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Rome and Roman civilization were then dominated by a rural aristocracy of
landed proprietors directly engaged in exploiting their lands, even after the
establishment of the republic. Their spirit was far removed from Greece and
Homeric ...
Rome and Roman civilization were then dominated by a rural aristocracy of
landed proprietors directly engaged in exploiting their lands, even after the
establishment of the republic. Their spirit was far removed from Greece and
Homeric ...
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The Romans had been involved in the eastern Mediterranean for a long time,
and their influence was growing. With the defeat ... Thus when Antiochus IV
returned to Egypt in 168, it was in line with Roman policy to oppose him. Gaius
Popillius ...
The Romans had been involved in the eastern Mediterranean for a long time,
and their influence was growing. With the defeat ... Thus when Antiochus IV
returned to Egypt in 168, it was in line with Roman policy to oppose him. Gaius
Popillius ...
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Duties of The Roman prefect headed the bureaucracy of the coun- the Roman try;
he commanded the army, dispensed ... Though much of the lower bureaucracy
seems to have continued under the Romans, at least in name, a fundamental ...
Duties of The Roman prefect headed the bureaucracy of the coun- the Roman try;
he commanded the army, dispensed ... Though much of the lower bureaucracy
seems to have continued under the Romans, at least in name, a fundamental ...
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