The History of Rome, Volume 3

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Longmans, Green, and Company, 1877

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Pagina 122 - Licinio pontífice máximo, consul nuncupavit. 'si duellum quod cum rege Antiocho sumi populus iussit, id ex sententia senatus 4 populique Romani confectum erit, turn tibi, luppiter, populus Romanus ludos magnos dies decem continuos faciet, donaque ad omnia pulvinaria dabuntur de pecunia, 5 quantam senatus decreverit. quisquís magistratus eos ludos quando ubique faxit, hi ludi recte facti donaque data recte sunto.
Pagina 213 - ... With regard to their rivals and enemies, they never had any definite principles of action. They dealt with them after the selfish and passionate desires of the moment. "The more carefully we trace in detail the dishonorable course of Roman policy, the more we are filled with indignation and disgust. Throughout the confused and vague traditions which rather conceal than exhibit the wars with the Latins, Etruscans, and Samnites, we can trace the same greed and the same grasping ambition, joined...
Pagina 130 - Messeniis imperavit, 9 ut exules reducerent et Achaeorum concilii essent; si qua haberent, de quibus aut recusare aut in posterum caveri sibi vellent, Corinthum ad se venirent; Diopha- 10 nen concilium Achaeorum extemplo sibi praebere iussit.
Pagina 40 - Greeks ; a, partiality which overruled the calculations of interested statesmanship, and made political considerations to depend on sentiment. It is a great error to suppose that he was induced by mere generosity and good will for the Greeks to make concessions which were not entirely in harmony with the interests of Rome. He proved himself throughout to be a cool, clear-headed statesman, keeping always in view the solid advantage of his own country.
Pagina 213 - Persea tantas adipisci opes, tantamque gloriam, quanta Romanis victis eum manebat, Eumenes visurus fuerit. Cernebat et Persea, jam inde ab initio belli, omni modo spem pacis tentasse, et in dies magis, quo propior admoveretur terror, nihil ñeque agere aliud, ñeque cogitare. Romanos quoque, quia traheretur diutius spe ipsorum bellum, et ipsos duces, et senatum, non abhorrere a finiendo tam incommodo ac difficili bello.
Pagina 64 - Exitu ferme anni litterae a T. Quinctio venerunt se signis collatis cum rege Philippo in Thessalia pugnasse, 4 hostium exercitum fusum fugatumque.
Pagina 223 - Audito successoris adventu, quum arma, viros, equos cum cura inspexisset, ornato exercitu obviam venienti consuli processit. Et primus eorum congressus ex dignitate ipsorum ac romani nominis, et in...
Pagina 122 - Id votum in haec verba praeeunte P. Licinio pontifice maximo consul nuncupavit : "Si duellum quod cum rege Antiocho sumi populus iussit, id ex sententia senatus...
Pagina 423 - Surrendered : 42, 8, 5 deditos in fidem populi Romani, omni ultimae crudelitatis exemplo laceratos ac deletos esse, tot milia capitum innoxiorum, fidem implorantia populi Romani, ne quis umquam se postea dedere auderet, pessimo exemplo venisse.
Pagina 339 - Eoman demands became known, the fury of the people cn'1 tln turned against all those who in any way seemed responsible for the terrible misfortune. The Italians residing in Carthage, the senators who had advised submission, even the deputies who brought the fatal news, were attacked and savagely ill-treated. The crowd rushed like madmen, weeping with rage, through the despoiled arsenals, the empty harbour, and along the walls cleared of all munitions of war. They entered...

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