Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 160
... charges . Postumius Balbus , his son- in - law , going out with three thousand men in the evening , was ordered to ... charge ; the women , besides , by private consent , mouned a whole year , a signal mark of honour to his memory . He ...
... charges . Postumius Balbus , his son- in - law , going out with three thousand men in the evening , was ordered to ... charge ; the women , besides , by private consent , mouned a whole year , a signal mark of honour to his memory . He ...
Page 277
... charge upon that middle advance body , which he knew would recoil , as not being able to with- stand their shock , and when the Romans in their pursuit should be far enough engaged within the two wings , they should , both on the right ...
... charge upon that middle advance body , which he knew would recoil , as not being able to with- stand their shock , and when the Romans in their pursuit should be far enough engaged within the two wings , they should , both on the right ...
Page 457
... charge that of the enemies ; they routed and pursued them through the plain . But Alexander meantime took the hills , and charging the Thessalian foot that came up later , and strove to climb the steep and craggy ascent , killed the ...
... charge that of the enemies ; they routed and pursued them through the plain . But Alexander meantime took the hills , and charging the Thessalian foot that came up later , and strove to climb the steep and craggy ascent , killed the ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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