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INDEX


Age, Old, respect for

  • Pompey,111


Character

  • redeemed. 55–56, 59–60
  • power of (Mantis), 76
  • unstable (Antony), 153, etc.

Conscience

  • Marius, 75–76
  • Brutus, 134


Courage

  • Mutius, 22–23
  • young Roman, 28
  • Fabius, 33–34
  • Varro's fortitude, 35–36
  • cowardice contemptible, 49–50
  • Life of Marcellus, 56, etc.
  • rises above failure, 55–56, 59–60
  • v. talk, 79–80
  • before king, 86
  • v. numbers, 87
  • Sparatacus, 94
  • Pompey's, in misfortune, 112–113
  • Cæsar, 119–120
  • Cæsar's dice, 121
  • Caesar's fortune, 124
  • Ensign, 125
  • facing death (Caesar), 128
  • boy Cato, 134–135
  • Xanthus, 163–164


Duty

  • v. affection (Brutus), 16–20
  • v. affection (Fabius), 36–37
  • neglected (Antony), 158–160.


Freedom

  • boy Cato, 134–135
  • Xanthus, 103–104


Slavery

  • Cato's slaves, 65–66
  • Spartacus, 94.
  • Cato's cruelty, 140


Friendship and Fidelity

  • Coriolanus, 40–41
  • Old soldier, 114
  • Lucilius, 166


Generosity

  • Meanness (Perseus), 47–52
  • remembered (Æmilius), 53–54
  • Hannibal, 61–62
  • Meanness (life of Crassus) 92, etc.
  • Cæsar 114
  • Antony, 154
  • Brutus's foes, 162–163


Honesty and Honor

  • Roman respect for property. 13

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