The Rubicon; Or, Historical Allusions Familiarized,: In Sketches of Early Roman HistoryJ. Souter, School Library, 73, St. Paul's Churchyard., 1830 - 171 páginas |
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... Volscian general , Tullus Aufidius , offering either to be punished for the injuries he had done the Volscians , or to be useful to them in their wars against the Ro- mans . Tullus received him as a friend , and 62 THE RUBICON .
... Volscian general , Tullus Aufidius , offering either to be punished for the injuries he had done the Volscians , or to be useful to them in their wars against the Ro- mans . Tullus received him as a friend , and 62 THE RUBICON .
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... Volscians , informing them that if they wished for peace , they must restore the towns formerly taken from that people . The pontiffs , priests , and augurs in vain urged him to retreat from Rome ; at last the mother of Coriolanus , fol ...
... Volscians , informing them that if they wished for peace , they must restore the towns formerly taken from that people . The pontiffs , priests , and augurs in vain urged him to retreat from Rome ; at last the mother of Coriolanus , fol ...
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... Volscians , and Coriolanus was soon after slain in a tumult . What say you now to Coriolanus , Anne ? " " Mamma , what can I say to a revengeful traitor , for he was false to both parties . " " A very common consequence of not acting ...
... Volscians , and Coriolanus was soon after slain in a tumult . What say you now to Coriolanus , Anne ? " " Mamma , what can I say to a revengeful traitor , for he was false to both parties . " " A very common consequence of not acting ...
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... Volscians . Furius , a young man , was anxious to attack the ene- my : Camillus prudently resolved to wait for a favourable opportunity . The former , how- ever , taking advantage of the illness of Camil- lus 90 THE RUBICON .
... Volscians . Furius , a young man , was anxious to attack the ene- my : Camillus prudently resolved to wait for a favourable opportunity . The former , how- ever , taking advantage of the illness of Camil- lus 90 THE RUBICON .
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... Volscians from Rome .... 488 The Romans send to Athens for laws ..... 454 Decemvirs created ... Laws of the twelve tables compiled ...... Military tribunes created .. 451 451 444 Censors created .... 443 .... 170 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF ...
... Volscians from Rome .... 488 The Romans send to Athens for laws ..... 454 Decemvirs created ... Laws of the twelve tables compiled ...... Military tribunes created .. 451 451 444 Censors created .... 443 .... 170 CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF ...
Términos y frases comunes
Æmilius amongst Appius army assistance battle battle of Cannae Brennus brother called Camillus Carthage Carthaginians celebrated CHAPTER character chosen Collatinus command conquered consul continued Coriolanus countrymen courage Crassus crime daughter dear Anne Dear mamma death Decemviri defeated destroyed dreadful enemy entreated exclaimed Fabius fable father Faustulus feelings friends Gauls gave girl give gods Gracchus Hannibal hear hero honour hope Italy Jugurtha Julius Cæsar killed king Latin laws Licinian law Lucretia mamma Manlius Marius mean Metellus mother neighbour obliged papa party Patricians patron peace person Philip Plebeians Pompey pray go present prince prisoners Punic punished Pyrrhus refused Regulus reign Remus Roman History Rome Romulus Rubicon Sabines Samnites saved Scipio senate sent Servius Tullius shewed slave soldiers soon story Stratton suppose Sylla Tarpeian rock Tarquinius tell temple Tribunes troops Tullus Virginius virtue Volsci Volscians wife wish word young
Pasajes populares
Página 114 - ... the efficient ally of the Romans in the last campaign of the war, all the territory which she had wrested from him. Carthage also gave up her fleet and her elephants to the Romans, and agreed to pay to Rome a yearly tribute of two hundred talents, and bound herself to enter upon no war in the future without the consent of the Romans. Thus ended the Second Punic War, after a continuance of seventeen years (BC 218201), in the humiliation of Carthage, which now virtually lost her national independence...
Página 12 - How happy is the blameless vestal's lot ? The world forgetting, by the world forgot...
Página 41 - Thus resolved, they all for some time showed their spirit, and kept their word ; but soon they found, that instead of mortifying the belly by these means, they only undid themselves ; they languished for a while, and perceived, when too late, that it was owing to the belly that they had strength to work, or courage to mutiny.
Página 90 - Fabricius, it would be as easy to turn the sun from his course as thee from the path of honor ! " In gratitude for the noble conduct of Fabricius and the Roman Senate, Pyrrhus immediately sent Cineas to Rome with his thanks, and at once released all the Romans whom he had taken prisoners, and sent them home rich with presents. The Romans, nevertheless, still firmly...
Página 82 - The last good kins; whom willing Rome obey'd Was the poor offspring of a captive maid ; Yet he those robes of empire justly bore, Which Romulus, our sacred founder, wore: Nicely he gain'd, and well possest the throne, Not for his father's merit, but his own, And reign'd, himself a family alone. When...
Página 47 - ... dream, he flew to take up his mother, who had fallen at his feet, crying out, " Oh ! my mother, thou hast saved Rome, but lost thy son." He accordingly gave orders to draw off the army, pretending to the officers, that the city was too strong to be taken. Tullus, who had long envied Coriolanus, was not remiss in aggravating the lenity of his conduct to his countrymen.