The Rubicon; Or, Historical Allusions Familiarized,: In Sketches of Early Roman HistoryJ. Souter, School Library, 73, St. Paul's Churchyard., 1830 - 171 pagina's |
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Pagina 106
... prisoners . At the head of the ambassadors , came Fabricius , an old senator , who had formerly been consul , and was famous not only for his poverty , but for his cheerful- ness under it . Although his rank was so high , the only piece ...
... prisoners . At the head of the ambassadors , came Fabricius , an old senator , who had formerly been consul , and was famous not only for his poverty , but for his cheerful- ness under it . Although his rank was so high , the only piece ...
Pagina 107
... prisoners , he entrusted them to Fabricius , upon his only promising to return them if the war should be con- tinued . " " Mamma , I like Pyrrhus as much for his manner of pleasing Fabricius , as I admire Fa- bricius for deserving to be ...
... prisoners , he entrusted them to Fabricius , upon his only promising to return them if the war should be con- tinued . " " Mamma , I like Pyrrhus as much for his manner of pleasing Fabricius , as I admire Fa- bricius for deserving to be ...
Pagina 108
... course , as to make thee move out of the paths of honour . ' He instantly ordered the Roman prisoners to be sent back to Rome without ransom , and again offered to treat about peace . The Romans in return released an equal 108 THE RUBICON .
... course , as to make thee move out of the paths of honour . ' He instantly ordered the Roman prisoners to be sent back to Rome without ransom , and again offered to treat about peace . The Romans in return released an equal 108 THE RUBICON .
Pagina 109
... prisoners , but refused peace on any other conditions than before.- Another battle followed , in which the Ro- mans were victorious ; they had become accus- tomed to the elephants , and , by throwing fire- balls amongst them , had ...
... prisoners , but refused peace on any other conditions than before.- Another battle followed , in which the Ro- mans were victorious ; they had become accus- tomed to the elephants , and , by throwing fire- balls amongst them , had ...
Pagina 116
... prisoner , and thrown into a dungeon , where , for four years , he was treated with the greatest severity . In the ... prisoners . Thinking that Regulus would be likely to per- suade his countrymen to agree to both , in order to obtain ...
... prisoner , and thrown into a dungeon , where , for four years , he was treated with the greatest severity . In the ... prisoners . Thinking that Regulus would be likely to per- suade his countrymen to agree to both , in order to obtain ...
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Pagina 114 - ... the efficient ally of the Romans in the last campaign of the war, all the territory which she had wrested from him. Carthage also gave up her fleet and her elephants to the Romans, and agreed to pay to Rome a yearly tribute of two hundred talents, and bound herself to enter upon no war in the future without the consent of the Romans. Thus ended the Second Punic War, after a continuance of seventeen years (BC 218201), in the humiliation of Carthage, which now virtually lost her national independence...
Pagina 12 - How happy is the blameless vestal's lot ? The world forgetting, by the world forgot...
Pagina 41 - Thus resolved, they all for some time showed their spirit, and kept their word ; but soon they found, that instead of mortifying the belly by these means, they only undid themselves ; they languished for a while, and perceived, when too late, that it was owing to the belly that they had strength to work, or courage to mutiny.
Pagina 90 - Fabricius, it would be as easy to turn the sun from his course as thee from the path of honor ! " In gratitude for the noble conduct of Fabricius and the Roman Senate, Pyrrhus immediately sent Cineas to Rome with his thanks, and at once released all the Romans whom he had taken prisoners, and sent them home rich with presents. The Romans, nevertheless, still firmly...
Pagina 82 - The last good kins; whom willing Rome obey'd Was the poor offspring of a captive maid ; Yet he those robes of empire justly bore, Which Romulus, our sacred founder, wore: Nicely he gain'd, and well possest the throne, Not for his father's merit, but his own, And reign'd, himself a family alone. When...
Pagina 47 - ... dream, he flew to take up his mother, who had fallen at his feet, crying out, " Oh ! my mother, thou hast saved Rome, but lost thy son." He accordingly gave orders to draw off the army, pretending to the officers, that the city was too strong to be taken. Tullus, who had long envied Coriolanus, was not remiss in aggravating the lenity of his conduct to his countrymen.