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Title: The story of the greatest nations, from the dawn of history to the twentieth century : a comprehensive history, founded upon the leading authorities, including a complete chronology of the world, and a pronouncing vocabulary of each nation
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : F.R. Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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tLake Regillus. The Latins were completely defeated, Sextus and all theleading Tarquins were slain, and Rome was at last left to the government ofher own people; left free to work out her high destiny as a republic. Despite the innumerable conflicts with the neighboring tribes, the gravestdanger which threatened Rome was from within, and lay in the quarrels be-tween the patricians and plebeians. The latter were poor and were forced toborrow from the former, who were harsh and exacting to the last degree. If adebtor was unable to pay, his creditor could take the last farthing of his estate,lock him in prison, and sell him and all the members of his family into slavery.Still further, it was provided that the creditors might divide the body of thewretched debtor among themselves, though it is hard to see what they wouldgain by so doing. It is said that one of the bravest officers in the Roman army, whose praise■was in every ones mouth because of his patriotic deeds, broke out of prison
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Rome—Civic Tumult 3 i 3 and dashed into the Forum. Covered with rags and chains, he proclaimedhis wrongs to his amazed listeners. It happened that almost at the same mo-ment the alarm sounded for the approach of the hostile Volsci. The consuls,Appius Claudius, one of the haughtiest and bravest of men, and the popularServilius, called the people to arms. Sullen and incensed, the plebeians re-fused to enlist and defied their masters. The crisis was so threatening, thatthe consuls yielded for the moment and promised to right the wrongs of thesufferers, who now marched against the enemy and helped to defeat them. The Senate refused, however, to keep the promises made, and threatened toappoint Appius dictator, that he might be free to carry out his merciless disposition against the malcontents. The following year a dictatorship was pro-claimed, but the choice fell upon a milder man than Appius. The plebeiansunited and determined to abandon the city, withdrawing to an adjoining eleva-tion

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