Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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... gave the Greeks their seafaring character , and is deficient in bays and harbors , except on the southwest coast , yet it resembles Greece in its temperate climate and wholesome mountain air , while it excels it in rich alluvial plains ...
... gave the Greeks their seafaring character , and is deficient in bays and harbors , except on the southwest coast , yet it resembles Greece in its temperate climate and wholesome mountain air , while it excels it in rich alluvial plains ...
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... gave the Greeks their seafaring character , and is deficient in bays and harbors , except on the southwest coast , yet it resembles Greece in its temperate climate and wholesome mountain air , while it excels it in rich alluvial plains ...
... gave the Greeks their seafaring character , and is deficient in bays and harbors , except on the southwest coast , yet it resembles Greece in its temperate climate and wholesome mountain air , while it excels it in rich alluvial plains ...
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... gave all the phenomena of nature a concrete and corporeal shape , clothing all with the riches of his poetic fancy . The Roman , casting aside all mythical legends of the gods , sanctified every action of life by assigning a spirit to ...
... gave all the phenomena of nature a concrete and corporeal shape , clothing all with the riches of his poetic fancy . The Roman , casting aside all mythical legends of the gods , sanctified every action of life by assigning a spirit to ...
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... gave to the Romans a liberality of mind and an adaptability which was one of the chief elements of their success in dealing with other peoples . Rome thus absorbed other communities instead of destroying them . Chapter III THE ROMAN ...
... gave to the Romans a liberality of mind and an adaptability which was one of the chief elements of their success in dealing with other peoples . Rome thus absorbed other communities instead of destroying them . Chapter III THE ROMAN ...
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... , about this time the Greek states in lower Italy adopted a modification of the pure clan constitution , and gave the preponderance of power to the landholders . Chapter IV ROME AND THE OTHER ITALIAN POWERS DURING THE ROMAN CONSTITUTION 19.
... , about this time the Greek states in lower Italy adopted a modification of the pure clan constitution , and gave the preponderance of power to the landholders . Chapter IV ROME AND THE OTHER ITALIAN POWERS DURING THE ROMAN CONSTITUTION 19.
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