The Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1864 - Rome |
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... means which must be used . Such considerations are foreign to the busi- ness , which is to show that certain means must be used to keep power if you would keep it ; and that is the whole matter of Machiavelli's treatise . But if any man ...
... means which must be used . Such considerations are foreign to the busi- ness , which is to show that certain means must be used to keep power if you would keep it ; and that is the whole matter of Machiavelli's treatise . But if any man ...
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... used the popular vote as means of seeking their own profit - The disorders of the Roman Commonwealth , its decline and ruin - The opinions of Poly- bius and Machiavelli 292 CHAPTER XXI . GALLIA . B.C. 122 , 121 . xxii CONTENTS .
... used the popular vote as means of seeking their own profit - The disorders of the Roman Commonwealth , its decline and ruin - The opinions of Poly- bius and Machiavelli 292 CHAPTER XXI . GALLIA . B.C. 122 , 121 . xxii CONTENTS .
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... means the plebeians and the nobility , for the Senate was in a sense the representative of the nobility , had administered the state in peace and harmony , that there was no strife among the citizens for place and power , and that fear ...
... means the plebeians and the nobility , for the Senate was in a sense the representative of the nobility , had administered the state in peace and harmony , that there was no strife among the citizens for place and power , and that fear ...
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... mean time some of the Nergobriges had fallen on the rear of the Roman army and plundered the baggage , knowing nothing of the terms with the Romans , as the Nergobriges alleged . The consul however made the hun- dred men prisoners , and ...
... mean time some of the Nergobriges had fallen on the rear of the Roman army and plundered the baggage , knowing nothing of the terms with the Romans , as the Nergobriges alleged . The consul however made the hun- dred men prisoners , and ...
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... means of compulsion . But the Senate did not venture to employ this severity now , and we may conclude that the Spanish war was generally unpopular , and that the con- scription was resisted . It was plain enough to all men that it was ...
... means of compulsion . But the Senate did not venture to employ this severity now , and we may conclude that the Spanish war was generally unpopular , and that the con- scription was resisted . It was plain enough to all men that it was ...
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