The History of Rome ...: Abridged ...Longman, Brown & Company, 1851 - 299 Seiten |
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Africa Alexius Antony arms army attempted Augustus Aurelius barbarians battle became began besieged body Brennus Brutus Cæsar Caligula called Camillus camp Carthage Carthaginians Cassius cause Christian citizens Claudius Cleopatra command Commodus conduct conquest conspirators Constantine Constantinople consul Coriolanus cried cruelty decemviri declared defeat desired Domitian emperor empire endeavoured enemy engagement expedition favour forces former friends Galba Gaul gave Germanicus give Gracchus Greek Hannibal head honour horse Italy Jugurtha king laws legions length Marius means murdered Nero Numidia obliged oppose patricians peace person plebeians Pompey Pompey's prætor prætorian pretended prisoner provinces put to death Pyrrhus received reign resolved retired Ricimer Romans Rome Romulus Samnites Scipio seemed senate sent side siege slain slave soldiers soon Spain Stilicho succeeded success Sylla Tarquin temple thousand throne Tiberius tion Titus took Trajan tribunes triumph troops Vespasian victory virtues Visigoths Vitellius wife
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Seite 184 - Such were the honours paid to Augustus, whose power began in the slaughter, and terminated in the happiness of his subjects ; so that it was said of him, " That " it had been good for mankind if he had never been " born, or if he never had died.
Seite 22 - Be witness, ye gods," he cried, " that, from this moment, I proclaim myself the avenger of the chaste Lucre'tia's cause ; from this moment I profess myself the enemy of Tarquin, and his lustful house ; from henceforth this life, while life continues, shall be employed in opposition to tyranny, and for the happiness and freedom of my much-loved country.
Seite 112 - Catiline was very desirous to see him taken off before he left Rome; upon which two knights of the company undertook to kill him the next morning in his bed, in an early visit, on pretence of business...
Seite 132 - As for Pompey, who had formerly shown such instances of courage and conduct, when he saw his cavalry routed, on which he had placed his sole dependence, he absolutely lost his reason.
Seite 181 - it was not by proxy that I served you at the battle of Actium.
Seite 135 - ... of which he composed a pile. While he was thus piously employed, he •was accosted by an old Roman soldier, who had served under Pompey in his youth. " Who art Ihou," said he, •' that art making these humble preparations for Pompey's funeral ?" Philip having answered that he was one of his freedmen,