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... passed seven years in seclusion , and , as he was unpopular , he provoked people to say of him , according to Tacitus ( Annals 1. 4 ) , that during this period , " he had no other thoughts but of wrath , hypocrisy , and secret ...
... passed seven years in seclusion , and , as he was unpopular , he provoked people to say of him , according to Tacitus ( Annals 1. 4 ) , that during this period , " he had no other thoughts but of wrath , hypocrisy , and secret ...
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... passed , the names of the nations conquered by Augustus were to be borne in front , on that of Lucius Arruntius . Messala Valerius further proposed that the oath of allegiance to Tiberius should be yearly renewed , and when Tiberius ...
... passed , the names of the nations conquered by Augustus were to be borne in front , on that of Lucius Arruntius . Messala Valerius further proposed that the oath of allegiance to Tiberius should be yearly renewed , and when Tiberius ...
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... passed over in silence . Wearied at last by the assembly's clamorous impor- tunity and the urgent demands of individual Senators , he gave way by degrees , not admitting that he undertook empire , but yet Ceasing to refuse it and to be ...
... passed over in silence . Wearied at last by the assembly's clamorous impor- tunity and the urgent demands of individual Senators , he gave way by degrees , not admitting that he undertook empire , but yet Ceasing to refuse it and to be ...
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... passed on to the victories and triumphs of Tiberius , dwelling with especial praise on his glorious achievements with those legions in Germany . Next , he extolled the unity of Italy , the loyalty of Gaul , the entire absence of ...
... passed on to the victories and triumphs of Tiberius , dwelling with especial praise on his glorious achievements with those legions in Germany . Next , he extolled the unity of Italy , the loyalty of Gaul , the entire absence of ...
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... passed the night , without necessary food , without fire , many of them with bare or bruised limbs , in a plight as pitiable as that of men besieged by an enemy . For such , at least , have the opportunity of a glorious death , while ...
... passed the night , without necessary food , without fire , many of them with bare or bruised limbs , in a plight as pitiable as that of men besieged by an enemy . For such , at least , have the opportunity of a glorious death , while ...
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