A General History of Rome: From the Foundation of the City to the Fall of Augustulus, B.C. 753-A.D. 476Harper and Brothers, 1886 - 701 páginas |
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... held in honor , and the age of the Antonines es- teemed a period of general felicity . - Comparison of the two Antonines , Titus and his adopted son Marcus . — Blameless character of this emperor . -His policy uniformly peaceful . - His ...
... held in honor , and the age of the Antonines es- teemed a period of general felicity . - Comparison of the two Antonines , Titus and his adopted son Marcus . — Blameless character of this emperor . -His policy uniformly peaceful . - His ...
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... held , with a confederacy of thirty states , the great plain of the Campagna to the southeast , had a place of meeting on the Aventine ; the whole of the right bank of the Tiber belonged to the still more powerful nation of the ...
... held , with a confederacy of thirty states , the great plain of the Campagna to the southeast , had a place of meeting on the Aventine ; the whole of the right bank of the Tiber belonged to the still more powerful nation of the ...
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... held sway for 300 years , till disunion arose between the royal brothers Numitor and Amulius , and the one was dispossessed of his kingdom by the other . Rhea Sylvia , the daughter of the discrowned chief , was destined to barrenness as ...
... held sway for 300 years , till disunion arose between the royal brothers Numitor and Amulius , and the one was dispossessed of his kingdom by the other . Rhea Sylvia , the daughter of the discrowned chief , was destined to barrenness as ...
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... held back by their leader to await the issue of the conflict . But Tullus was victorious , and wreaked stern justice on the traitor who had wavered by causing him to be tied between two chariots and torn asunder . These and such as ...
... held back by their leader to await the issue of the conflict . But Tullus was victorious , and wreaked stern justice on the traitor who had wavered by causing him to be tied between two chariots and torn asunder . These and such as ...
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... held in little repute , and land constituted almost the sole wealth of the community . The patri- cians continued for some generations to be an aristocracy of wealth no less than of birth and titles . But the plebeians , how- ever ...
... held in little repute , and land constituted almost the sole wealth of the community . The patri- cians continued for some generations to be an aristocracy of wealth no less than of birth and titles . But the plebeians , how- ever ...
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Página 517 - Not a murmur was heard even in the camp of the praetorians ; and when he handed to the prefect the poniard which was the symbol of his office, he could boldly say, Use this for me, if I do well ; if ill, against me?
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Página 551 - This great social revolution had kept pace with the development of Roman jurisprudence. From an early period in the career of Roman conquest the governors of the provinces had been harassed by the conflict of law and usage as between the Roman and his subjects. The civil law of Rome had regarded the rights and duties of the citizen only, and its principles were wholly inapplicable to the great mass of the population abroad and even at home. Even within the city the pnetor could not dispense justice...