Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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... existed where now no one can support a healthy life . The conditions of early society among the settlers in Latium must be a matter of conjecture . There were a number of inde- pendent political communities called cantons , composed of ...
... existed where now no one can support a healthy life . The conditions of early society among the settlers in Latium must be a matter of conjecture . There were a number of inde- pendent political communities called cantons , composed of ...
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... existed during his pleasure . His power only ended with death , and he appointed his successor , thus imparting a sense of permanence to the kingship , despite the per- sonal change of the holders of the sovereign power . 12 ROME.
... existed during his pleasure . His power only ended with death , and he appointed his successor , thus imparting a sense of permanence to the kingship , despite the per- sonal change of the holders of the sovereign power . 12 ROME.
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... existed a Roman community , in spite of changes of form , it was always held that the magistrate had absolute com- mand , that the council of elders was the highest authority in the state , and that every exceptional resolution required ...
... existed a Roman community , in spite of changes of form , it was always held that the magistrate had absolute com- mand , that the council of elders was the highest authority in the state , and that every exceptional resolution required ...
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... existed alongside it ; this is shown by the com- position of the federal army , the Roman and Latin force being of equal strength , and the supreme command being held by Rome and Latium alternately . In accordance with this principle ...
... existed alongside it ; this is shown by the com- position of the federal army , the Roman and Latin force being of equal strength , and the supreme command being held by Rome and Latium alternately . In accordance with this principle ...
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... existed in his- torical times . Nay , we may conclude that the danger from Greek depredations first turned the attention of the Italians in central Italy to navigation and the founding of towns ; Spina and Hatria at the mouth of the Po ...
... existed in his- torical times . Nay , we may conclude that the danger from Greek depredations first turned the attention of the Italians in central Italy to navigation and the founding of towns ; Spina and Hatria at the mouth of the Po ...
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