LivyW. Blackwood and sons, 1880 - 186 pagine |
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Pagina 7
... annalist , like so many of his modern successors , seems to have pub- lished a volume at a time . The first decade was written and issued at Rome probably between B.C. 27 and 20 , at the same time that Virgil was writing his Eneid . But ...
... annalist , like so many of his modern successors , seems to have pub- lished a volume at a time . The first decade was written and issued at Rome probably between B.C. 27 and 20 , at the same time that Virgil was writing his Eneid . But ...
Pagina 26
... annalist ascribes the leading part in the great revolution which followed . It is Lucius Junius , a nephew of the royal house , called " Brutus " from his singular stolidity and apathy -assumed , we are told , to make his position all ...
... annalist ascribes the leading part in the great revolution which followed . It is Lucius Junius , a nephew of the royal house , called " Brutus " from his singular stolidity and apathy -assumed , we are told , to make his position all ...
Pagina 31
... annalist gives them the style and title of " Con- suls ' -an office which survived in name at Rome " " even under its emperors , long after its real author- ity had ceased . * But so strong was the public feel- ing against the whole ...
... annalist gives them the style and title of " Con- suls ' -an office which survived in name at Rome " " even under its emperors , long after its real author- ity had ceased . * But so strong was the public feel- ing against the whole ...
Pagina 32
... annalist ; " so great was then the power of Clusium , so renowned the name of Porsena . ” With levies raised from all the Etruscan towns , over which he appears to have exercised a sort of suzer- ainty , he appeared before Rome , and ...
... annalist ; " so great was then the power of Clusium , so renowned the name of Porsena . ” With levies raised from all the Etruscan towns , over which he appears to have exercised a sort of suzer- ainty , he appeared before Rome , and ...
Pagina 34
... annalist to colour his pages . Probably the critics are right . But these legends become history at least so far as this- they make the greatness of Rome intelligible to us ; we understand how a people amongst whom such tra- ditions of ...
... annalist to colour his pages . Probably the critics are right . But these legends become history at least so far as this- they make the greatness of Rome intelligible to us ; we understand how a people amongst whom such tra- ditions of ...
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according annalist Annals appear arms army battle bear body Book brother brought called campaign carried Carthage Carthaginian cavalry charged chief citizens command commons consul crowd death defeated Dictator doubt early elected enemy Etruscan eyes Fabius fact father field fight followed force Gauls gave give given gods ground hands Hannibal heard held historian honour horse hundred important interest Italy king known land Latins less Livy looked lost marched Master means military never offered once passed peace person Philip popular present prisoners probably ranks received record refused result Roman Rome Samnites says Scipio seems senate sent served showed side soldiers soon Spain spirit story strong success taken tells told took town tribes tribunes troops turn Veii victory whole young