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...The book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of Rome’s Emperor Julius Caesar, from his early years to his assassination. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)...

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...I A YEAR LATER, THE COUNTESS DE SALDAR DE SANCORVO TO HER SISTER CAROLINE ‘ROME. ‘Let the post-mark be my reply to your letter received through the Co... ...elivered with the Consul’s compliments. We shall yet have an ambassador at Rome—mark your Louisa’s words. Yes, dearest! I am here, body and spirit! I ... ...never wash out the trade stain on him until he comes over to the Church of Rome. I adjure you, Caroline, to lay this clearly before our dear brother. ...

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...r of Russia, the emperor of Germany, the sultan of Turkey, and the pope at Rome : Queen Victoria, ex-President Cleveland, Rear-Admiral Dewey, Unit... ...ity; or when forming part of the name of a particular edifice : Church of Rome, Church of England, High Church; Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Fift... ...or "fundamental aspect of life;" Mommsen, Riimische Geschichte ("History of Rome"). 69. The particular word or words to which attention is directed... ...hr East, men murk have anticlpnted, M veq near, .n empim not unlike thst of Rome; for the couqu& of the West wdd have been no dlljblt matter to Alex... ...r his hand. The scces8es of Pyrrhus. rlth his .mall army, against the adult Rome of %he third century, fresh from her Samnite oonquesb, dm what woul... ...East. men mnst have anticipated, as very near, an empire not unlike that of Rome; for the wnquest of the West wonld have been no di5cult matter to A... ... his hand. The sucoesses of Pyrrhus, with his small army, against the adult Rome of the third century, fresh from her Samnite conquests, show what w... ...East, men must have anticipated, as very near, an empire not unlike that of Rome; for the conquest of the West would have been no difficult matter t... ... his hand. The succesees of Pyrrhus, with his small army, against the adult Rome of the third century, fresh from her Samnite conquests, show what w...

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...struction as well as design is not new, it began with Michelangelo and Bramante in Rome (The New York Times, 1978. p. 16). Strangely, while academi...

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...f the priestly classes. It flourished in non-theocratic societies such as Rome, or China - and languished where religion reigned (such as in Sumeria...

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...as much disposed toward conversation. She told him that they were going to Rome for the winter—she and her mother and Randolph. She asked him if he wa... ... would stop “teasing” him if he would promise her solemnly to come down to Rome in the winter. “That’s not a difficult promise to make,” said Winter- ... ... promise to make,” said Winter- bourne. “My aunt has taken an apartment in Rome for the winter and has already asked me to come and see her.” “I don’t... ...who had returned to Geneva the day after his excursion to Chillon, went to Rome toward the end of January. His aunt had been established there for sev... ...the 23rd.” In the natural course of events, Winterbourne, on ar- riving in Rome, would presently have ascertained Mrs. Miller’s address at the America... ...er own companion. The young man asked Mrs. Miller how she was pleased with Rome. “Well, I must say I am disappointed,” she answered. “We had heard so ... ...ut we have seen places,” she resumed, “that I should put a long way before Rome.” And in reply to Winterbourne’s interrogation, “There’s Zurich,” she ... ...xpressed the hope that her daughter at least found some gratifica- tion in Rome, and she declared that Daisy was quite car- ried away. “It’s on accoun... ...then she knows a great many gentlemen. Oh, she thinks there’s nothing like Rome. Of course, it’s a great deal pleasanter for a young lady if she knows...

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...ere occurred great quarrels in Christendom because there were two popes at Rome, each one pretending to be legitimately elected, which caused great an... ...hether true or false, have no right of murder, as was formerly the case at Rome, owing to a heathen and abominable law, which ill became that Christia... ...MS WHEN THE POPE left his good town of Avignon to take up his residence in Rome, certain pilgrims were thrown out who had set out for this country, an... ..., and would have to pass the high Alps, in order to gain this said town of Rome, where they were going to seek the /remittimus/ of various sins. Then ... ...penitence through the pope not being in Avignon. Of these three roamers to Rome, one had come from the city of Paris, the other from Ger- many, and th... ...stelry the three pilgrims loosened their tongues, and agreed to journey to Rome together, in order the better to resist the foot pads, the night-birds... ...ause she was the glory of her time, was compelled to come into the town of Rome, after the holding of the council, for the cardinal of Ragusa loved he... ...a, whom the fair Imperia established in her hotel, for she was flying from Rome as from a pernicious place, where children were begotten, and where sh... ...hich was consigned to the history of the period, made a great commotion in Rome, and was de- plored by everyone, so much was the daughter of Imperia b...

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...ned by the Institut at the time of the re-establishment of the Academie de Rome; he was M. Sylvain Pons, in fact—M. Sylvain Pons, whose name appears o... ...isible sun called Vocation. To resume. The Government sent Sylvain Pons to Rome to make a great musician of himself; and in Rome Sylvain Pons acquired... ...ent in the course of a three-years’ travel in Italy after the residence in Rome came to an end. He had seen Venice, Milan, Flo- rence, Bologna, and Na... ...e, and the patience of a Jew. This system, carried out for forty years, in Rome or Paris alike, had borne its fruits. Since Pons returned from Italy, ... ...ainst one another. And for pictures there are but three marts in the world—Rome, London, and Paris. 113 Balzac Elie Magus lived in the Chausee des Mi... ...entleman that you have cared for like a king’s son! for the little King of Rome was not so well looked after. He died in his prime; there is proof for... ... each bringing its pre-eminent qualities. A Ve- netian painter, he came to Rome to learn the manner of Raphael under the direction of Michael Angelo, ...

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...o my purpose. it was delicious—just such an air as must have trembled with Romeo’s vows when he stood among the flowers and raised his arms to his mis... ...reasures of information about Venice into her ears, described Florence and Rome, dis- coursed to her on the charms and advantages of travel. 53 Henry...

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...te a letter to the dean, who at that moment was in Florence, on his way to Rome, from whence he was going on to the Holy Land. There came back a lette... ...e been pleased had he heard that Mrs Arabin had retreated from Florence to Rome. Had such been the case, he would have folded his cloak around him, an... ...ing up, and think- 700 The Last Chronicle of Barset ing of the journey to Rome. But there was no journey to Rome before him. Mrs Arabin was almost in... ...nterest me much. I have no ambition to climb Mont Blanc or the Matterhorn; Rome makes my mouth water but little, nor even Athens much. I can realise w...

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...s knees peevishly, ‘one of my objec- tions to it is, that it don’t move.’ ‘Rome, brother,’ returned Wegg: ‘a city which (it may not be generally known...

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...Table of Contents Page Dedication and Cataloguing Information ii Acknowledgements - Of the continuing past vi Feeding Rome; Feeding the World Chapter 1 Introductory Words 1 Chapter 2 Food, Farmers and Fallacy 4 Secure Food Producers 5 False Security 9 Where Did We Go Wrong? 12 A Short Re-view o...

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... broke through a bank of gray clouds, and rays of sun spotlighted the hills of Rome. Alfredo, the Pope’s personal secretary, knocked once and then e... ...the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and is due to be here in Rome in a few weeks for a scheduled meeting with the NATO countries. W... ...the Holy Father had made it possible. Antonio thought about his flight from Rome. The Pontiff had insisted that he fly 'First Class'. He felt as t... ...i,” he stated. “I have a message from Pope Francis, the First, the Pontiff in Rome." The Senator eyed the young priest who was standing in front o... ...aming at everyone. “Father Salvi is a Special Ambassador from the Vatican in Rome. It’ll become clear, later, why I’ve invited him.” Alex rubbed... ... clicked into place. He checked his watch it would be ten o’clock at night in Rome. Antonio hoped fervently that Pope Francis was not asleep, or wors... ... paused again. “And then, Antonio, I want you to catch the next plane back to Rome. Come to the rear of the Vatican, the guards will let you in, use... ... I am to go?” “You can not,” the Pope said emphatically. “When you arrive in Rome, you are to come to my quarters immediately, regardless of the ti... ...n into it's final landing pattern, Father Antonio looked out over the city of Rome, it's lights shimmered like jewels set into a royal crown of seven...

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...rong way; two roads are diverging and we are on the one that doesn’t lead to Rome. The third goal is harder to explain. We have a simple word for, and...

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...e into the nuns and the stranger. Under the vaulted roof of St. Peter’s at Rome, God would not have revealed Himself in greater majesty than here for ...

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...ribute, he recognised in the present London much more than in contemporary Rome the real dimensions of such a case. If it was a question of an Imperiu... ... inspired harmony with his own man of business, poor Calderoni, fresh from Rome and now apparently in the wondrous situation of being “shown London,” ... ...n bringing them, with her design, together. Meeting him during a winter in Rome, meeting him afterwards in Paris, and “liking” him, as she had in time... ...s consider it. I’ve of course something that in our poor dear backward old Rome sufficiently passes for it. But it’s no more like yours than the tortuo... ...ad n’t all been right. You can’t make out,” she contended, “that we got to Rome before the end of February.” He more than agreed. “There’s nothing in ... ...od conscience is my strength; no one can accuse me. The Ververs came on to Rome alone—Charlotte, after heir days with her in Florence, had decided abo... ...our carriage that day in Villa Borghese—the second or third of her days in Rome, when, as you remember, you went off somewhere with Mr. Verver, and th... ...uffled. “The effect was produced, the charm began to work at all events, in Rome, from that hour of the Prince’s drive with us. My only course afterwar... ...lained. “You used,” she had also added, “to help me to get things cheap in Rome. You were splendid for beating down. I have them all still, I need n’t...

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...wn eyes. Well, it wont last for ever. The writing is on the 61 Shaw wall. Rome fell. Babylon fell. Hindhead’s turn will come. MRS TARLETON. [naively ...

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...nion that the moon was called Bendis in Thrace, Bubastis in Egypt, Dian in Rome, and Artemis in Greece. There was a Grand Turk from Stamboul. He could...

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...AD’s Northeast Air Defense Sector (also known as NEADS), which is based in Rome, New York. That morning NEADS could call on two alert sites, each with... ...t to the mission crew commander at NORAD’s Northeast Air Defense Sector in Rome, New York, was working “WE HAVE SOME PLANES” 45 Final1-4.4pp 7/17/04 ... ...d by Vice President George Bush and after terrorist attacks at airports in Rome and Athens, the DCI created a Counterterrorist Center to unify activit... ...t for talks among the leaders of exile Afghan groups, including the ousted Rome-based King Zahir Shah and Hamid Karzai, about bolstering anti-Taliban ... ...to move forward and that coordinating frac- tious groups residing in Bonn, Rome, and Cyprus proved extremely difficult. 85 Frustrated by the Taliban’s... ...to be focused on Saudi Arabia, Israel, Bahrain, Kuwait,Yemen, and possibly Rome, but the danger could be anywhere— including a possible attack on the ... ... the Foreign Terrorist Asset Tracking Center,” Nov. 1, 2000;Treasury memo, Romey to Sloan, “FTAT SCIF ,” May 17, 2001;Treasury memo, Newcomb to Sloan,... ...n, “FTAT SCIF ,” May 17, 2001;Treasury memo, Newcomb to Sloan,“Response to Romey Memo,” May 23, 2001. Despite post-9/11 declarations to the contrary, ...

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...- 29 - Book II Chaucer: Troilus and Criseyde ffor euery wight which that to Rome wente Halt nat o path or alwey o manere; Ek in som lond were al ... ...e wolde slepe, And on the gres adoun he leyde hym tho; 515 And I afer gan romen to and fro, Til that I herde, as that I welk alone, How he biga...

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... him to be such a clergyman as the Roman bishops were before the Church of Rome assumed spiritual sovereignty over the consciences of men. In a word, ...

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... in mourning). ‘I think I shall go abroad, and take lessons at Florence or Rome, though it is too late to do anything seriously—and there are affairs ...

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...ption of the Coliseum, I have, however, been indebted to the Abbé Gerbet’s Rome Chrétienne; for the Housewives of Lowenburg, and St. Stephen’s Crown, ... ...beauti- ful not to tell. These are the details of the Gallic occupation of Rome, the Legend of St. Genevieve, the Letter of Gertrude von der Wart, the... ...thout a tongue, in allusion to her name, which signifies a lioness. Again, Rome had a tradition of a lady whose mother was in prison under sentence of... ... was in the year B.C. 507, not long after the kings had been expelled from Rome, when they were endeavoring to return by the aid of the Etruscans. Lar... ... Sextus, and gathered all his forces together, to advance upon the city of Rome. The great walls, of old Etrurian architecture, had probably already r... ...ht athwart the stream; And a long shout of triumph Rose from the walls of Rome, As to the highest turret-tops Was splashed the yellow foam.’ The one... ...h of his home, And he spake to the noble river That rolls by the walls of Rome: ‘O Tiber! father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman’s life, a R... ... time of Pliny, 600 years afterwards, and was probably only destroyed when Rome was sacked by the barbarians. Nor was the Roman bridge the only one th... ... ITOL OL OL OL OL B.C. 389 B.C. 389 B.C. 389 B.C. 389 B.C. 389 THE city of Rome was gradually rising on the banks of the Tiber, and every year was add...

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...ures coasts and kingdoms of the earth; And, as I guess, will first arrive at Rome, To see the Pope and manner of his court, And take some part of holy... ... is this? Hast thou, as erst I did command, Conducted me within the walls of Rome? MEPHIST. I have, my Faustus; and, for proof thereof, This is the go... ...be bold with his venison. But now, my Faustus, that thou mayst perceive What Rome contains for to delight thine eyes, Know that this city stands upon ... ...r the which two stately bridges lean, That make safe passage to each part of Rome: Upon the bridge call’d Ponte Angelo Erected is a castle passing str... ... swear That I do long to see the monuments And situation of bright splendent Rome: Come, therefore, let’s away. MEPHIST . Nay , stay, my Faustus: I kn... ...r’s feast, The which, in state and high solemnity, This day, is held through Rome and Italy, In honour of the Pope’s triumphant victory. FAUSTUS. Swee... ...perform it, Faustus. Hark! they come: This day shall make thee be admir’d in Rome. Enter the CARDINALS and BISHOPS, some bearing cro siers, s... ... I go. FAUSTUS. Despatch it soon: The Pope shall curse, that Faustus came to Rome. [Exeunt FAUSTUS and MEPHISTOPHILIS .] BRUNO. Pope Adrian, let... ...Pope Julius swore to princely Sigismond, For him and the succeeding Popes of Rome, To hold the Emperors their lawful lords. POPE. Pope Julius did abus...

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...xury and wealth, such as the world has never beheld anywhere else, ancient Rome possibly excepted, and has had a large share in rendering London what ... ... with the objects with which he had been familiar in London and Paris, and Rome, Venice, Naples, etc., and feeling how very provincial was the place w... ...ly advancing to maturity which must reduce the pretensions of even ancient Rome to supremacy, to a secondary place in the estimation of mankind. A cen...

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...ven their luck away.” MISS WINCHELSEA’S HEART MISS WINCHELSEA was going to Rome. The matter had filled her mind for a month or more, and had overflowe... ... into her conversation that quite a number of people who were not going to Rome, and who were not likely to go to Rome, had made it a personal grievan... ...nst her. Some indeed had attempted quite unavailingly to convince her that Rome was not nearly such a desirable place as it was reported to be, and ot... ... to suggest behind her back that she was dreadfully “stuck up” about “that Rome of hers.” And little Lily Hardhurst had told her friend Mr. Binns that... ...inns that so far as she was concerned Miss Winchelsea might “go to her old Rome and stop there; she (Miss Lily Hardhurst) wouldn’t grieve.” And the wa... ...swelling pride, when at last the great day dawned, and she could start for Rome. The day was bright, the Channel passage would be pleasant, and all th... ... consisted mainly in emphatic repeti- tions of “Just fancy! we’re going to Rome, my dear!—Rome!”— they gave their attention to their fellow-travellers... ...y were travelling with one of Mr. Thomas Gunn’s par- ties—fourteen days in Rome for fourteen pounds. They did not belong to the personally conducted p... ...m. These people seemed, indeed, to think that their one chance of reaching Rome lay in keeping close to him. Three little old ladies were particularly...

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... yeelded: that I may iustly say with the hooke- nos’d 2277 fellow of Rome, I came, saw, and ouer- came. 2278 Iohn. It was more of his Co... ... yeere: when flesh is cheape, and Females deere, and lustie 3051 Lads rome heere, and there: so merrily, and euer among 3052 so merrily. 305...

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...ghts of Hafrsfirth or Sticklestead. The language and history of Greece and Rome, their laws and religions, have been always held part of the learning ...

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...en ate of England, in these our times, a rival in eloquence to Greece and Rome, if he had not been so well read in the writings of Demosthenes and Ci... ..., that For tune, if she was really worthy all the worship she received at Rome, could not have contrived such another. In short, the old gentleman, a... ... protestation, “That he was no more the fa ther of Jones than the Pope of Rome;” and imprecated the most bitter curses on his head, if he did not spe...

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...enty of our 22 Catherine: A Story fellows jumped after me. By the Pope of Rome, friend Tummas, that was a day!—Had you seen how the Mounseers looked ... ...e, and bore her off like— like Aeneas bore his wife away from the siege of Rome! hey, l’Abbe?” “The events were precisely similar,” said the Abbe. “It...

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... the alert all through the dinner, replied that just as “all roads lead to Rome,” so all roads lead to Moscow: there were many roads, and “among them ... ...d which had filled his solitude at Bogucharovo and then in Switzerland and Rome, but he even dreaded to recall them and them and the bright and boundl...

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...y. His Majesty is one of us,” he whispered at the door; “so is the Pope of Rome; so is …”—a whisper con- cealed the rest. “Gracious powers! is it so?”... ...e is a happy man. I often say when I’m at home, I’d like to be the Pope of Rome. 273 Burlesques “And then there’s Sultan Saladin, That Turkish Soldan... ...r Hannibal and Capua; and, before we plunge into dissipation, that we have Rome still to conquer! “Soldiers! Seltzer-water is good after too much drin... ...on, Julius Caesar, Saint Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris, the Pope of Rome, the Cacique of Mexico, and several singular and illustrious personage... ... her eyes as coolly as if she had been a born duchess. As for me, I did at Rome as Rome does; and precious fun it used to be, sometimes. My friend the...

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...ime to study virtue, and between whiles to conduct the imperial affairs of Rome; but Thoreau is so busy improving himself, that he must think twice ab... ...brimful of the longing to travel, and supported him in the toils of study. Rome was the dream of his life; he was never happier than when he read or t... ...ty retire, thou dost my pity move” – “It is decreed, nor shall thy fate, O Rome;” – open and dignified in the sound, various and majestic in the senti... ...ough life, had prob- ably been accustomed, while still in the communion of Rome, to rely much upon some chosen spiritual director, so that the intimac...