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... enemy then wielding the whole thunders of the state , is somewhat surprising ; and historians have sought their solution . of the mystery in the powerful intercessions of the vestal virgins , and several others of high rank amongst the ...
... enemy then wielding the whole thunders of the state , is somewhat surprising ; and historians have sought their solution . of the mystery in the powerful intercessions of the vestal virgins , and several others of high rank amongst the ...
Side 48
... enemies , and the exemplary speed with which he provided a remedy for disasters ; the extraordinary presence of mind which he showed in turning adverse omens to his own advantage , as when , upon stumbling in coming on shore , ( which ...
... enemies , and the exemplary speed with which he provided a remedy for disasters ; the extraordinary presence of mind which he showed in turning adverse omens to his own advantage , as when , upon stumbling in coming on shore , ( which ...
Side 49
... is true that the legionary troops were then much reduced by the sword of the enemy , and by the --- tremendous hardships of their last campaigns . In this , 4 THE CÆSARS . 49 troops, besides three hundred elephants. Such being ...
... is true that the legionary troops were then much reduced by the sword of the enemy , and by the --- tremendous hardships of their last campaigns . In this , 4 THE CÆSARS . 49 troops, besides three hundred elephants. Such being ...
Side 50
... enemy's hands , refused to accept their lives under the condition of serving against him . - Their In connection with this subject of his extraordinary munificence , there is one aspect of Cæsar's life which has suffered much from the ...
... enemy's hands , refused to accept their lives under the condition of serving against him . - Their In connection with this subject of his extraordinary munificence , there is one aspect of Cæsar's life which has suffered much from the ...
Side 54
... enemies of Cæsar , who watched his conduct during the period of his Gaulish command with the vigilance of rancorous malice , should not have come to the knowledge of this fact ; in which case we may be sure that it would have been ...
... enemies of Cæsar , who watched his conduct during the period of his Gaulish command with the vigilance of rancorous malice , should not have come to the knowledge of this fact ; in which case we may be sure that it would have been ...
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