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... Roman calendar . It is famous in history as the date on which Julius Cæsar was assassinated . According to tradition , a soothsayer had told Cæsar to beware of the ides of March , but the dictator refused to heed the warning . In the ...
... Roman calendar . It is famous in history as the date on which Julius Cæsar was assassinated . According to tradition , a soothsayer had told Cæsar to beware of the ides of March , but the dictator refused to heed the warning . In the ...
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... Roman Plain by higher lands , the Pontine Marshes are about twenty - five miles in length and vary in width from five to eleven miles . The soil is very fertile and it once supported a considerable population of Volscians , who had made ...
... Roman Plain by higher lands , the Pontine Marshes are about twenty - five miles in length and vary in width from five to eleven miles . The soil is very fertile and it once supported a considerable population of Volscians , who had made ...
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... Roman usage . It is derived from Latin senex , meaning old . The Roman Senatus , literally signifying a council of elders or old men , was originally an advisory body , but in the process of cen- turies it acquired legislative and ...
... Roman usage . It is derived from Latin senex , meaning old . The Roman Senatus , literally signifying a council of elders or old men , was originally an advisory body , but in the process of cen- turies it acquired legislative and ...
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