Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . ; and secondly, theclauses which entrusted this board with enormousfinancial resources, to be raised by the public saleof all the territories and property acquired since theyear 88 , together with the booty and revenuesnow in the hands of Pompeius. The bill included, asits immediate object, a huge scheme of colonisationfor Italy, on the lines of the Gracchan agrarian bills;in which it is not here necessary to distinguish thegood and bad points. But it was really an attackon the weak fortress of senatorial government, inorder t
Julius Caesar and the foundation of the Roman imperial system . ; and secondly, theclauses which entrusted this board with enormousfinancial resources, to be raised by the public saleof all the territories and property acquired since theyear 88 , together with the booty and revenuesnow in the hands of Pompeius. The bill included, asits immediate object, a huge scheme of colonisationfor Italy, on the lines of the Gracchan agrarian bills;in which it is not here necessary to distinguish thegood and bad points. But it was really an attackon the weak fortress of senatorial government, inorder to turn out its garrison, and occupy and fortifyit in the name of the democratic or Marian partyagainst the return of the new Sulla, which was nowthought to be imminent. The bill may also have had another and secondaryobject—namely, to force the hand of the able andambitious consul who would come into office onJanuary i, 63 ; at any rate it succeeded in doingthis, though it succeeded in nothing else. Cicerosgreat talents, and the courage and skill with which. CICERO. FPiOM A BUST NOW IN THE ROYAL GALLERY IN MADRID. {^Bau vteistcr.) 63 ] y^dileship. Ji he had so far for the most part used them, had madehim already a considerable power in Rome; but noone knew for certain to which party he would finallyattach himself, or in whose interest he would use hispower as consul and his growing influence with theSenate. He had spared no pains of late to gain thegood-will of all parties. By connection and traditionhe belonged to the Marian party, and had joined it insupporting Pompeius in 67 and 66 ; but the con-spiracies in which that party had engaged since thenwere revolting to his political temperament, and heseems to have believed that Pompeius himself mightbe kept true to the Republic, and might become thedefender of the constitution, if the senatorial positioncould be held firmly until his return. This positionCicero determined to hold at all cost. On the veryfirst day of hi
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