Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 203
... marched leisurely on . The senate being met at Rome , among many others that spoke against the Fabii , the priests called fecials were the most decided , who , on the religious ground , urged the senate that they should lay the whole ...
... marched leisurely on . The senate being met at Rome , among many others that spoke against the Fabii , the priests called fecials were the most decided , who , on the religious ground , urged the senate that they should lay the whole ...
Page 274
... marched down with his whole army drawn up . He engaged with the troops on the eminence , and sustained their missiles ; the combat for some time was equal ; but as soon as Hannibal perceived that the whole army was now sufficiently ...
... marched down with his whole army drawn up . He engaged with the troops on the eminence , and sustained their missiles ; the combat for some time was equal ; but as soon as Hannibal perceived that the whole army was now sufficiently ...
Page 453
... marched against Ptolemy . When they faced one another Ptolemy cor- rupted these mercenaries with a sum of money , and persuaded them to revolt to him ; but yet fearing the very name and reputation of Pelopidas , he came to him as his ...
... marched against Ptolemy . When they faced one another Ptolemy cor- rupted these mercenaries with a sum of money , and persuaded them to revolt to him ; but yet fearing the very name and reputation of Pelopidas , he came to him as his ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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