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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... friends , to make a test of his power ... 49 ( 1 ) Pompey naturally resented this defamation and this kind of ... friends possible ways of mollifying the anger felt against him by the Senate and optimates . ( 3 ) [ Q. Terentius ] Culleo ...
... friends , to make a test of his power ... 49 ( 1 ) Pompey naturally resented this defamation and this kind of ... friends possible ways of mollifying the anger felt against him by the Senate and optimates . ( 3 ) [ Q. Terentius ] Culleo ...
Page 95
... friends he made any number of empty and childish boasts . This did not accord with his age , or indeed his character , which had always been quite free of swagger and bombast . ( 2 ) But now he was quite beside himself with excitement ...
... friends he made any number of empty and childish boasts . This did not accord with his age , or indeed his character , which had always been quite free of swagger and bombast . ( 2 ) But now he was quite beside himself with excitement ...
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... friends in Rome which were just about to be sent across to him ; they told him of the death of his daughter - she died in childbirth at Pompey's house . Both Pompey and Caesar were very distressed ; but their friends were also alarmed ...
... friends in Rome which were just about to be sent across to him ; they told him of the death of his daughter - she died in childbirth at Pompey's house . Both Pompey and Caesar were very distressed ; but their friends were also alarmed ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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