LivyW. Blackwood and sons, 1880 - 186 pagine |
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Pagina 17
... god and the nurslings of the she - wolf . So we have given us in full detail the legend of the Twins , sons of the god Mars by the mortal princess , Rhea Silvia , who had been condemned by an usurping uncle to perpetual virginity ; the ...
... god and the nurslings of the she - wolf . So we have given us in full detail the legend of the Twins , sons of the god Mars by the mortal princess , Rhea Silvia , who had been condemned by an usurping uncle to perpetual virginity ; the ...
Pagina 22
... gods in captivity . When all the Alban population had quitted the place , the Romans levelled to the ground every build- ing , public and private , and gave to utter destruction in a single hour the work of four hundred years , the time ...
... gods in captivity . When all the Alban population had quitted the place , the Romans levelled to the ground every build- ing , public and private , and gave to utter destruction in a single hour the work of four hundred years , the time ...
Pagina 25
... gods of herself and her new consort ; and that from the wrath of those offended powers , the reign which had been so ill begun was speedily brought to a like violent termination . " — ( i . 48. ) For it was this Lucius Tarquinius - who ...
... gods of herself and her new consort ; and that from the wrath of those offended powers , the reign which had been so ill begun was speedily brought to a like violent termination . " — ( i . 48. ) For it was this Lucius Tarquinius - who ...
Pagina 27
... gods , to witness , —that I will follow up with fire and sword , and all such means as in us lie , Lucius Tar- quinius Superbus and his accursed wife , with all their seed and breed ; and never suffer either them or any other hereafter ...
... gods , to witness , —that I will follow up with fire and sword , and all such means as in us lie , Lucius Tar- quinius Superbus and his accursed wife , with all their seed and breed ; and never suffer either them or any other hereafter ...
Pagina 33
... gods . " His object was the assassination of Porsena ; but , not knowing his person , and afraid to ask , he killed his secretary by mistake . " He was moving off , making a way for himself through the crowd with his bloody weapon ...
... gods . " His object was the assassination of Porsena ; but , not knowing his person , and afraid to ask , he killed his secretary by mistake . " He was moving off , making a way for himself through the crowd with his bloody weapon ...
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