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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... legions stationed at Aquileia , the natural starting point for any campaign beyond the north - east frontier . 136 . CAESAR B.G. 1.10 ( 3 ) Caesar hurried to Italy with all speed . There he enrolled two legions and collected from their ...
... legions stationed at Aquileia , the natural starting point for any campaign beyond the north - east frontier . 136 . CAESAR B.G. 1.10 ( 3 ) Caesar hurried to Italy with all speed . There he enrolled two legions and collected from their ...
Page 129
... legions to a number of different states [ these states were : the Morini , the Nervii , the Remi , the Esubii , the Bellovaci ( ? ) , and the Eburones ] ... ( 6 ) This dispersion of the legions was thought by Caesar to be the best way ...
... legions to a number of different states [ these states were : the Morini , the Nervii , the Remi , the Esubii , the Bellovaci ( ? ) , and the Eburones ] ... ( 6 ) This dispersion of the legions was thought by Caesar to be the best way ...
Page 130
... legions had been formed and brought up , thus making double the number of legions lost [ to the Eburones ] . The campaigns of the following year were mainly concerned to stamp out incipient revolt , or forestall the threat of it . His ...
... legions had been formed and brought up , thus making double the number of legions lost [ to the Eburones ] . The campaigns of the following year were mainly concerned to stamp out incipient revolt , or forestall the threat of it . His ...
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Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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