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in_o the_o sabine_n country_n and_o by_o some_o considerable_a addition_n in_o hetruria_n and_o latium_n chap._n vi_o from_o the_o death_n of_o tarqvinius_n priscus_n to_o the_o death_n of_o servius_n tullius_n the_o six_o king_n of_o rome_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 44_o year_n i._o tarquinius_n priscus_n be_v dead_a 176._o servius_n tullius_n his_o son-in-law_n succeed_v he_o which_o tullius_n be_v son_n to_o ocrisia_n a_o considerable_a woman_n take_v prisoner_n by_o tarquin_n at_o corniculum_n a_o town_n in_o latium_n and_o give_v to_o his_o wife_n tanaquil_n where_o she_o be_v deliver_v of_o tullius_n surname_v servius_n in_o remembrance_n of_o her_o bondage_n her_o husband_n be_v slay_v at_o the_o take_n of_o the_o town_n tullius_n be_v a_o infant_n in_o his_o cradle_n a_o flame_n of_o fire_n be_v say_v to_o have_v appear_v and_o encompass_v his_o head_n which_o raise_v great_a expectation_n in_o tanaquil_n a_o woman_n much_o esteem_v for_o such_o kind_n of_o knowledge_n she_o 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people_n be_v her_o husband_n will_n when_o she_o feign_v he_o still_o alive_a the_o patritian_n be_v much_o concern_v at_o this_o not_o know_v how_o to_o come_v to_o a_o election_n since_o they_o perceive_v the_o people_n will_v not_o approve_v of_o their_o choice_n but_o will_v be_v all_o for_o tullius_n so_o they_o think_v it_o better_a to_o let_v he_o reign_v in_o a_o unlawful_a manner_n that_o they_o may_v ever_o have_v a_o just_a pretence_n against_o he_o than_o by_o stir_v to_o procure_v he_o a_o legal_a title_n tullius_n discover_v all_o their_o design_n and_o practice_n immediate_o assemble_v the_o people_n in_o the_o forum_n where_o appear_v with_o his_o mother_n mother-in-law_n the_o two_o child_n and_o all_o his_o kindred_n in_o deep_a mourning_n and_o all_o the_o utmost_a sign_n of_o sorrow_n he_o show_v the_o people_n how_o sad_a and_o lamentable_a his_o condition_n be_v through_o the_o contrivance_n of_o the_o patritian_n against_o he_o which_o he_o have_v no_o otherwise_o deserve_v than_o by_o his_o good_a service_n to_o his_o country_n that_o they_o have_v design_v to_o recall_v the_o marcii_n who_o have_v treasonable_o murder_v tarquin_n and_o to_o expose_v the_o posterity_n of_o he_o who_o memory_n â—ught_v to_o be_v so_o precious_a to_o they_o as_o well_o as_o himself_o to_o the_o same_o cruelty_n but_o if_o it_o be_v the_o pleasure_n of_o the_o people_n he_o will_v free_o give_v up_o all_o pretension_n and_o rather_o than_o offend_v they_o undergo_v the_o severe_a hardship_n a_o great_a clamour_n immediate_o arise_v mix_v with_o the_o prayer_n and_o tear_n of_o those_o who_o beseech_v he_o to_o retain_v the_o government_n and_o some_o who_o be_v provide_v beforehand_o begin_v to_o cry_v out_o he_o be_v to_o be_v choose_v king_n and_o the_o curiae_fw-la be_v to_o be_v call_v to_o the_o vâ—te_n which_o thing_n be_v instant_o resolve_v by_o the_o multitude_n he_o thank_v they_o very_o hearty_o for_o be_v mindful_a of_o the_o benefit_n receive_v from_o he_o and_o promise_v to_o pay_v their_o debt_n and_o divide_v the_o public_a land_n among_o such_o as_o want_v if_o they_o will_v elect_v he_o king_n and_o thereupon_o he_o appoint_v a_o day_n for_o the_o assembly_n at_o the_o comitia_fw-la curiata_fw-la he_o be_v choose_v king_n by_o the_o vote_n of_o they_o all_o in_o spite_n of_o all_o the_o opposition_n of_o the_o senate_n who_o refuse_v at_o last_o to_o confirm_v the_o choice_n as_o their_o custâ—m_n be_v ii_o not_o long_o after_o his_o settlement_n 177._o according_a to_o his_o promise_n he_o divide_v the_o public_a land_n among_o the_o poor_a sort_n and_o in_o the_o curiata_fw-la comitia_fw-la prefer_v fifty_o several_a law_n concern_v contract_n and_o injury_n he_o very_o much_o enlarge_v the_o city_n take_v in_o three_o hill_n to_o the_o four_o former_a namely_o the_o quirinal_n the_o viminal_a and_o the_o esquiline_n on_o the_o latter_a of_o
contain_v 44_o year_n chap._n vii_o from_o the_o death_n of_o servius_n tullius_n to_o the_o banishment_n of_o tarqvinius_n superbus_n the_o seven_o king_n of_o rome_n which_o cause_v the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o regal_a state_n contain_v 25_o year_n book_n ii_o the_o consular_a state_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o that_o government_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o it_o by_o the_o first_o triumvirate_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 449_o year_n chap._n i._o from_o the_o banishment_n of_o the_o last_o king_n to_o the_o first_o dictator_n which_o be_v the_o first_o intermission_n of_o the_o consular_a power_n contain_v 10_o year_n chap._n ii_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o first_o dictator_n to_o the_o great_a retrenchment_n of_o the_o consular_a power_n by_o the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n contain_v 5_o year_n chap._n iii_o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o tribune_n of_o the_o people_n to_o the_o second_o intermission_n of_o the_o consular_a power_n by_o the_o decemviri_fw-la contain_v 42_o year_n chap._n iu._n from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o decemviri_fw-la to_o the_o three_o intermission_n of_o the_o consular_a power_n by_o the_o military_a tribune_n contain_v 8_o year_n chap._n v._o from_o the_o creation_n of_o the_o military_a tribune_n to_o the_o burn_v of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n which_o almost_o ruine_v the_o roman_a nation_n contain_v 54_o year_n chap._n vi_o from_o the_o burn_a of_o rome_n by_o the_o gaul_n to_o the_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n when_o the_o roman_n begin_v much_o to_o extend_v their_o conquest_n contain_v 46_o year_n chap._n vii_o from_o the_o first_o war_n with_o the_o samnite_n to_o the_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n king_n of_o epirus_n the_o first_o foreigner_n they_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o wherein_o the_o roman_n begin_v to_o learn_v the_o art_n of_o war_n contain_v 63_o year_n chap._n viii_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o war_n with_o pyrrhus_n to_o the_o first_o punic_a or_o carthaginian_a war_n when_o the_o roman_n first_o set_v foot_n out_o of_o italy_n contain_v 16_o year_n chap._n ix_o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o first_o punic_a war_n to_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o second_o the_o roman_n now_o grow_v powerful_a by_o sea_n as_o well_o as_o by_o land_n contain_v 17_o year_n chap._n x._o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n to_o the_o finish_n of_o it_o by_o scipio_n africanus_n when_o the_o roman_n become_v perfect_a in_o the_o art_n of_o war_n containiny_o 17_o year_n chap._n xi_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o second_o punic_a war_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o three_o and_o the_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n when_o rome_n get_v clear_a of_o all_o her_o rival_n state_n contain_v 55_o year_n chap._n xii_o from_o the_o destruction_n of_o carthage_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o gracchi_n which_o much_o shake_v the_o government_n and_o be_v the_o first_o step_v to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o consular_a state_n contain_v 23_o year_n chap._n xiii_o from_o the_o end_n of_o the_o sedition_n of_o the_o gracchi_n to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o first_o civil_a war_n in_o italy_n and_o to_o the_o perpetual_a dictatorship_n of_o sylla_n which_o be_v the_o second_o great_a step_n to_o the_o ruin_n of_o the_o consular_a state_n contain_v 41_o year_n chap._n fourteen_o from_o the_o perpetual_a dictatorship_n of_o sylla_n to_o the_o first_o triumvirate_n namely_o caesar_n pompey_n and_o crassus_n which_o prove_v the_o ruin_n of_o the_o consular_a state_n and_o be_v the_o first_o step_v to_o the_o set_n up_o of_o the_o imperial_a contain_v 22_o year_n book_n iii_o the_o mix_v state_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o first_o triumvirate_n to_o the_o perfect_a settlement_n of_o the_o roman_a empire_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 33_o year_n chap._n i._o from_o the_o beginning_n of_o the_o first_o triumvirate_n to_o the_o death_n of_o crassus_n one_o of_o the_o combination_n which_o break_v and_o divide_v that_o party_n contain_v 7_o year_n chap._n ii_o from_o the_o death_n of_o crassus_n to_o the_o death_n of_o pompey_n which_o make_v way_n for_o caesar_n absolute_a authority_n and_o be_v the_o second_o step_v to_o the_o imperial_a state_n contain_v above_o 5_o year_n chap._n iii_o from_o the_o death_n of_o pompey_n to_o the_o death_n of_o caesar_n which_o finish_v the_o first_o triumvirate_n but_o still_o keep_v down_o the_o consular_a state_n contain_v 4_o year_n chap._n iu._n from_o the_o death_n of_o caesar_n to_o the_o defeat_v and_o death_n of_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n by_o the_o second_o triumvirate_n octavius_n anthony_n and_o lepidus_z which_o ruine_v the_o remain_n of_o the_o commonwealth_n contain_v above_o 2_o year_n chap._n v._o from_o the_o death_n of_o brutus_n and_o cassius_n to_o the_o banishment_n of_o lepidus_n which_o vary_v the_o course_n of_o the_o triumvirate_n power_n contain_v 6_o year_n chap._n vi_o from_o the_o banishment_n of_o lepidus_n to_o the_o death_n of_o anthony_n which_o make_v way_n for_o octavius_n absolute_a authority_n and_o be_v the_o last_o step_v to_o the_o imperial_a state_n contain_v 6_o year_n chap._n vii_o from_o the_o death_n of_o anthony_n to_o the_o perfect_a settlement_n of_o the_o empire_n by_o octavius_n which_o end_v all_o disturbance_n and_o bring_v rome_n to_o its_o utmost_a glory_n contain_v 3_o year_n the_o roman_a history_n book_n i._n the_o regal_a state_n of_o rome_n from_o the_o building_n of_o the_o city_n to_o the_o overthrow_n of_o that_o kind_a of_o government_n contain_v the_o space_n of_o 245_o year_n the_o introduction_n of_o the_o original_a of_o rome_n and_o its_o inhabitant_n i._o in_o relate_v such_o great_a and_o remarkable_a affair_n as_o those_o of_o the_o roman_n it_o will_v be_v necessary_a to_o give_v some_o account_n of_o the_o original_a of_o that_o people_n and_o to_o make_v the_o account_n as_o clear_v and_o intelligible_a as_o i_o can_v it_o may_v not_o be_v amiss_o first_o to_o 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