The History of Rome: Translated with the Author's Sanction and Additions by William P. Dickson. With a Pref. by Leonhard Schmitz, Volume 2R. Bentley & son, 1877 - Rome |
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Page 95 - The power which he wielded over men is shown by his incomparable control over an army of various nations and many tongues — an army which never in the worst times mutinied against him. He was a great man ; wherever he went, he riveted the eyes of all.