Plutarch's Lives, Volume 1J.M. Dent, 1961 |
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... offered to him ; sacrificed Busiris , killed Antæus in wrestling , and Cycnus in single combat , and Ternierus by breaking his skull in pieces ( whence , they say , comes the proverb of " a Termerian mischief " ) , for it seems Termerus ...
... offered to him ; sacrificed Busiris , killed Antæus in wrestling , and Cycnus in single combat , and Ternierus by breaking his skull in pieces ( whence , they say , comes the proverb of " a Termerian mischief " ) , for it seems Termerus ...
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... offered himself to command those that should be sent to encompass the enemy . Next to him , Fabius Maximus , eldest son of Æmilius , although yet very young , offered himself with great zeal . Æmilius , rejoicing , gave them , not so ...
... offered himself to command those that should be sent to encompass the enemy . Next to him , Fabius Maximus , eldest son of Æmilius , although yet very young , offered himself with great zeal . Æmilius , rejoicing , gave them , not so ...
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... offered to undertake the business ; then Melon , Damoclides , and Theopompus , men of noble families , who , in other things loving and faithful to one another , were rivals constant only in glory and courageous exploits . They were ...
... offered to undertake the business ; then Melon , Damoclides , and Theopompus , men of noble families , who , in other things loving and faithful to one another , were rivals constant only in glory and courageous exploits . They were ...
Contents
THE COMPARISON OF ROMULUS WITH THESEUS | 56 |
NUMA POMPILIUS | 91 |
THE COMPARISON OF NUMA WITH LYCURGUS | 114 |
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