Decline of the Roman Republic, Volume 5Bell, 1874 |
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... taken pains to examine the evidence . I have 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 ...
... taken pains to examine the evidence . I have 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 ...
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... taken on board the ships and carried to Sicily : the rest surrender to Attius Varus - The cruelty and insolence of King Juba - Curio's incapacity and faults , which Caesar has not dis- guised , though he spares all reproach of his young ...
... taken on board the ships and carried to Sicily : the rest surrender to Attius Varus - The cruelty and insolence of King Juba - Curio's incapacity and faults , which Caesar has not dis- guised , though he spares all reproach of his young ...
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... taken from Caesar under the pretence of sending them to the East ; by which words Caesar may mean , as it has been suggested , that a civil war alone could justify the behaviour of Pompeius and at the same time prove his foresight . For ...
... taken from Caesar under the pretence of sending them to the East ; by which words Caesar may mean , as it has been suggested , that a civil war alone could justify the behaviour of Pompeius and at the same time prove his foresight . For ...
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... taken from them ( vol . ii . p . 400 ) . On the seventh day from the 1st of January they were compelled to look after their safety by retiring from the city ; which the most turbulent tribunes in former times of civil commotion had not ...
... taken from them ( vol . ii . p . 400 ) . On the seventh day from the 1st of January they were compelled to look after their safety by retiring from the city ; which the most turbulent tribunes in former times of civil commotion had not ...
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... taken from Caesar ; he declared that he knew that Caesar's soldiers were ill affected towards him , that they would not defend him , or at least would not follow him . Cicero was not deceived by the lan- guage of Pompeius : he tells ...
... taken from Caesar ; he declared that he knew that Caesar's soldiers were ill affected towards him , that they would not defend him , or at least would not follow him . Cicero was not deceived by the lan- guage of Pompeius : he tells ...
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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?