The Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth ...C.J.G. and F. Rivington, 1830 |
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The Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth Nathaniel Hooke Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2015 |
The Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth Nathaniel Hooke Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2015 |
The Roman History, from the Building of Rome to the Ruin of the Commonwealth Nathaniel Hooke Ingen forhåndsvisning - 2015 |
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Side 162 - Tarquin, be then only cowards, when they are to deliver themselves from slavery ? — Some of you are perhaps intimidated by the army which Tarquin now commands. The soldiers, you imagine, will take the part of their general. Banish so groundless a fear. The love of liberty is natural to all men. Your fellow- citizens in the camp feel the weight of oppression, with as quick a sense as you that are in.
Side 131 - The sixth class comprehended all those who either had no estates, or were not worth so much as those of the fifth class. The number of them was so great as to exceed that of any of the other classes, yet they were reckoned but as one century. Thus the number of centuries in all the classes was, according to Livy, 191; and according to Dionysius, 193.
Side 162 - ... years of ignominious servitude, shall we, through a fear of dying, defer one single instant to assert our liberty ? No, Romans, now is the time ; — the favourable moment we have so long waited for, is come. Tarquin is not at Rome. The Patricians are at the head of the enterprise, The city is abundantly provided with men.
Side 191 - Sylla removed hither from Athens out of the temple of Jupiter Olympius ; the gilded roof, the gilded shields, 'and those of solid silver ; the huge vessels of silver, holding three measures ; the golden chariot, &c. This temple was first consumed by fire in the Marian •war, and then rebuilt by Sylla ; who, dying before the dedication, left that honour to Quintus Catulus. This too was demolished in the Vitellian sedition. Vespasian undertook a third, which was burnt about the time of his death.
Side 33 - Sensation of turning in the horizontal plane, either from the right to the left or from the left to the right.
Side 159 - I ever suffer any of that family, or of any other whatsoever, to be King in Rome. Ye Gods, I call you to witness this my oath...
Side 474 - ... of Rome, as that from kings to consuls. Nothing could be more moderate than the beginning of this joint reign of the decemvirs, (as the commissioners were called.) They agreed, that only one at a time should have the fasces and the other consular ornaments, assemble the senate, and confirm decrees. To this honour they were to succeed by turns, each enjoying it one whole day, and then resigning it to another. The rest, who were not actually exercising their authority, affected no distinction but...
Side 73 - Numa forbade the Romans to represent God in the form of man or beast, nor was there any painted or graven image of a deity admitted amongst them for the space of the first hundred and seventy years, all...
Side 31 - The prosperity of some rising colonies, and the speedy ruin of others, have in a great measure been owing to their form of government. Were there but one manner of ruling states and cities that could make them happy, the choice would not be difficult; but I have learnt that of the various forms of government among the Greeks and Barbarians, there are three which are highly extolled by...