History of the Romans Under the Empire, Band 2Appleton, 1864 |
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... confidence . Vacillating con- duct of the Edui , and divi- sions among them interfe- rence of Cæsar . Hitherto the Ædui had acted with great indecision . They had refused assistance to the Bituriges when that unfortunate people , urged ...
... confidence . Vacillating con- duct of the Edui , and divi- sions among them interfe- rence of Cæsar . Hitherto the Ædui had acted with great indecision . They had refused assistance to the Bituriges when that unfortunate people , urged ...
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... confidence of the national character , and gave the signal for battle . ' Never , indeed , was the chivalrous spirit of a gallant people more thoroughly awakened . The chiefs engaged themselves by mutual oaths not to return from the ...
... confidence of the national character , and gave the signal for battle . ' Never , indeed , was the chivalrous spirit of a gallant people more thoroughly awakened . The chiefs engaged themselves by mutual oaths not to return from the ...
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... confidence in a crowning success . The preparations which Cæsar made to carry out his resolve were on a scale proportioned to its grandeur . He formed a line of circumvallation round the whole of the He forms a blockade exas- armies ...
... confidence in a crowning success . The preparations which Cæsar made to carry out his resolve were on a scale proportioned to its grandeur . He formed a line of circumvallation round the whole of the He forms a blockade exas- armies ...
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... confident in his superior resources , he was unconscious of the moral force with which he furnished his rival , when , in the face of this very enactment , he retained his own pro- consular appointment , and even caused it to be ...
... confident in his superior resources , he was unconscious of the moral force with which he furnished his rival , when , in the face of this very enactment , he retained his own pro- consular appointment , and even caused it to be ...
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... confidence in his own powers was unabash- ed , and he defied the malice of the world . Cicero seems in- deed to have recovered , in these congenial occupations , some portion of his earlier spirits and sanguine temper . Though in his ...
... confidence in his own powers was unabash- ed , and he defied the malice of the world . Cicero seems in- deed to have recovered , in these congenial occupations , some portion of his earlier spirits and sanguine temper . Though in his ...
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Seite 384 - What, thou too, Brutus !' he exclaimed, let go his hold of Casca, and drawing his robe over his face, made no further resistance. The assassins stabbed him through and through, for they had pledged themselves, one and all, to bathe their daggers in his blood.
Seite 308 - Capitolme hill, and crossed the deep hollow of the Velabrum and Forum Boarium, on its way to the Circus Maximus, which occupied the valley between the Palatine and Aventine. In passing through the Velabrum, the...
Seite 388 - Patris patriae, statuam inter reges, suggestum in orchestra ; sed et ampliora etiam humano fastigio decerni sibi passus est : sedem auream in curia et pro tribunali, tensam et ferculum circensi pompa, templa, aras, simulacra iuxta deos, pulvinar, flaminem, lupercos, appellationem mensis e suo nomine ; ac nullos non honores ad libidinem cepit et 2 dedit.
Seite 377 - He was zealous in serving his interests by the discharge of important offices; nor did he blush to govern Cisalpine Gaul for Caesar, while his uncle still held Utica against him. A feeble panegyric of the sturdy sage whom he had abandoned while he affected to adopt his principles and emulate his practice, seemed to Brutus a sufficient tribute to his virtues.
Seite 393 - And, as if to complete the picture of the most perfect specimen of human ability, we are assured that in all the exercises of the camp his vigour anil skill were not less conspicuous. He fought at the most perilous moments in the ranks of the soldiers ; he could manage his charger without the use of reins ; and he saved his life at Alexandria by his address in the art of swimming.
Seite 383 - Cimber approached with a petition for his brother's pardon. The others, as was concerted, joined in the supplication, grasping his hands and embracing his neck. Caesar at first put them gently aside, but, as they became more importunate, repelled them with main force.