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Pagina xvi
... speaking ; and , on the other hand , the most eloquent orator could not remain a stranger to the art of war . Every young man , des- tined for the movements of the bar , had to commence by making some campaigns abroad , and Cicero made ...
... speaking ; and , on the other hand , the most eloquent orator could not remain a stranger to the art of war . Every young man , des- tined for the movements of the bar , had to commence by making some campaigns abroad , and Cicero made ...
Pagina xviii
... speak of losses far more serious and deplorable . Let us go on meanwhile with the biography of our orator . - Cicero had attained the quaestorship at the age of thirty , an office forming the first step in the ascent to consular honours ...
... speak of losses far more serious and deplorable . Let us go on meanwhile with the biography of our orator . - Cicero had attained the quaestorship at the age of thirty , an office forming the first step in the ascent to consular honours ...
Pagina 138
... speaking , used , together with its derivatives , in reference to the person addressed . Thus , iste locus , " that place where you are ; " ista verba , " those words which you uttered . " When Cicero addressed his antagonist , in any ...
... speaking , used , together with its derivatives , in reference to the person addressed . Thus , iste locus , " that place where you are ; " ista verba , " those words which you uttered . " When Cicero addressed his antagonist , in any ...
Pagina 145
... speaking , are used with a dative of external resemblance ; but with a genitive of resemblance in nature or internal constitution . ( Zumpt . L. G. p . 270. Kenrick's transl . ) 1. Obsessus . " Beset . " From obsido , ère . Cicero had ...
... speaking , are used with a dative of external resemblance ; but with a genitive of resemblance in nature or internal constitution . ( Zumpt . L. G. p . 270. Kenrick's transl . ) 1. Obsessus . " Beset . " From obsido , ère . Cicero had ...
Pagina 149
... speaking , the wall of a city ; moenia , battle- ments , or fortifications ; paries , the wall of a house . ( Crombie Gymn . vol . 1 , p . 2 . ) — Nobiscum versari diutius . " To remain any longer among us . " Literally , " to be ...
... speaking , the wall of a city ; moenia , battle- ments , or fortifications ; paries , the wall of a house . ( Crombie Gymn . vol . 1 , p . 2 . ) — Nobiscum versari diutius . " To remain any longer among us . " Literally , " to be ...
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Pagina 163 - A silver eagle, with expanded wings, on the top of a spear, sometimes holding a thunderbolt in its claws, with the figure of a small chapel above it, Dio. xl. 18., was the common standard of the legion, at least after the time of Marius, for before that the figures of other animals were used, Plin.
Pagina 201 - The Saturnalia or festival of Saturn, was the most celebrated in the Roman Calendar. It took place in the month of December, beginning on the .7th and lasting for several days. At first it was for one day, afterward for three, (which was the case in Cicero's time,) and by the order of Caligula for five days. During its continuance, all orders were devoted to mirth and feasting, friends sent presents to one another, and the slaves were entertained, and even waited upon by their masters.
Pagina xxix - Dr. B. The attendants, as soon as the soldiers appeared, prepared themselves for action, being resolved to defend their master's life at the hazard of their own ; but Cicero commanded them to set down the litter in which they were conveying him, and to make no resistance.