The History of Rome, Volume 1Bangs, Brother, & Company, 1852 |
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Pagina 3
... tion of his history ; parts of which , as they were finished , he read to Augustus and Mecanas . Distracted with the tumult , and disgusted , it may be , with the intrigues and cabals of Rome , he sought retirement and tranquillity in ...
... tion of his history ; parts of which , as they were finished , he read to Augustus and Mecanas . Distracted with the tumult , and disgusted , it may be , with the intrigues and cabals of Rome , he sought retirement and tranquillity in ...
Pagina 9
... tion , and no possessions whatever out of Italy , except a part of Sicily and Sardinia . In the same vainglorious boasting strain he tells us †† that the Romans " were never worsted by the enemy's cavalry , never by their infantry ...
... tion , and no possessions whatever out of Italy , except a part of Sicily and Sardinia . In the same vainglorious boasting strain he tells us †† that the Romans " were never worsted by the enemy's cavalry , never by their infantry ...
Pagina 10
... tion of Polybius , he carefully selects , and strongly states , every thing which tends to favour the cause of the Romans ; but passes over in silence every fact , and every argu- ment , urged by the Greek historian in favour of the ...
... tion of Polybius , he carefully selects , and strongly states , every thing which tends to favour the cause of the Romans ; but passes over in silence every fact , and every argu- ment , urged by the Greek historian in favour of the ...
Pagina 18
... tion ; and , carefully noting such , as , being dis- honourable in their principles , are equally so in their effects , learn to avoid them . Now , either partiality to the subject of my intended work misleads me , or there never was ...
... tion ; and , carefully noting such , as , being dis- honourable in their principles , are equally so in their effects , learn to avoid them . Now , either partiality to the subject of my intended work misleads me , or there never was ...
Pagina 22
... tion , " So perish every one that shall hereafter leap over my wall . " By these means Romulus [ year before Christ 751 ] came into the sole possession of the government , and the city , when built , was called after the name of its ...
... tion , " So perish every one that shall hereafter leap over my wall . " By these means Romulus [ year before Christ 751 ] came into the sole possession of the government , and the city , when built , was called after the name of its ...
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