An Inquiry Into the Credibility of the Early Roman History, Volume 2J. W. Parker and son, 1855 - Rome |
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... Rome . Battle of the Allia 324 81 Rome is taken and burnt by the Gauls , but the capitol holds out . . 82 Ransom of the capitol . Departure of the Gauls . Interposition • 325 of Camillus . The Romans reoccupy and rebuild the city 332 83 ...
... Rome . Battle of the Allia 324 81 Rome is taken and burnt by the Gauls , but the capitol holds out . . 82 Ransom of the capitol . Departure of the Gauls . Interposition • 325 of Camillus . The Romans reoccupy and rebuild the city 332 83 ...
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... Rome and Carthage , in the year of the first consuls , which is preserved by Polybius . In this treaty Rome stipulates for the maritime towns of Ardea , Antium , Laurentum , Circeii , and Tarracina , and any other Latin towns which may ...
... Rome and Carthage , in the year of the first consuls , which is preserved by Polybius . In this treaty Rome stipulates for the maritime towns of Ardea , Antium , Laurentum , Circeii , and Tarracina , and any other Latin towns which may ...
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... Rome . The colonization of Circeii is moreover attributed to Tarquin II . :( ) but of Tarracina nothing is said during the regal period . It is first mentioned by Livy about a century later , with the remark that its original name was ...
... Rome . The colonization of Circeii is moreover attributed to Tarquin II . :( ) but of Tarracina nothing is said during the regal period . It is first mentioned by Livy about a century later , with the remark that its original name was ...
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... Rome . The Romans go out to meet them , and cross the Tiber . An equestrian single combat , in front of the armies , takes place between Brutus and Aruns Tarquin , in which both fall , trans- fixed by each other's spears . ( 36 ) The ...
... Rome . The Romans go out to meet them , and cross the Tiber . An equestrian single combat , in front of the armies , takes place between Brutus and Aruns Tarquin , in which both fall , trans- fixed by each other's spears . ( 36 ) The ...
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... Rome from ten to twelve miles . See Gell's Topography of Rome , ed . Bunbury , p . 440. It is moreover , on the opposite side of the Tiber , which was then only crossed by one wooden bridge . The story of the charioteer being run away ...
... Rome from ten to twelve miles . See Gell's Topography of Rome , ed . Bunbury , p . 440. It is moreover , on the opposite side of the Tiber , which was then only crossed by one wooden bridge . The story of the charioteer being run away ...
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