Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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Page 145
... occasion of revolt ; and Lucius Brutus , engaging in the change , came to Valerius before all others , and , with his zealous assistance , deposed the kings . And whilst the people inclined towards the electing one leader instead of ...
... occasion of revolt ; and Lucius Brutus , engaging in the change , came to Valerius before all others , and , with his zealous assistance , deposed the kings . And whilst the people inclined towards the electing one leader instead of ...
Page 238
... occasions for service , which summon all arts and trades and require all hands to be employed about them , they do ... occasion of receiving the benefit and having their share of the public moneys . The materials were stone , brass ...
... occasions for service , which summon all arts and trades and require all hands to be employed about them , they do ... occasion of receiving the benefit and having their share of the public moneys . The materials were stone , brass ...
Page 255
... occasion of the quarrel is not so easy to find out . But of inducing the refusal to annul the decree , all alike charge Pericles . Some say he met the request with a positive refusal , out of high spirit and a view of the state's best ...
... occasion of the quarrel is not so easy to find out . But of inducing the refusal to annul the decree , all alike charge Pericles . Some say he met the request with a positive refusal , out of high spirit and a view of the state's best ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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