The History of Rome, 第 1 巻Wells & Lilly, 1823 |
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Æmilius Æquans affairs afterwards Alban ambassadors Antium Appius Claudius appointed arms army assembly attack attended Aulus battle body brought Caius called Camillus camp capitol carried cavalry citadel citizens Collatia colleagues command commons commonwealth conduct consular power consuls consulship Cornelius danger decemvirs declared decree dictator elected enemy enemy's engagement Equans Etrurians Fabii Fabius Faliscians father favour Fidenas Fidenatians fight force Forum Furius gates Gauls gave gods greater Hernicians honour horse interrex Jupiter king lands Latines liberty lictor Lucius Lucius Valerius Potitus magistrates manner marched Marcus Marcus Furius Camillus matter ment military tribunes occasion party passed patricians peace person plebeian tribunes plunder possession Postumius present proceeding Quintius Roman Rome Romulus Sabines senate sent Servilius Servius Servius Tullius Sextus Tarquinius side soldiers spoil Spurius suffer taken Tarquinii Tarquinius temple thence Tiber tion Titus troops Tullus Valerius Veientians Veii victory violence Virginius Volscians
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3 ページ - ... farther, then beginning to fall precipitate, until he arrives at the present times when our vices have attained to such a height of enormity that we can no longer endure either the burden of them or the sharpness of the necessary remedies. This is the great advantage to be derived from the study of history, indeed the only one which can make it answer any profitable and salutary purpose...
69 ページ - She bids them be of good courage; tells them that the king was stunned by the suddenness of the blow; that the weapon had not sunk deep into his body; that he was already...
ix ページ - Would you not be glad, my lord, to see in one stupendous draught the whole progress of that government from liberty to servitude? the whole series of causes and effects, apparent and real, public and private? those which all men saw, and all good men lamented and opposed at the time ; and those which were so disguised to the prejudices, to the partialities of a divided people, and even to the corruption of mankind, that many did not, and that many could pretend they did not, discern them till it...
41 ページ - The pater patratus is appointed "ad jusjurandum patrandum," that is, to ratify the treaty; and he goes through it in a great many words, which, being expressed in a long set form, it is not worth while repeating.
3 ページ - ... as sacred, and to attribute it to the operations of the gods, surely the Roman people, who rank so high in military fame, may well expect that, while they choose to represent Mars as their own parent, and that of their founder, the other nations of the . world may acquiesce in this, with the same deference with which they acknowledge their sovereignty. But what degree of attention or credit may be given to these and such like matters, I shall not consider as very material.
3 ページ - ... acquired and extended; then, as discipline gradually declined, let him follow in his thoughts their morals, at first as slightly giving way, anon how they sunk more and more, then began to fall headlong, until he reaches the present times, when we can neither endure our vices, nor their remedies.
22 ページ - Sabines are already in possession of our Citadel, which they obtained by fraud, from thence they now make their way hither in arms, and have passed the middle of the valley, but do thou, О father of gods and men ! from hence, at least, repel the enemy, remove dismay from the minds of the Romans, and stop their shameful flight. I vow a temple here to thee, Jupiter Stator, as a testimony to posterity of the city being preserved by thy immediate aid.
477 ページ - ... party, then the other, asking their husbands and their sons to what fate they would consign them. All together formed such a picture of human woe as could admit of no aggravation. A great part, however, of the women followed their relations into the citadel, no one either hindering or inviting them; because, though the measure of lessening the number of useless persons in a siege might doubtless be advisable in one point of view, yet it was a measure of extreme inhumanity. The rest of the multitude,...
xxvii ページ - This is the great advantage to be derived from the study of history; indeed the only one which can make it answer any profitable and salutary purpose ; for, being abundantly furnished with clear and distinct examples of every kind of conduct, we may select for ourselves, and for the state to which we belong, such as are worthy of imitation ; and, carefully noting such, as, being dishonourable in their principles, are equally so in their effects, learn to avoid them.
34 ページ - Numa, in imitation of the Greeks, divided the year into twelve months, according to the course of the moon, consisting in all of 354 days : according to Pliny (Hist.