Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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Page 30
... restored the monarchy nor even brought back the family of the Tarquins . The change , vio- lently accomplished as it was , did not abolish the royal power ; the one life - king was simply replaced by two year - kings , called either ...
... restored the monarchy nor even brought back the family of the Tarquins . The change , vio- lently accomplished as it was , did not abolish the royal power ; the one life - king was simply replaced by two year - kings , called either ...
Page 45
... restored , and , under the Valerio- Horatian laws , gained the following new powers in 449 B.C .: The consuls were forced to administer justice in accordance with the twelve tables of the decemvirs ; to compensate for the loss of right ...
... restored , and , under the Valerio- Horatian laws , gained the following new powers in 449 B.C .: The consuls were forced to administer justice in accordance with the twelve tables of the decemvirs ; to compensate for the loss of right ...
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... restored to his native land and kingdom of Epirus in 296 B.C. , through the influence of Ptolemy , who wished to counteract the growing power of the Mace- donian ruler , Demetrius Poliorcetes . Aided by the brave Epirots , whose loyalty ...
... restored to his native land and kingdom of Epirus in 296 B.C. , through the influence of Ptolemy , who wished to counteract the growing power of the Mace- donian ruler , Demetrius Poliorcetes . Aided by the brave Epirots , whose loyalty ...
Page 90
... restored , Carthage at once became the third city in the Roman empire ; and in our day , on a far worse site , and under far less favorable conditions , a city exists in that district , whose inhabitants number one hundred thousand . We ...
... restored , Carthage at once became the third city in the Roman empire ; and in our day , on a far worse site , and under far less favorable conditions , a city exists in that district , whose inhabitants number one hundred thousand . We ...
Page 90
... restored , Carthage at once became the third city in the Roman empire ; and in our day , on a far worse site , and under far less favorable condi- tions , a city exists in that district , whose inhabitants number one hundred thousand ...
... restored , Carthage at once became the third city in the Roman empire ; and in our day , on a far worse site , and under far less favorable condi- tions , a city exists in that district , whose inhabitants number one hundred thousand ...
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