The Roman RevolutionThe Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus. The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule are presented in an unconventional narrative, which quotes from ancient evidence, refers seldomly to modern authorities, and states controversial opinions quite openly. The result is a book which is both fresh and compelling. |
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Page 252
... Gallus and Virgil . C. Cornelius Gallus , of native stock from Forum Julii in Gallia Narbonensis , a province not unknown to Greek culture , was an innovator in the Hellenistic vein , renowned as the inventor of Roman elegy . He first ...
... Gallus and Virgil . C. Cornelius Gallus , of native stock from Forum Julii in Gallia Narbonensis , a province not unknown to Greek culture , was an innovator in the Hellenistic vein , renowned as the inventor of Roman elegy . He first ...
Page 309
... Gallus took his own life ( 27 B.C. ) . The offence of Gallus is variously described as base ingratitude , statues erected to himself and boastful in- scriptions incised on the pyramids of Egypt.3 Lapidary evi- dence , though not from a ...
... Gallus took his own life ( 27 B.C. ) . The offence of Gallus is variously described as base ingratitude , statues erected to himself and boastful in- scriptions incised on the pyramids of Egypt.3 Lapidary evi- dence , though not from a ...
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... Gallus . The next prefects , M. Aelius Gallus and P. Petronius , were dim figures compared with the poet who had commanded armies in the wars of the Revolution . + Syria was distant from Rome , there must be care in the choice of ...
... Gallus . The next prefects , M. Aelius Gallus and P. Petronius , were dim figures compared with the poet who had commanded armies in the wars of the Revolution . + Syria was distant from Rome , there must be care in the choice of ...
Contents
THE DOMINATION OF POMPEIUS | 28 |
CAESAR THE DICTATOR | 47 |
THE CAESARIAN PARTY | 59 |
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