Plutarch's Lives ...1888 |
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action admiration affairs Alexander Antigonus appointed Archias Archimedes arms army assembly assistance Athenians attack barbarians battle body Boeotia Brennus brought called Camillus camp capitol carried Carthaginians cavalry cellus Charon Chelidonis Cineas citizens command consuls courage danger death defeated defend Demetrius dictator drew elephants endeavoured enemy enemy's engaged Epaminondas Epirus exiles Fabius Fabricius favour fell fight forces friends gates Gauls gave glory gods Gorgidas greatest Greeks guards hands Hannibal happened honour horse hundred infantry Italy killed king Lacedæmonians laid Leuctra Lucius Macedonians magistrates Marcellus marched Molossians Neoptolemus occasion officers ordered peace Pelopidas perceived person plunder present Ptolemy Pyrrhus received rest returned Romans Rome sacrifice Samnites Samuel Pepys senate sent Sicily siege slain soldiers soon Spartans spoils sword Syracusans Syracuse temple terror Thebans Thebes Thessalians Thessaly thought thousand foot took town tribunes triumph troops Tuscans tyrant valour Veii victory walls whole wounded