Plutarch's Lives, Том 5David Huntington. A. Paul, printer, 1816 |
Другие издания - Просмотреть все
Часто встречающиеся слова и выражения
afterward Agesilaus Alexander Alexander's Antigonus Antipater appeared arms army Arrian Asia attack barbarians battle body brought Brutus Cæsar called Callisthenes camp Cato cavalry Cesar Cicero Clitus command conquered consul consulship Crassus Craterus danger Darius death desired despatched Diod Domitius enemy enemy's engaged Epaminondas Eumenes expedition father favour fight forces fought friends gained Gaul gave give Greece Greeks hand honour horse hundred immediately Italy killed king king's Lacedæmonians legions letter likewise Lucullus Lysander Macedon Macedonians manner master Metellus Mithridates Neoptolemus occasion officers Onesicritus Parmenio passed Perdiccas Persian person Peucestas Pharnabazus Philip Philotas Phoebidas Plutarch Pompey Pompey's prætor prince province received retired river Roman Rome sacrifice says Scipio senate sent Sertorius soldiers soon Sparta spirit Strabo sword Sylla taken talents Thebans Thessaly thing thought thousand tion told took tribunes troops victory whole
Популярные отрывки
Стр. 225 - And weltering in his blood; Deserted at his utmost need By those his former bounty fed; On the bare earth exposed he lies With not a friend to close his eyes.
Стр. 296 - Having said this, he approached the doors of the treasury, and, as the keys were not produced, he sent for workmen to break them open. Metellus...
Стр. 190 - ... that they should be spared. But that prince, influenced rather by his passion than his reason, instead of giving them quarter, advanced to attack them, and was so .warmly received that he had his horse killed under him. It was not, however, the famous Bucephalus. In this dispute...
Стр. 278 - ... but they were astonished at his patience under toil, so far in all appearance above his bodily powers. For he was of a slender make, fair, of a delicate constitution, and subject to violent headaches and epileptic fits. He had the first attack of the falling sickness at Corduba. He did not, however, make these disorders a pretence for indulging himself. On the contrary, he sought in war a remedy for his infirmities, endeavouring to strengthen his constitution by long marches, by simple diet,...
Стр. 321 - ... no regard to her dreams, to have recourse to some other species of divination, or to sacrifices, for information as to his fate. This gave him some suspicion and alarm; for he had never known before, in Calpurnia, any thing of the weakness or superstition of her sex, though she was now so much affected.
Стр. 186 - Cranium, he went to see him. Diogenes happened to be lying in the sun ; and at the approach of so many people, he raised himself up a little, and fixed his eyes upon Alexander. The king addressed him in an obliging manner, and asked him if there was anything he could serve him in.
Стр. 212 - Sicilian fashion girt close about him, and over that a breast-plate of linen strongly quilted, which was found among the spoils at the battle of Issus. His helmet, the workmanship of Theophilus, was of iron, but so well polished, that it shone like the brightest silver. To this was fitted a gorget of the same metal, set with precious stones. His sword, the weapon...
Стр. 98 - ... ships, but islands and maritime towns. Many persons, distinguished for their wealth, their birth, and their capacity, embarked with them, and assisted in their depredations, as if their employment had been worthy the ambition of men of honour.
Стр. 269 - When the day of election came, Caesar's mother attending him to. the door with her eyes bathed in tears, he embraced her and said, " My dear mother, you will see me this day either chief pontiff, or an exile.
Стр. 190 - Grecian mercenaries, who forming upon an eminence, desired Alexander to give his word of honour that they should be spared. But that prince, influenced rather by his passion than his reason, instead of giving them quarter advanced to attack them, and was so warmly received that he had his horse killed under him. It was not, however, the famous Bucephalus.