The History of RomeRoutledge, 1854 - 497 pagine |
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Pagina 561
... whole force , and very near taking it by storm . Such a rumour had been in- dustriously spread before , and had already reached the Ro- mans ; but these prisoners increased the credit of it , especially as they all concurred in the same ...
... whole force , and very near taking it by storm . Such a rumour had been in- dustriously spread before , and had already reached the Ro- mans ; but these prisoners increased the credit of it , especially as they all concurred in the same ...
Pagina 564
... whole of the Roman legions : and unless these choose to rush on death in defence of their own individual characters , what have they which can be pre- served by their death ? The houses of the city , some may say , and the walls of it ...
... whole of the Roman legions : and unless these choose to rush on death in defence of their own individual characters , what have they which can be pre- served by their death ? The houses of the city , some may say , and the walls of it ...
Pagina 567
... whole senate and people went out to meet them , and performed every proper office of hospitality , both public and private . But the courtesy , kind looks , and address of the allies , could not only not draw a word from them , but it ...
... whole senate and people went out to meet them , and performed every proper office of hospitality , both public and private . But the courtesy , kind looks , and address of the allies , could not only not draw a word from them , but it ...
Pagina 584
... whole senate , not to mention individuals , might have been baffled , [ consisting of such members , ] that he alone , who declared that " it consisted of kings , " conceived a correct idea of a Roman senate . But then the danger was ...
... whole senate , not to mention individuals , might have been baffled , [ consisting of such members , ] that he alone , who declared that " it consisted of kings , " conceived a correct idea of a Roman senate . But then the danger was ...
Pagina 586
... whole coast of the lower sea , possessed by the Greeks , from Thurii to Neapolis and Cuma ; and the Sam- nites from thence as far as Antium and Ostia : all these he would have found either powerful allies to the Romans , or deprived of ...
... whole coast of the lower sea , possessed by the Greeks , from Thurii to Neapolis and Cuma ; and the Sam- nites from thence as far as Antium and Ostia : all these he would have found either powerful allies to the Romans , or deprived of ...
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