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... Schools " ; philosophy's claims are too greedy for this ) . The whole subject of the Organisation of Italy is dealt with at enormous length by Marquardt , and admirably also by Beloch ( v . Bibliography ad fin . ) . Every Dictionary of ...
... Schools " ; philosophy's claims are too greedy for this ) . The whole subject of the Organisation of Italy is dealt with at enormous length by Marquardt , and admirably also by Beloch ( v . Bibliography ad fin . ) . Every Dictionary of ...
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... School of Literæ Humaniores.1 The lecturer's exhaustive treatment seemed to leave little scope or promise for further research . And always behind his lectures there lurked vaguely in the background the monumental volumes of Mommsen's ...
... School of Literæ Humaniores.1 The lecturer's exhaustive treatment seemed to leave little scope or promise for further research . And always behind his lectures there lurked vaguely in the background the monumental volumes of Mommsen's ...
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... school of writers , who pin their faith to the brilliant Tacitus . I have also treated Corbulo's campaign in Armenia in like manner ( in my Life and Principate of the Emperor Nero , chapter 5 ) . Here too I admit that Tacitus does not ...
... school of writers , who pin their faith to the brilliant Tacitus . I have also treated Corbulo's campaign in Armenia in like manner ( in my Life and Principate of the Emperor Nero , chapter 5 ) . Here too I admit that Tacitus does not ...
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... schools were non - existent , save for a few eleemosynary grants to poor children under Nerva and Trajan . Private generosity maintained some schools and some municipalities others . But " the Romans conquered the world without knowing ...
... schools were non - existent , save for a few eleemosynary grants to poor children under Nerva and Trajan . Private generosity maintained some schools and some municipalities others . But " the Romans conquered the world without knowing ...
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... school history , or biography , until Tacitus picks him up as convoy . The loss to him is serious . He seems almost doomed to miss the fascination of Antony , the greatness of Octavian.1 Shakespeare and Virgil may hasten to his aid ...
... school history , or biography , until Tacitus picks him up as convoy . The loss to him is serious . He seems almost doomed to miss the fascination of Antony , the greatness of Octavian.1 Shakespeare and Virgil may hasten to his aid ...
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