Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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... citizen . Thus , solemn awe of the gods was lessened and at last extinguished by that freedom of thought which invested them with human attributes and then denied their existence . The Romans , on the contrary , merged the individual in ...
... citizen . Thus , solemn awe of the gods was lessened and at last extinguished by that freedom of thought which invested them with human attributes and then denied their existence . The Romans , on the contrary , merged the individual in ...
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... citizen is distinguished from the rustic . Not , indeed , that the Roman neglected his farm , or ceased to regard it as his home ; but the unwholesome air of the Campagna tended to make him withdraw to the more healthful city hills ...
... citizen is distinguished from the rustic . Not , indeed , that the Roman neglected his farm , or ceased to regard it as his home ; but the unwholesome air of the Campagna tended to make him withdraw to the more healthful city hills ...
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... dependents . These consisted partly of refugees from foreign states ; partly of slaves living in a state of practical freedom ; partly of persons who , though not free citizens of any community , lived in a condition of protected 11.
... dependents . These consisted partly of refugees from foreign states ; partly of slaves living in a state of practical freedom ; partly of persons who , though not free citizens of any community , lived in a condition of protected 11.
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... citizen or burgess of Rome . Everyone born of parents united by the cere- mony of the sacred salted cake was also a full citizen ; and therefore the Roman burgesses called themselves " fathers ' children , " patricii , as in the eye of ...
... citizen or burgess of Rome . Everyone born of parents united by the cere- mony of the sacred salted cake was also a full citizen ; and therefore the Roman burgesses called themselves " fathers ' children , " patricii , as in the eye of ...
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... citizens . This view of the kingship was at once the moral and practical limitation of its power . The king was the people's representative , and derived his power from them , and was accountable to them for its use and abuse . Moreover ...
... citizens . This view of the kingship was at once the moral and practical limitation of its power . The king was the people's representative , and derived his power from them , and was accountable to them for its use and abuse . Moreover ...
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