The Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 1Bell & Daldy, 1864 - Rome |
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... poor - The diminution of the free population of Italy - More's description of the suffering in England by the increase of pasture for sheep - The speeches of Gracchus - The advisers of Gracchus in his legislation - The first proposed ...
... poor - The diminution of the free population of Italy - More's description of the suffering in England by the increase of pasture for sheep - The speeches of Gracchus - The advisers of Gracchus in his legislation - The first proposed ...
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... poor supply of food , in the midst of deep snow and excessive cold . Many of the soldiers perished while they were looking for fire - wood , or died in the camp of hunger . This was the unfortunate beginning of the Numantine war , which ...
... poor supply of food , in the midst of deep snow and excessive cold . Many of the soldiers perished while they were looking for fire - wood , or died in the camp of hunger . This was the unfortunate beginning of the Numantine war , which ...
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... poor country with a scattered population , whose chief employment is agriculture , where the roads are bad and the ground is difficult for the movements of a regular army , a war may be indefinitely prolonged , and the invader may ...
... poor country with a scattered population , whose chief employment is agriculture , where the roads are bad and the ground is difficult for the movements of a regular army , a war may be indefinitely prolonged , and the invader may ...
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... poor , were a numerous people , and possessed a great deal of the precious metals . Spain is rich in the precious metals , but Celtiberia was not the part in which gold and silver abounded . The great mineral wealth is in the countries ...
... poor , were a numerous people , and possessed a great deal of the precious metals . Spain is rich in the precious metals , but Celtiberia was not the part in which gold and silver abounded . The great mineral wealth is in the countries ...
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... poor recompense to the Pere- grini for coming to Rome to sue . The purpose of the Lex was good , but it failed in a point in which it was difficult to avoid failure , in the constitution of the court ; for the jury lists were formed ...
... poor recompense to the Pere- grini for coming to Rome to sue . The purpose of the Lex was good , but it failed in a point in which it was difficult to avoid failure , in the constitution of the court ; for the jury lists were formed ...
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