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Alex Castles

Gallienus by John Bray & A Portrait of John Bray edited by Wilfred Prest

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September 1997, no. 194
Alex Castles reviews 'Gallienus: A study in reformist and sexual politics' by John Bray and 'A Portrait of John Bray: Law, letters, life' by Wilfred Prest (ed.)

Gallienus is hardly the best known Roman Emperor. The records of his reign from 235 to 268 are so fragmentary that even the date of his assassination can only be approximated as taking place during a six-month period.

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A Radical Tory: Garfield Berwick’s reflections and recollections by Garfield Barwick

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October 1995, no. 175
Alex Castles reviews 'A Radical Tory: Garfield Berwick’s reflections and recollections' by Garfield Barwick

The intellectual and other cultural divides between New South Wales and Victoria that emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century are among the most intriguing features of Australian history. Evidence of their continuing influence on law and politics in more recent times provide the most significant aspect of this autobiography by Sir Garfield Barwick.

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