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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... sent to Cyprus as a quaestor , but with praetorian authority and a quaestor on his staff , to remove Ptolemy from his throne . 57 . This Ptolemy was the brother of the Egyptian king whose title had just been recognized in Rome ( cf. no ...
... sent to Cyprus as a quaestor , but with praetorian authority and a quaestor on his staff , to remove Ptolemy from his throne . 57 . This Ptolemy was the brother of the Egyptian king whose title had just been recognized in Rome ( cf. no ...
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... sent a messenger to the king asking him to send the ransom money necessary for his release . The king obliged , but with so paltry a sum that the pirates refused to accept it and sent it back in disgust . Even so they released Clodius ...
... sent a messenger to the king asking him to send the ransom money necessary for his release . The king obliged , but with so paltry a sum that the pirates refused to accept it and sent it back in disgust . Even so they released Clodius ...
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... sent representa- tives to affirm their loyalty ] ... ( 8 ) Caesar looked into the case and discovered that the assistance had been sent by the Suebi ; so he accepted what the Ubii said and made detailed inquiries about the ways of ...
... sent representa- tives to affirm their loyalty ] ... ( 8 ) Caesar looked into the case and discovered that the assistance had been sent by the Suebi ; so he accepted what the Ubii said and made detailed inquiries about the ways of ...
Contents
Caesars consulship | 12 |
Caesars arrangements for the immediate political | 22 |
CAESARS PROVINCIAL COMMAND 333333333 | 33 |
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