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... camp by Quintus Cicero , and the success of Labienus against the Treviri ; 31-43 , the pursuit of Ambiorix and the suppression of the great revolt in Gaul . and his birth is put at about 155 A. D. 4 CAESAR'S GALLIC WAR Paucity of ...
... camp by Quintus Cicero , and the success of Labienus against the Treviri ; 31-43 , the pursuit of Ambiorix and the suppression of the great revolt in Gaul . and his birth is put at about 155 A. D. 4 CAESAR'S GALLIC WAR Paucity of ...
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... camp . Plutarch also had access to the writings of C. Oppius , to whom in Suetonius ' time the authorship of the Alexandrine , African , and Spanish Wars was ascribed by some ( Suet . J. C. 56 ) . The writings to which Plutarch alludes ...
... camp . Plutarch also had access to the writings of C. Oppius , to whom in Suetonius ' time the authorship of the Alexandrine , African , and Spanish Wars was ascribed by some ( Suet . J. C. 56 ) . The writings to which Plutarch alludes ...
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... camp when besieged in Germany ( J. C. 58 ) must be absolutely rejected . Velleius Paterculus is much nearer to Caesar's time , as he Velleius Paterculus . wrote his history in A. D. 30 , but he compresses what he has to say about Caesar ...
... camp when besieged in Germany ( J. C. 58 ) must be absolutely rejected . Velleius Paterculus is much nearer to Caesar's time , as he Velleius Paterculus . wrote his history in A. D. 30 , but he compresses what he has to say about Caesar ...
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... camp only three miles off , on the Salaria Via , beyond the bridge over the Anio . Neither of the armies would break down the bridge , lest the action should be construed as a sign of fear , but neither could hold it permanently against ...
... camp only three miles off , on the Salaria Via , beyond the bridge over the Anio . Neither of the armies would break down the bridge , lest the action should be construed as a sign of fear , but neither could hold it permanently against ...
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... camp in Latium . The illness of his patrician colleague , L. Scipio ( Liv . vii . 23 : App . iv . 2 ) , made it necessary to entrust the plebeian with the defence of his country . He proceeded cautiously , and began to fortify his camp ...
... camp in Latium . The illness of his patrician colleague , L. Scipio ( Liv . vii . 23 : App . iv . 2 ) , made it necessary to entrust the plebeian with the defence of his country . He proceeded cautiously , and began to fortify his camp ...
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Page 218 - Alterum genus est equitum. Hi, cum est usus atque aliquod bellum incidit, quod fere ante Caesaris adventum quotannis accidere solebat, uti aut ipsi injurias inferrent aut illatas propulsarent, omnes in bello versantur, atque eorum ut quisque est genere copiisque amplissimus, ita plurimos circum se ambactos clientesque habet.
Page 221 - Deorum numero eos solos ducunt, quos cernunt et quorum aperte opibus iuvantur, Solem et Vulcanum et Lunam, reliquos ne fama quidem acceperunt.
Page 182 - ... cinctamque gerit serpentibus Hydram : Collis Aventini silva quem Rhea sacerdos Furtivum partu sub luminis edidit oras, 660 Mixta deo mulier, postquam Laurentia victor Geryone exstincto Tirynthius attigit arva, Tyrrhenoque boves in flumine lavit Iberas.
Page 217 - In primis hoc volunt persuadere, non interire animas, sed ab aliis post mortem transire ad alios, atque hoc maxime ad virtutem excitari putant metu mortis neglecto.
Page 222 - Agriculturae non student ; majorque pars eorum victus in lacte, caseo, carne consistit ; neque quisquam agri modum certum aut fines habet proprios ; sed magistratus ac principes in annos singulos gentibus cognationibusque hominum qui una coierunt, quantum et quo loco visum est agri attribuunt atque anno post alio transire cogunt.
Page 172 - Omnes vero se Britanni vitro inficiunt, quod caeruleum efficit colorem, atque hoc horridiores sunt in pugna aspectu; capilloque sunt promisso atque omni parte corporis rasa praeter caput et labrum superius.