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The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5)

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Thus, -"id:GAMMA gamma" might very well refer to a Phoenician construct that in appearance resembles the form that eventually stabilized as an uppercase Greek "gamma" juxtaposed to one of lowercase.

Also, a construct such as -- "id:E" indicates a symbol that with ASCII resembles most closely a Roman uppercase "E", but, in fact, is actually drawn more crudely.
5) Dr.Mommsen has given his dates in terms of Roman usage, A.U.C.; that is, from the founding of Rome, conventionally taken to be 753 B.C.

The preparer of this document, has appended to the end of this combined text (Books I-V) a table of conversion between the two systems.
CONTENTS BOOK II: From the Abolition of the Monarchy in Rome to the Union of Italy CHAPTER I.Change of the Constitution--Limitation of the Power of the Magistrate II.

The Tribunate of the Plebs and the Decemvirate III.

The Equalization of the Orders, and the New Aristocracy IV.


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