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 95
... fact his hopes carried him all the way to Bactria , India and the Outer Ocean . ( 3 ) Actually there had been no mention of a Parthian war in the law passed about their commands . But everyone knew that Crassus was very excited by the ...
... fact his hopes carried him all the way to Bactria , India and the Outer Ocean . ( 3 ) Actually there had been no mention of a Parthian war in the law passed about their commands . But everyone knew that Crassus was very excited by the ...
Page 139
... facts later showed , he could make a surprise attack on Milo in front of his estate ... 29. Milo ran into Clodius in front of his estate at five o ... fact that both troublemakers were removed at the same POMPEY'S SOLE CONSULSHIP ( 52 ) 139.
... facts later showed , he could make a surprise attack on Milo in front of his estate ... 29. Milo ran into Clodius in front of his estate at five o ... fact that both troublemakers were removed at the same POMPEY'S SOLE CONSULSHIP ( 52 ) 139.
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... fact he did not leave Italy even on this occasion ; instead he left the whole Spanish business to his subordinates , while he himself brooded over the city . PROVINCIAL COMMANDS Marcellus had failed in his first attempt to get Caesar ...
... fact he did not leave Italy even on this occasion ; instead he left the whole Spanish business to his subordinates , while he himself brooded over the city . PROVINCIAL COMMANDS Marcellus had failed in his first attempt to get Caesar ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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