaul , it was contiguous with Italy . The potential danger in Gaul : 65 . CICERO ad Att . 1.19 [ 15 March 60 ] ( 2 ) And now there is a national alarm current about the possibility of war in Gaul . Our ' brothers ' the Aedui ...
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... Gaul and Illyria gave rise to Cicero's complaint that he had ' deprived the Senate of the right to assign provinces ' ( Cic . Vat . 36 ) . The province of Transalpine Gaul was added later on senatorial authority . 71 . SUETONIUS Div ...
... Gaul and Illyria gave rise to Cicero's complaint that he had ' deprived the Senate of the right to assign provinces ' ( Cic . Vat . 36 ) . The province of Transalpine Gaul was added later on senatorial authority . 71 . SUETONIUS Div ...
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... Transalpine Gaul for five years , with four legions under his control . This is substantially the same account as in Plut . Cat . Min . 33 . Suetonius is the only source which suggests that the Senate tried to prevent Caesar getting a ...
... Transalpine Gaul for five years , with four legions under his control . This is substantially the same account as in Plut . Cat . Min . 33 . Suetonius is the only source which suggests that the Senate tried to prevent Caesar getting a ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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