Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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... legions , each of 4200 men , or 42 1 There are various other theories as to the origin of the plebeian class . For a discussion of the question see Soltau , " Entstehung der alts römischen Volks- versammlungen , " Berlin , 1881 . 2 A ...
... legions , each of 4200 men , or 42 1 There are various other theories as to the origin of the plebeian class . For a discussion of the question see Soltau , " Entstehung der alts römischen Volks- versammlungen , " Berlin , 1881 . 2 A ...
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... legions were juniors and two seniors . Added to these were 1800 cavalry , thus bringing the whole force to about ... legion , the supply of cavalry horses by widows and orphans , point in this direc- tion ; moreover , about this time the ...
... legions were juniors and two seniors . Added to these were 1800 cavalry , thus bringing the whole force to about ... legion , the supply of cavalry horses by widows and orphans , point in this direc- tion ; moreover , about this time the ...
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... legion of four thousand men in Sora on the upper Liris , by making Arpinum subject , and taking away a third of its territory from Frusino . Two military roads ran through the country separating Samnium from Etruria ; the northern one ...
... legion of four thousand men in Sora on the upper Liris , by making Arpinum subject , and taking away a third of its territory from Frusino . Two military roads ran through the country separating Samnium from Etruria ; the northern one ...
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... legions when wavering before the Gallic hordes , and at the cost of nine thousand Roman lives gained a victory , which broke the coalition and made Etruria sue for peace . The Samnites , however , met their fate with a spirit unbroken ...
... legions when wavering before the Gallic hordes , and at the cost of nine thousand Roman lives gained a victory , which broke the coalition and made Etruria sue for peace . The Samnites , however , met their fate with a spirit unbroken ...
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... legions , and devoted all their attention to guarding the coasts . Thus the title of Roman citizen in its fullest sense was possessed by men dwelling as far north as Lake Sabatinus , as far east as the Apennines , and as far south as ...
... legions , and devoted all their attention to guarding the coasts . Thus the title of Roman citizen in its fullest sense was possessed by men dwelling as far north as Lake Sabatinus , as far east as the Apennines , and as far south as ...
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