An Inquiry Into the Credibility of the Early Roman History, Volume 2J. W. Parker and son, 1855 - Rome |
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... election of tribunes of the people from the curia to the tribes . . 151 33 470 B.C. Military executions of Appius Claudius : his impeachment , and death . . 34 468-7 B.C. cians . 35 466-3 B.C. Alleged assassinations of plebeians by the ...
... election of tribunes of the people from the curia to the tribes . . 151 33 470 B.C. Military executions of Appius Claudius : his impeachment , and death . . 34 468-7 B.C. cians . 35 466-3 B.C. Alleged assassinations of plebeians by the ...
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... election . Invasion of the Roman territory by the Sabines and Equians . Meeting of the Senate . Troops are levied . . 203 50 Murder of Siccius Dentatus by order of the decemvirs . 51 Attempt of Appius upon Virginia . 205 • • 207 52 The ...
... election . Invasion of the Roman territory by the Sabines and Equians . Meeting of the Senate . Troops are levied . . 203 50 Murder of Siccius Dentatus by order of the decemvirs . 51 Attempt of Appius upon Virginia . 205 • • 207 52 The ...
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... Election of plebeians as consular tribunes J 299 72 398 B.C. Prodigy of the swelling of the Alban lake . Draining of the lake by a tunnel 300 • 73 396 B.C. Camillus takes Veii by a mine 302 74 A gold crater from the spoils of Veii is ...
... Election of plebeians as consular tribunes J 299 72 398 B.C. Prodigy of the swelling of the Alban lake . Draining of the lake by a tunnel 300 • 73 396 B.C. Camillus takes Veii by a mine 302 74 A gold crater from the spoils of Veii is ...
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... election of a colleague , and also by building a house in a lofty and precipitous position , called Velia , com- vol . i . p . 621 , 651. Dr. Schmitz , Hist . of Rome , p . 99 , says : It scarcely requires to be observed that this story ...
... election of a colleague , and also by building a house in a lofty and precipitous position , called Velia , com- vol . i . p . 621 , 651. Dr. Schmitz , Hist . of Rome , p . 99 , says : It scarcely requires to be observed that this story ...
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... election of Sp . Lucretius , who died after having been consul only a few days ; and after his death , of M. Horatius . He likewise changed the site of his house , and transferred it to a position at the bottom of the hill , called ...
... election of Sp . Lucretius , who died after having been consul only a few days ; and after his death , of M. Horatius . He likewise changed the site of his house , and transferred it to a position at the bottom of the hill , called ...
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