Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 5Bell, 1874 |
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Page v
... observed in the Preface to the Third Volume , that " We learn Cicero's character best from his own letters , which are the strongest evidence that we have against him . " I mean the strongest evidence against him as a public man . It is ...
... observed in the Preface to the Third Volume , that " We learn Cicero's character best from his own letters , which are the strongest evidence that we have against him . " I mean the strongest evidence against him as a public man . It is ...
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... observed the order in his narrative , and we have no contemporary evidence for correcting him except that of Cicero , who is often careless about facts and was now so frightened that he hardly knew what he wrote . Caesar's words ...
... observed the order in his narrative , and we have no contemporary evidence for correcting him except that of Cicero , who is often careless about facts and was now so frightened that he hardly knew what he wrote . Caesar's words ...
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... observed at a distance and seen by both sides . Fabius , it appears , had now four legions ( c . 37 ) , and he sent these two across the river by the more distant bridge to support the other two . The approach of the two fresh legions ...
... observed at a distance and seen by both sides . Fabius , it appears , had now four legions ( c . 37 ) , and he sent these two across the river by the more distant bridge to support the other two . The approach of the two fresh legions ...
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... observed them gradually changing their direction to the right hand , and the head of Caesar's column already passing the position of their camp , it was the universal opinion that they must leave the camp and frustrate the enemy's ...
... observed them gradually changing their direction to the right hand , and the head of Caesar's column already passing the position of their camp , it was the universal opinion that they must leave the camp and frustrate the enemy's ...
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... observe , as in other parts of the books of the Civil War , that Caesar obtained some of his knowledge about the enemy from the men or their officers , and that he could only repeat what he heard and believed . The cruelty of Petreius ...
... observe , as in other parts of the books of the Civil War , that Caesar obtained some of his knowledge about the enemy from the men or their officers , and that he could only repeat what he heard and believed . The cruelty of Petreius ...
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Achillas Adrumetum Afranius Africa Alexandrine Antonius Apidanus Enipeus Appian Appian B. C. arms army arrived attack attempted Attic battle of Pharsalia brought Brundisium Caesar Cassius Cato cavalry centurions Cicero coast cohorts command consul Corduba Corfinium crossed Curio defeat defences Deiotarus Dion Dion Cassius Domitius Dyrrhachium Egypt enemy enemy's Enipeus escaped fight fleet followed force friends Gallia gave Goeler ground Guischardt Haliacmon hill horsemen hundred island Italy joined Juba killed king Labienus land Larisa legatus legions Lentulus Leptis letter Marcellus miles military missiles Mithridates named narrative ninth legion occupied Octavius peius Petreius Pharnaces Pharsalus Plutarch Pompeius position possession protect province rampart received rest retreat Rhodian river Roman Rome Ruspina sailed Scipio seized Senate sent ships Sicily side soldiers soon Spain Strabo Suetonius supplies supposed Syria Thapsus Thessaly took town tribunes troops Utica Varus Vatinius vessels victory wing
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Page iv - Surely every medicine is an innovation, and he that will not apply new remedies must expect new evils; for time is the greatest innovator; and if time of course alter things to the worse, and wisdom and counsel shall not alter them to the better, what shall be the end?