The Works of Cornelius Tacitus: With an Essay on His Life and Genius, Notes, Supplements, Etc, Volume 6John Stockdale, 1811 |
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... Lucius Vitellius , the emperor's brother . The character of Blæsus . XL . Fabius Valens , by his delay and luxury , ruins the cause of Vitellius . Being informed of the defeat at Cremona , he flies with a few followers ; puts to sea ...
... Lucius Vitellius , the emperor's brother . The character of Blæsus . XL . Fabius Valens , by his delay and luxury , ruins the cause of Vitellius . Being informed of the defeat at Cremona , he flies with a few followers ; puts to sea ...
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... Vitellius . LXXVI . Tarracina taken by Lucius Vitellius ; Claudius Juli- anus put to death . LXXVIII . Vespasian's forces halt for several days amidst the Apennine mountains ; but , roused at length by the destruction of the capitol ...
... Vitellius . LXXVI . Tarracina taken by Lucius Vitellius ; Claudius Juli- anus put to death . LXXVIII . Vespasian's forces halt for several days amidst the Apennine mountains ; but , roused at length by the destruction of the capitol ...
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... VITELLIUS went next to the senate , and , in a speech of prepared eloquence , talked highly of the posture of affairs . The fathers answered him in a strain of flattery . The case of Cæcina was brought into debate by Lucius Vi- tellius ...
... VITELLIUS went next to the senate , and , in a speech of prepared eloquence , talked highly of the posture of affairs . The fathers answered him in a strain of flattery . The case of Cæcina was brought into debate by Lucius Vi- tellius ...
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... Lucius Vitellius , who readily undertook to manage the accusa- tion . Being himself stained with every vice , and for his life and morals univer- sally decried , he saw with envy the fair reputation and the popular esteem that attended ...
... Lucius Vitellius , who readily undertook to manage the accusa- tion . Being himself stained with every vice , and for his life and morals univer- sally decried , he saw with envy the fair reputation and the popular esteem that attended ...
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... Vitellius . Be that BOOK as it may , the fidelity of the generous cen- turion deserves to be transmitted to pos- terity . LV . AT length Vitellius ... Lucius Vitel- lius , the emperor's brother . The emperor , in the mean time , abated ...
... Vitellius . Be that BOOK as it may , the fidelity of the generous cen- turion deserves to be transmitted to pos- terity . LV . AT length Vitellius ... Lucius Vitel- lius , the emperor's brother . The emperor , in the mean time , abated ...
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Page 413 - A voice from the east, a voice from the west, a voice from the four winds, a voice against Jerusalem and the holy house, a voice against the bridegrooms and the brides, and a voice against this whole people!
Page 490 - Who knows but He whose hand the lightning forms, Who heaves old ocean, and who wings the storms, Pours fierce ambition in a Caesar's mind...
Page 496 - And they came to Elim, where were twelve wells of water, and threescore and ten palm trees: and they encamped there by the waters.
Page 331 - He presented himself before Vespasian, and, falling prostrate on the ground, implored the emperor to administer a cure for his blindness. He came, he said, by the admonition of Serapis, the god whom the superstition of the Egyptians holds in the highest veneration.
Page 498 - In six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Page 356 - The Jews acknowledge one God only, and Him they see in the mind's eye, and Him they adore in contemplation, condemning as impious idolaters all who with perishable materials wrought into the human form attempt to give a representation of the Deity. The God of the Jews is the great governing mind that directs and guides the whole frame of nature — eternal, infinite, and neither capable of change nor subject to decay.
Page 372 - The impression made by these wonders fell on a few only: the -multitude relied on an ancient prophecy, contained as they believed in books kept by the priests, by which it was foretold that, in this very juncture, the power of the east would prevail over the nations, and a race of men would go forth from Judea to extend their dominion over the rest of the world.
Page 441 - ... threw a combustible weapon, which clung to the woodwork, and set fire to the whole building. The Jews saw that all was lost, and in their last agony sent forth the groan of an expiring people. Titus withdrew from the scene of desolation, lamenting that his efforts to save the place were without effect. As he passed along, word was brought to him that a number of priests stood on the outside wall, imploring him to spare their lives. ' It is too late,' said Titus ; ' the priests ought not to survive...