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Page 404
... Rome's hegemony in the pen- insula . Rome's vast resources and its superior command prevailed , however , first , with the assassination of the reb- el leader Viriathus ( Viriato ) in 139 , and , later , with the siege of Numantia ...
... Rome's hegemony in the pen- insula . Rome's vast resources and its superior command prevailed , however , first , with the assassination of the reb- el leader Viriathus ( Viriato ) in 139 , and , later , with the siege of Numantia ...
Page 406
... Rome that conceded them military settle- ments within the empire . The Suebi and the Asdingi Van- dals settled in Galicia ( Gallaecia ) , the Silingi Vandals in Baetica ( Vandalusia = Andalusia ) , and the Alans in Lusitania and ...
... Rome that conceded them military settle- ments within the empire . The Suebi and the Asdingi Van- dals settled in Galicia ( Gallaecia ) , the Silingi Vandals in Baetica ( Vandalusia = Andalusia ) , and the Alans in Lusitania and ...
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... Rome ; photograph , Art Reference Bureau Roman stage conven- tions The addition of the roof over the stage The narrator's role. The most important feature of the Roman theatre , as distinct from the Greek theatre , was the raised stage ...
... Rome ; photograph , Art Reference Bureau Roman stage conven- tions The addition of the roof over the stage The narrator's role. The most important feature of the Roman theatre , as distinct from the Greek theatre , was the raised stage ...
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