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Foreign policy often involved nothing more than the decision whom to make war upon.Peter Heather
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The way to a landowner's heart was to tax gently.Peter Heather
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The cornerstone of the Roman legionnaires' astonishing fighting spirit can be attributed to their training.Peter Heather
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The factor that made him so powerful was also his greatest liability.Peter Heather
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With ancient history writers most immediately in view, the author indicates "tendency to look to the virtues and vices of individuals when seeking causes.Peter Heather
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He was a stylist, not a thinker. He spent time trying to say things in as complicated a way as possible.Peter Heather
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Author describes one monarch's impressive table but conveys a contemporary's observation, "the weightiest thing at dinner was the conversation".Peter Heather
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Never base motivation or fear, entirely.Peter Heather
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Reality confounds image.Peter Heather