Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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Page 10
... alliance with Caere , and taught her the importance of building bridges . Secondly , it caused the Roman canton to become united in the city itself far earlier than was the case with other Latin communities . And thus , though Latium ...
... alliance with Caere , and taught her the importance of building bridges . Secondly , it caused the Roman canton to become united in the city itself far earlier than was the case with other Latin communities . And thus , though Latium ...
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... alliance with Rome . Constant war was waged be- tween the Romans and the Etruscan people of Veii for the pos- session of Fidenae , on the left ( Latin ) bank of the Tiber , about five miles from Rome , but apparently without the Romans ...
... alliance with Rome . Constant war was waged be- tween the Romans and the Etruscan people of Veii for the pos- session of Fidenae , on the left ( Latin ) bank of the Tiber , about five miles from Rome , but apparently without the Romans ...
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... alliance with the Hernici , held in check her eastern neighbors . On the south , constant wars , not without success , were waged against the Volscians and Rutulians ; and in this quarter we first meet with Latin colonies , i . e ...
... alliance with the Hernici , held in check her eastern neighbors . On the south , constant wars , not without success , were waged against the Volscians and Rutulians ; and in this quarter we first meet with Latin colonies , i . e ...
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... alliance of the poor farmers and the rich plebeians accrued to the latter alone . Relief for the former came not from legislation , but from the successes of Rome , and the necessity of sending out large colonies to consolidate the ...
... alliance of the poor farmers and the rich plebeians accrued to the latter alone . Relief for the former came not from legislation , but from the successes of Rome , and the necessity of sending out large colonies to consolidate the ...
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... alliance was thus severed . This rapid collapse of the naval power of the Etruscans was due in great measure to the fact that , at the same time that they were struggling with the Sicilian Greeks by sea , they were assailed on all sides ...
... alliance was thus severed . This rapid collapse of the naval power of the Etruscans was due in great measure to the fact that , at the same time that they were struggling with the Sicilian Greeks by sea , they were assailed on all sides ...
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