Cornelius NeposClarendon Press, 1868 - 203 pages |
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Page 146
... called ' Phidippides ' ) performed the 150 miles in forty - eight hours . 4. Praetores ; i . e . σtpatnyoús , a regular office . Praeessent is in the past tense because creant ' is the historical present . It might however have been the ...
... called ' Phidippides ' ) performed the 150 miles in forty - eight hours . 4. Praetores ; i . e . σtpatnyoús , a regular office . Praeessent is in the past tense because creant ' is the historical present . It might however have been the ...
Page 147
... called in Greek Bariλeús . Datum : sc . ' esse . ' 4. Adventaret , ' was on the point of coming . ' 6 6 Operibus , siege works , ' including the vineae , ' & c . 6 Atque erat profectus , as he had started with . ' Magna cum offensione ...
... called in Greek Bariλeús . Datum : sc . ' esse . ' 4. Adventaret , ' was on the point of coming . ' 6 6 Operibus , siege works , ' including the vineae , ' & c . 6 Atque erat profectus , as he had started with . ' Magna cum offensione ...
Page 152
... called Longimanus . 2. Graiorum : see preface , 3 . 3. Ipse , understand ' caepi . ' Nam cum ... liberatus . These words are not in the original letter quoted by Thucydides , c . 137 , but are added by him in explanation . Circumiretur ...
... called Longimanus . 2. Graiorum : see preface , 3 . 3. Ipse , understand ' caepi . ' Nam cum ... liberatus . These words are not in the original letter quoted by Thucydides , c . 137 , but are added by him in explanation . Circumiretur ...
Page 155
... called σκυτάλη . 5. In vincula publica , ès Thy eipkтǹv . Licet : we should expect ' licebat , ' but Nepos has copied servilely the very words of Thucydides . Regi . Pausanias was not king , but regent ( èníтporos ) for the young king ...
... called σκυτάλη . 5. In vincula publica , ès Thy eipkтǹv . Licet : we should expect ' licebat , ' but Nepos has copied servilely the very words of Thucydides . Regi . Pausanias was not king , but regent ( èníтporos ) for the young king ...
Page 159
... called dekaρxíaι . Aut se illius fore proprium , or whom he had devoted to his interests by an oath , ' the indicative confirmarat ' expresses the simple fact . Chap . 2. § 2. Pervertere , ' destroy . ' 3. The end of this chapter is ...
... called dekaρxíaι . Aut se illius fore proprium , or whom he had devoted to his interests by an oath , ' the indicative confirmarat ' expresses the simple fact . Chap . 2. § 2. Pervertere , ' destroy . ' 3. The end of this chapter is ...
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