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... persons entitled to them . A province was generally held for a year , but the time was often prolonged . Each governor had originally to account at Rome only for his administration , but a law was passed about sixty years before the ...
... persons entitled to them . A province was generally held for a year , but the time was often prolonged . Each governor had originally to account at Rome only for his administration , but a law was passed about sixty years before the ...
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... persons of prætorian rank should hold provinces for only one year , and persons of consular rank for only two years . Cicero , in his second philippic against Antony , reproaches him for extending the time . Augustus subsequently ...
... persons of prætorian rank should hold provinces for only one year , and persons of consular rank for only two years . Cicero , in his second philippic against Antony , reproaches him for extending the time . Augustus subsequently ...
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... persons at Rome called publicans , who entered into contracts to pay fixed sums 36 vi . 2 . Tacitus , Annals , b . xii . c . 60 . 2 Strabo , Div . I. 60 . Suis legibus et judiciis usæ , autovoμíav adeptæ , revixerunt .'-- Ep . ad Attic ...
... persons at Rome called publicans , who entered into contracts to pay fixed sums 36 vi . 2 . Tacitus , Annals , b . xii . c . 60 . 2 Strabo , Div . I. 60 . Suis legibus et judiciis usæ , autovoμíav adeptæ , revixerunt .'-- Ep . ad Attic ...
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... persons of wealth . The word equites is therefore often used as synonymous with publicani - their rank being not unlike that which we denote vaguely by the English word ' capitalist . ' The letting of taxes appears to have taken place ...
... persons of wealth . The word equites is therefore often used as synonymous with publicani - their rank being not unlike that which we denote vaguely by the English word ' capitalist . ' The letting of taxes appears to have taken place ...
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... person who had been consul and one of great dignity , pronounced his sentence , but with great moderation and trouble . He condemned Herod's sons , but did not think they should be put to death . He had sons of his own , and to put ...
... person who had been consul and one of great dignity , pronounced his sentence , but with great moderation and trouble . He condemned Herod's sons , but did not think they should be put to death . He had sons of his own , and to put ...
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Page 33 - And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.
Page 286 - And it shall come to pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service? That ye shall say, It is the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses.
Page 109 - And when he had thus spoken, he kneeled down, and prayed with them all. And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck, and kissed him, sorrowing most of all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more.
Page 275 - Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end.
Page 51 - Parthians, and Medes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judaea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, Phrygia, and Pamphylia, in Egypt, and in the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and proselytes, Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.
Page 439 - Now, there was about this time Jesus, a wise man, if it be lawful to call him a man, for he was a doer of wonderful works, a teacher of such men as receive the truth with pleasure. He drew over to him both many of the Jews, and many of the Gentiles. He was the Christ...
Page 289 - For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves : For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
Page 9 - And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.