The Rubicon; Or, Historical Allusions Familiarized,: In Sketches of Early Roman HistoryJ. Souter, School Library, 73, St. Paul's Churchyard., 1830 - 171 עמודים |
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... Scipio to the destruction of Carthage CHAPTER XI . 130 From the death of the Gracchi to the death of Sylla .. 139 CHAPTER XII . From the rise of Pompey to the crossing the Rubicon by Cæsar · 153 INDEX .. 165 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF ...
... Scipio to the destruction of Carthage CHAPTER XI . 130 From the death of the Gracchi to the death of Sylla .. 139 CHAPTER XII . From the rise of Pompey to the crossing the Rubicon by Cæsar · 153 INDEX .. 165 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF ...
עמוד
... Scipio to the destruction of Carthage .. 130 CHAPTER XI . From the death of the Gracchi to the death of Sylla .. 139 CHAPTER XII . From the rise of Pompey to the crossing the Rubicon by Cæsar INDEX .. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF EVENTS ...
... Scipio to the destruction of Carthage .. 130 CHAPTER XI . From the death of the Gracchi to the death of Sylla .. 139 CHAPTER XII . From the rise of Pompey to the crossing the Rubicon by Cæsar INDEX .. CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF EVENTS ...
עמוד 122
... Scipio , the Roman general , at Tici- num . On the banks of the river Trebia he was again successful , and , in consequence of the rash and presuming character of Flaminius , that general was conquered by him on the banks of the lake ...
... Scipio , the Roman general , at Tici- num . On the banks of the river Trebia he was again successful , and , in consequence of the rash and presuming character of Flaminius , that general was conquered by him on the banks of the lake ...
עמוד 127
... Scipio came into notice ; this young man , as famous for his virtues as for his abilities , had , at the battle of Ticinum , saved his father's life , at the hazard of his own . After the unfortu- nate battle of Cannae , he had shown ...
... Scipio came into notice ; this young man , as famous for his virtues as for his abilities , had , at the battle of Ticinum , saved his father's life , at the hazard of his own . After the unfortu- nate battle of Cannae , he had shown ...
עמוד 128
... Scipio acted differently to others . Amongst the prisoners brought be- fore him was a very beautiful princess , engaged to be married to a prince of that country , who was very fond of her . Scipio sent to desire that both her parents ...
... Scipio acted differently to others . Amongst the prisoners brought be- fore him was a very beautiful princess , engaged to be married to a prince of that country , who was very fond of her . Scipio sent to desire that both her parents ...
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Æmilius amongst Appius army assistance battle battle of Cannae Brennus brother called Camillus Carthage Carthaginians celebrated CHAPTER character chosen Collatinus command conquered consul continued Coriolanus countrymen courage Crassus crime daughter dear Anne Dear mamma death Decemviri defeated destroyed dreadful enemy entreated exclaimed Fabius fable father Faustulus feelings friends Gauls gave girl give gods Gracchus Hannibal hear hero honour hope Italy Jugurtha Julius Cæsar killed king Latin laws Licinian law Lucretia mamma Manlius Marius mean Metellus mother neighbour obliged papa party Patricians patron peace person Philip Plebeians Pompey pray go present prince prisoners Punic punished Pyrrhus refused Regulus reign Remus Roman History Rome Romulus Rubicon Sabines Samnites saved Scipio senate sent Servius Tullius shewed slave soldiers soon story Stratton suppose Sylla Tarpeian rock Tarquinius tell temple Tribunes troops Tullus Virginius virtue Volsci Volscians wife wish word young
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עמוד 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...
עמוד 12 - How happy is the blameless vestal's lot ? The world forgetting, by the world forgot...
עמוד 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.
עמוד 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...
עמוד 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...
עמוד 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.