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... Roman commander during the first Punic War . Regulus , after a defeat in Africa , was taken captive by the Carthaginians . When they decided to attempt to exchange prisoners with the Romans , they sent Regulus to Rome along with the ...
... Roman commander during the first Punic War . Regulus , after a defeat in Africa , was taken captive by the Carthaginians . When they decided to attempt to exchange prisoners with the Romans , they sent Regulus to Rome along with the ...
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Marcus Tullius Cicero. willingly than Roman ones . But it is true that as long as Roman rule was maintained by good deeds , not by crimes , as long as the Romans waged wars either to protect allies or to settle power struggles the ...
Marcus Tullius Cicero. willingly than Roman ones . But it is true that as long as Roman rule was maintained by good deeds , not by crimes , as long as the Romans waged wars either to protect allies or to settle power struggles the ...
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... Roman people themselves with a Roman army , who forced a city to obey him , a city that was not only free but even ruled other people overseas ? [ 85 ] What wounds and corruptions do you think this man had in his conscience ? What man's ...
... Roman people themselves with a Roman army , who forced a city to obey him , a city that was not only free but even ruled other people overseas ? [ 85 ] What wounds and corruptions do you think this man had in his conscience ? What man's ...
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