Rome: From the Earliest Times to 44 B.C.P. F. Collier & son, 1913 - 418 pages |
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... territory of the Hernici ; on the west , by the sea , whose harbors on this part of the coast are few and poor ; on the north , by the broad highlands of Etruria , into which it imperceptibly merges . This plain is dotted with isolated ...
... territory of the Hernici ; on the west , by the sea , whose harbors on this part of the coast are few and poor ; on the north , by the broad highlands of Etruria , into which it imperceptibly merges . This plain is dotted with isolated ...
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... territory of Rome compre- hended Janiculum and Ostia , which afterwards fell into the hands of the Etruscans . Not only did this position on both banks of the Tiber place in Rome's hands all the traffic of Latium , but , as the Tiber ...
... territory of Rome compre- hended Janiculum and Ostia , which afterwards fell into the hands of the Etruscans . Not only did this position on both banks of the Tiber place in Rome's hands all the traffic of Latium , but , as the Tiber ...
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... territory and of the city of Rome , and her early relations with the Etruscans and Greeks , cannot now be described ... territory , and , though every member only exercised political rights as member of the com- munity to which he ...
... territory and of the city of Rome , and her early relations with the Etruscans and Greeks , cannot now be described ... territory , and , though every member only exercised political rights as member of the com- munity to which he ...
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... territory , and the vanquished farmers were taught to regard Rome as their market - center and seat of justice . Legally they occupied the position of clients , though in some cases of individuals and clans full burgess - rights were ...
... territory , and the vanquished farmers were taught to regard Rome as their market - center and seat of justice . Legally they occupied the position of clients , though in some cases of individuals and clans full burgess - rights were ...
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... territory took place in this direction . Fourthly , in addition to this enlargement of the Latin borders towards the east and south , the city of Rome , owing to its increase of inhabitants , and commercial and political prominence ...
... territory took place in this direction . Fourthly , in addition to this enlargement of the Latin borders towards the east and south , the city of Rome , owing to its increase of inhabitants , and commercial and political prominence ...
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