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Page 272
... Fabius , nor permit him to be de- stroyed , like the son of Manlius Torquatus , who was beheaded by his father for a victory fought and triumphantly won against order ; he exhorted them to take away from Fabius that abso- lute power of ...
... Fabius , nor permit him to be de- stroyed , like the son of Manlius Torquatus , who was beheaded by his father for a victory fought and triumphantly won against order ; he exhorted them to take away from Fabius that abso- lute power of ...
Page 285
... Fabius , Tarentum had been recovered ; on which Fabius laughingly replied : " You say very true , for if Marcus Livius had not lost Tarentum , Fabius Maximus had never recovered it . " The people , amongst other marks of gratitude ...
... Fabius , Tarentum had been recovered ; on which Fabius laughingly replied : " You say very true , for if Marcus Livius had not lost Tarentum , Fabius Maximus had never recovered it . " The people , amongst other marks of gratitude ...
Page 289
... Fabius and a strength of purpose more than ordinary . We may set Tarentum retaken against Samos won by Pericles , and the conquest of Euboea we may well balance with the towns of Campania ; though Capua itself was reduced by the consuls ...
... Fabius and a strength of purpose more than ordinary . We may set Tarentum retaken against Samos won by Pericles , and the conquest of Euboea we may well balance with the towns of Campania ; though Capua itself was reduced by the consuls ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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