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【】rs,hislandshweedsand hisfalyhadbeenruined.butheanand obeginlifeaneedanded fortheharvest.hearkettogether hhiscattleandhispoultry,tofindthatthelargelandowners all alongtheline.foraupleofyearshetriedtoholdhisown. thenhegaveupindespair.helefttheuntryandhe tothecity.iyhewasashungryashehadbeen beforeontheland.buthesharedhisseryhthousands ofotherdisiedbeings.theyhedtogetherinfilthy hovelsinthesuburbsofthelargecities.they togetsiics.theywereall profoundlydised.theyhadfoughtfortheiruntryand thisheirreolistento thoseplausiblespellbindersheraroundapublic grievanea gravehesafetyofthestate. buttheclassofthenesshoulders. ``yandourpoli,theyargued,``they obinorder.andtheyhidtheelvesbehind thehighheirpleasantvillasandcultivatedtheir gardensahepoeofacertainhreek slavehadjusttranslatedintoverypleasinglatiers. inafeilieshoheoldtraditionofunselfish servionhntinued.elia,thedaughter ofsarriedtoaronbythe naofgrahus.shehadtiberiusandgaius. heboysgreheyenteredpolitidtriedt abouts.asushadshown thatstofthelandoftheitalianpeninsulawasownedby tilies.tiberiusgrahus,havingbeen eleen.herevivedtwo alaberofacreshasingle oightpossess.inthisorevivethe valuableoldallandindepefreeholders.the nearobberandahestate. therereetriots.apartyofthugsokillthe populartribuiberiusgrakedwhenhe eheasselyaodeath.tenyearslater hisbraiustriedtheexperintofrefanation againsttheexpressedrongprivilegedclass.he passeda``poorlaeanttohelpthedestitute farrs.eventuallyitdethegreaterpartoftheron citizensintoprofessionalbeggars. heestablishedloniesofdestitutepeopleindistantparts oftheeire,butthesesettlentsfailedtoattracttheright sortofpeople.befaiusgrahe toourderedandhisfolloherkilledorexiled. thefirsttershadbeelewowho caafterp.theywere professionalsoldiers.ohe otherhenjoyedalargepersonalfollowing. sullaarius,thevictor ibattleatthefootofthealpsheteutons andthecirihadbeenannihilated,hepopularhero ofthedisiedfreen. nohappeheyear88b.c.thatthesenateof rooursthatcafrosia. thridates,kingofauntryalongtheshoresoftheblack sea,andagreekonhisthersside,hadseenthepossibility ofestablishingasendalexandrianeire.hebeganhis an citizensen,enand eante equippedanartainstthekingofpontusand punishhiorhiscri.butnderin chief``sulla,saidthesenate,``becauseheisnsul. ``rius,saidtheb,``becausehehasbeennsulfivetis andbecauseheisthechaionhts. possessionisninepointsofthelaobe inay.hetodefeat thridatesandriusfledtoafrica.thereheed untilheheardthatsullahadcrossedintoasia.hethen retuedtoitaly,gatheredatleycreals, reaeredthecityhhisprofessional highefivedaysandfivenights,slaughteringthe ehesenatorialparty,gothielfelesuland protlydiedfroheextofthelastfht. therefollohensulla,having defeatedthridates,annouhatheoretu toroaleafeoresofhisown.hewasas goodashising thoseoftheirfelloo syathies.oheygotholdofayoungfelloho hadbeenoftehepanyofrius.theywere goingtohanghioerfered.``theboyistoo young,hesaid,ahio.hisnawasjulius eethigainopage. asforsulla,hebetator,eantsoleand suprerulerofalltheronpossessions.heruledro forfouryears,andhediedquietlyinhisbed,havihe anyronsekilling theirfelloen. butnditionsdidnotgroter.orary,they grepeius,orpoey, aclosefriendofsulla,easttorehe evertroublesothridates.hedrovethateicpotentate intotheuntainsithridatestookpoisonand killedhielf,asaron eover syria,destroyedjerusaleroadthrougheasia, tryingtorevivethethofalexahegreat,andatlast intheyear62retuedtorohadozenshiploadsof defeatedkingsandprindgenerals,allofwere forphalproously popularronofforty lliondollarsinplunder. itentofrobeplaced inthehandsofastrongn.onlyafeonthsbefore,the toostfallenintothehandsofagoodfoothing youngaristocratbythenaofcatiline,bled aoneyandhopedtoreiursehielfforhislosse ...