 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1770 - 532 דפים
...both his fons-in-law, Silanus and Pompey, and his two neices, the Livias, one the daughter of Drufus, the other of Germanicus ; and all without permitting them to plead in their defence, or even without aligning any caufe for his difplcafure. Great numbers of others fell a'facrifice to the jealoufy of... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 380 דפים
...to commit ; even against his own family, which, on one pretence or another, was almost exterminated. Great numbers of others fell a sacrifice to the jealousy...dignities, and governments, were entirely at their disposal ; while every thing was put to sale. These disorders in the ministers of government did not fail to... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1802 - 392 דפים
...to commit ; even against his own family, which, on one pretence or another, was almost exterminated. Great numbers of others fell a sacrifice to the jealousy...dignities^ and governments, were entirely at their disposal ; while every thing was put to sale. These disorders in the ministers of government did not fail to... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 376 דפים
...comrrtit; even against his own family, which, on one pretence or another, was almost exterminated. Great numbers of others fell a sacrifice to the jealousy...bore so great a sway in the state, that all offices, dignitie's, and governments, were entirely at their disposal ; while every thing was put to sale. These... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1804 - 366 דפים
...commit ; even against his own family, which, on one pretence or another, was almost exterminated. Many others fell a sacrifice to the jealousy of Messalina and her minions, who bore so gieat a sway in the state, that all offices, dignities, and governments, were entirely 'at their disposal... | |
 | 1823 - 862 דפים
...both his sons-in-law, Silanus and Pompey, and his two nieces the Livias, one the daughter of Drusu-!, the other of Germanicus ; and all without permitting...numbers of others fell a sacrifice to the jealousy of Messulina and her minions ; who bore so great a swnv in the state, that all offices, dignities, and... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 702 דפים
...Silanus and Pompey, and his two nieces the Livias, one the daughter of Drusus, the other of Germanicus ; without permitting them to plead in their defence, or even without assigning any cause. Great numbers of others fell sacrifices to the jealousy of Messalina and her minions ; who bore so... | |
 | John Platts - 1825 - 706 דפים
...Silanus and Pompey, and his two nieces the Livias, one the daughter of Drusus, the other of Germanicus ; without permitting them to plead in their defence, or even without assigning any cause. Great numbers of others fell sacrifices to the jealousy of Messalina and her minions ; who bore so... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 דפים
...Silanus and Pompey, and his two nieces the Livias, one the daughter of Drusus the other of Germanicus ; without permitting them to plead in their defence, or even without assigning any cause. Great numbers of others fell sacrifices to the jealousy of Messalina and her minions. Every thing was... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 דפים
...consent to any act however unjust His own family on one pretence or another was almost exterminated, and great numbers of others fell a sacrifice to the jealousy of Messalina and her minions, who ruled him at will The historian, Suetonius, assures us, that there were no less than thirty-five Senators... | |
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... the notorious Messalina, his wife. § The stupidity of Claudius was such, that he was alike indifferent, whatever was done, and often was he so operated upon by his fears, that he would consent to any act however unjust. His own family on one pretence... 
