The Anglo-Saxon Version (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1773 Excerpt: ...when Fabius Maximus was Consul, and Quintus Decius under him Vj, four of the most powerful nations (the Umbn, Etr'bici, Samnites, and Gauls) entered into' a confederacy against: the Romans, who were under great apprehensions that they should not He "able to resist so many combined enemies, They were therefore determined to sow division amongst them, if possible, and sent an army to piufide? the country of the Etruscans and Umbri, meaning to draw them off from the general confederacy. 'When the Etruscans and Umbri observed this, they returned home to defend their oWh territories; whilst the Romans, in the mean time, with the greater part of their army, (which they had left near Rome) marched against the Gauls and the Samnites. A"battle then ensued, in which the Consul QuintrrVs Was slain1,1 after which, however, Fabius Obtained the victory, having slaughtered 40,000 Samnites, whilst the Roman;; lost only '7,000, .and chiefly in that part where Decius commanded; 'though-Lh 'ms hath, s- j Properly Dictator, and Master of the Horse, .L / Livy rnakes L. Genusins and Serv. Cornelius Consuls in the year of Rome 450; nor does he then, meation jmyflaugl ter of the Samnites. See Dec. x. 1. x. c. %, " said- said, that a hundred thousand of the Samfcite and Gaulish infantry were killed, together with seven thousand of the cavalry. I have also heard (quoth Orosius) for a true saying, that the Romans at this time were in perpetual Wars, either with their enemies, or amongst themselves, whilst they suffered the most terrible calamities and plagues; and so it then was. When Fabius the Consul returned from this victory, the citizens of Rome walked before his triumph, as was their custom, when they had been successful in war; but their rejoicings wer...