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... Rome , I could not well omit a brief survey of the geography of the Roman empire . Should any one be inclined to ... Rome . For , not to mention the Greeks , who can deny that the history of Rome is full of most striking THE AUTHOR'S ...
... Rome , I could not well omit a brief survey of the geography of the Roman empire . Should any one be inclined to ... Rome . For , not to mention the Greeks , who can deny that the history of Rome is full of most striking THE AUTHOR'S ...
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... Rome , par M. De Beaufort , à la Haye , 1766 , 2 vols . 4to . MATERNUS VON CILANO ausführl . Abhandlung der röm . Alterthümer , published by Adler , Aitona , 1774 , 4 vols . REIZ's Vorlesungen über die Römischen Alterthümer nach ...
... Rome , par M. De Beaufort , à la Haye , 1766 , 2 vols . 4to . MATERNUS VON CILANO ausführl . Abhandlung der röm . Alterthümer , published by Adler , Aitona , 1774 , 4 vols . REIZ's Vorlesungen über die Römischen Alterthümer nach ...
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... ROME . 37. The history of the first origin of Rome , although dating from a period subsequent by several centuries to the fabulous age of Greece , is so interwoven with legends , that it seems a hopeless task to attempt to un- ravel ...
... ROME . 37. The history of the first origin of Rome , although dating from a period subsequent by several centuries to the fabulous age of Greece , is so interwoven with legends , that it seems a hopeless task to attempt to un- ravel ...
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... Rome , if traced to a Greek origin , would mean strength , a title very appro- priate to a city which became the queen of the earth by force of arms ; and there is an ancient opinion that the Greek settlers on the Palatine hill ...
... Rome , if traced to a Greek origin , would mean strength , a title very appro- priate to a city which became the queen of the earth by force of arms ; and there is an ancient opinion that the Greek settlers on the Palatine hill ...
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... Rome must have meant the city of ruminant animals , or of sucklings : in which way also is ex- plained the name Ruminalis , given to the fig - tree , be- neath which the twins were said to have been found sucking the teats of the wolf ...
... Rome must have meant the city of ruminant animals , or of sucklings : in which way also is ex- plained the name Ruminalis , given to the fig - tree , be- neath which the twins were said to have been found sucking the teats of the wolf ...
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ædiles afterwards ancient antiquities appointed Augustus authority Beauf Cæs Cæsars Caius called Campus Martius centumviri centuriata centuries Cicero citizenship comitia concerning consuls Creuz custom decemviri Dio Cass Dionys distinction edict emperors fasti Fest Festus formulæ Gell Gellius Græv Greeks Hein hence Hist honour Hugo Julius Cæsar jure Juven Latin lege Legg legis actiones lictors Livy Lydus Macrob magistrates mancipatio Mart mentioned opinion origin Ovid Pandd passage patricians persons plebeians plebs Plin Polyb præfectus prætor provinces quæ quæstors quam Quiritium quod rank Republic Rome Romulus says Schulze senate Servius Servius Tullius slaves Suet sunt temple termed tion tribes tribunes Varro Varro de L. L. Verr Virg votes whence word writers XII Tables XII Tabularum
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Page 279 - Siculi hoc jure sunt, ut quod civis cum cive agat, domi certet suis legibus ; quod siculus cum siculo non ejusdem civitatis, ut de eo praetor judices, ex P. Rupilii decreto, sortiatur.
Page 101 - Quo jure etiam populus romanus olim utebatur. Aut enim ex jure Quiritium unusquisque dominus erat , aut non intelligebatur dominus. Sed postea divisionem accepit dominium, ut alius possit esse ex jure Quiritium dominus, alius in bonis habere. Nam si tibi rem mancipi neque mancipavero , neque in jure cessero...
Page 298 - Nostrae, inquit, con- 15 tra duodecim tabulae cum perpaucas res capite sanxissent, in his hanc quoque sanciendam putaverunt, si quis occentavisset sive carmen condidisset, quod infamiam faceret flagitiumve alteri.
Page 398 - Sole tamen vinoque calent, annosque precantur, quot sumant cyathos, ad numerumque bibunt. Invenies illic, qui Nestoris ebibat annos, quae sit per calices facta Sibylla suos. Illic et cantant quidquid didicere theatris, 535 et iactant faciles ad sua verba manus; et ducunt posito duras cratere choreas, cultaque diffusis saltat amica comis.
Page 295 - ... primum ortum si recordari volumus, inter arma civium et occupatis et obsessis urbis locis procreatum videmus.
Page 295 - Erat autem ius interea paciscendi ac, nisi pacti forent, habebantur in vinculis dies sexaginta. Inter eos dies trinis nundinis continuis ad praetorem in comitium producebantur, quantaeque pecuniae iudicati essent, praedicabatur.
Page 300 - Graeci iraipe1av vocant. His autem potestatem facit lex pactionem quam velint sibi ferre, dum ne quid ex publica lege corrumpant.
Page 302 - XII tabularum adversus eum qui hostiam emisset nec pretium redderet: item adversus eum qui mercedem non redderet pro eo iumento, quod quis ideo locasset ut inde pecuniam acceptam in dapem id est in sacrificium inpenderet...
Page 557 - ... praefatae ante meos manes animamque precatae perfusaeque pias ante liquore manus, pars quae sola mei superabit corporis, ossa incinctae nigra candida veste legent, et primum annoso spargent...
Page 557 - ... cum tenuem fuero mutatu-s in umbram candidaque ossa super nigra favilla teget, ante meum veniat longos incompta capillos , et fleat ante meum maesta Neaera rogum.