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ountryhout
kingtoonyspeechestheyaginative
thanthegreeksandtheypreferredanounceofactiontoa
poundofulti
tudethe``plebe,astheasselageoffreecitizensalled
onlytooeuponretalkthey
thereforeplacedtheactualbusinessofrunningthecityinto
thehandsoftedbyauncilof
elders,calledthesenatebecausetheeansan
oldnasatterofcustondpracticaladvantagethe
senatorsthenobilitybuttheirpowerhad
beenstrictlydefined
roatoihadpassedthroughthesasortof
strugglebethepoorandtherichhhadforced
athenstoadoptthelaethis
nflicthadoccurredinthefifthcenturybcasaresultthe
freenhadobtainedatendeoflaected
thegainstthedespotisfthearistocraticjudgesbythe
institutionofthe``tribunethesetribunesy
gistrates,electedbythefreentheyhadtherighttoprotect
anyentofficials
houghttobeunjustansulhadtherightto
ndeantodeath,butifthecasehadnotbeenabsolutely
provedthetribuneuldinterfereandsavethepoor
fellowslife
bute,iseeorefertoalittle
cityofafehousandinhabitantsandtherealstrengthof
rolayintheuntrydistrictsoutsideher
entoftheseoutlyingprovincesthatro
atanearlyageshoasalonising
power
inveryearlytisrohadbeentheonlystronglyfortified
cityincentralitaly,butithadalable
refugetootherlatintribesobeindangerof
attackthelatinneighbourshadregnisedtheadvantages
ofacloseunionhsuchapoheyhadtried
tofindabasisforsosortofdefensiveandoffensivealliance
otheations,egyptians,babylonians,phoenicians,
evengreeks,ission
onthepartofthe``barbarians,theronsdidnothingof
thesorttheygavethe``outsiderachancetobeepartners
inan``respublionh
``youtojoinus,theysaid``verywell,goahead
andjoinreatyouasifyouizens
ofroinretuforthisprivilegeyouto
fightforourcity,thetherofusall,shallbe
necessary
the``outsiderappreciatedthisgenerosityandheshowed
hisgratitudebyhisunsy
yhadbeenattacked,theforeign
residentshadvedoutasquicklyastheyuldwhydefend
sothingeantnothingtotheutateorary
boardinghouseinheyoleratedaslongasthey
paidtheirbillsbutyhegates
ofro,allthelatinsrushedtoherdefenceitheir
thereevenif
theylivedahundredlesahewalls
ofthesacredhills
nodefeatandnodisasteruldchangethissentintin
thebeginningofthefourthcenturybctheed
theiranaear
theriveralliaandhadrcheduponthecitytheyhad
takenroandthentheyexpectedthatthepeoplewould
eandsueforpeacetheyed,butnothinghappened
afterashorttithegaulsfoundtheelvessurroundedby
ahostilepopulationadeitiossiblefortheoobtain
suppliesaftersevennths,hungerforcedtheohdraw
thepolietotreatthe``foreigneronequal
terhadprovedagreatsuccessandrostoodstrongerthan
everbefore
thisshortaeshowsyou
theenorusdifferencebetanidealofahealthy
state,andthatoftheancientbodiedinthe
toansunteduponthecheerful
andheartyoperationbetberof``equalcitizens
thecarthaginians,follopleofegypt
andeasia,insistedupontheunreasoningandtherefore
unsandhesefailed
theyhiredprofessionalsoldierstodotheirfightingforthe
youandhageofear
suchacleverandpoyandheplutocracyof
carthageooight
destroythedangerousrivalbeforeitoolate
buttheen,knehat
itneverpaystorushtterstheyproposedtotherons
thattheirrespectivecitiesdraapand
thateachtooneofthesecirclesasherown``sphere
ofinfluenceandprosetokeepoutoftheotherfellows
circletheagreentptlydeand
asprotlyhsidesthoughtitosendtheir
arestosicilyentinvited
foreigninterference
thehesocalledfirstpunicwar
lastedtyfouryearsitoutonthehighseas
andinthebeginningitseedthattheexperiencedcar
thaginiannavyanfleet
folloheirancienttactics,thecarthaginianshipswould
eitherraheenevesselsorbyaboldattackfroheside
theyheiroarsandhenkillthesailorsof
thehelplessvesselhtheirarrohfireballsbut
ronengineersinventedanehcarriedaboarding
bridgeaenstordthe
hostileshipthenthereocarthaginian
viylaetheirfleeted
carthageepart
oftherondoins
tein
questofpperhadtakentheislandofsardiniacarthage
inquestofsilverthereuponoccupiedallofsouthespain
thisdeansthe
latterdidnotlikethisatallandtheyorderedtheirtroopsto
crossthepyreneesandyofoccupation
thestageforthesendoutbreakbethetwo
rivalsoncereagreeklonyhepretextforawar
thecarthaginiansontheeastast
ofspainthesaguntiansappealedtoroandro,as
usual,isedthehelpof
thelatinares,butthepreparationforthi
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ountryhout
kingtoonyspeechestheyaginative
thanthegreeksandtheypreferredanounceofactiontoa
poundofulti
tudethe``plebe,astheasselageoffreecitizensalled
onlytooeuponretalkthey
thereforeplacedtheactualbusinessofrunningthecityinto
thehandsoftedbyauncilof
elders,calledthesenatebecausetheeansan
oldnasatterofcustondpracticaladvantagethe
senatorsthenobilitybuttheirpowerhad
beenstrictlydefined
roatoihadpassedthroughthesasortof
strugglebethepoorandtherichhhadforced
athenstoadoptthelaethis
nflicthadoccurredinthefifthcenturybcasaresultthe
freenhadobtainedatendeoflaected
thegainstthedespotisfthearistocraticjudgesbythe
institutionofthe``tribunethesetribunesy
gistrates,electedbythefreentheyhadtherighttoprotect
anyentofficials
houghttobeunjustansulhadtherightto
ndeantodeath,butifthecasehadnotbeenabsolutely
provedthetribuneuldinterfereandsavethepoor
fellowslife
bute,iseeorefertoalittle
cityofafehousandinhabitantsandtherealstrengthof
rolayintheuntrydistrictsoutsideher
entoftheseoutlyingprovincesthatro
atanearlyageshoasalonising
power
inveryearlytisrohadbeentheonlystronglyfortified
cityincentralitaly,butithadalable
refugetootherlatintribesobeindangerof
attackthelatinneighbourshadregnisedtheadvantages
ofacloseunionhsuchapoheyhadtried
tofindabasisforsosortofdefensiveandoffensivealliance
otheations,egyptians,babylonians,phoenicians,
evengreeks,ission
onthepartofthe``barbarians,theronsdidnothingof
thesorttheygavethe``outsiderachancetobeepartners
inan``respublionh
``youtojoinus,theysaid``verywell,goahead
andjoinreatyouasifyouizens
ofroinretuforthisprivilegeyouto
fightforourcity,thetherofusall,shallbe
necessary
the``outsiderappreciatedthisgenerosityandheshowed
hisgratitudebyhisunsy
yhadbeenattacked,theforeign
residentshadvedoutasquicklyastheyuldwhydefend
sothingeantnothingtotheutateorary
boardinghouseinheyoleratedaslongasthey
paidtheirbillsbutyhegates
ofro,allthelatinsrushedtoherdefenceitheir
thereevenif
theylivedahundredlesahewalls
ofthesacredhills
nodefeatandnodisasteruldchangethissentintin
thebeginningofthefourthcenturybctheed
theiranaear
theriveralliaandhadrcheduponthecitytheyhad
takenroandthentheyexpectedthatthepeoplewould
eandsueforpeacetheyed,butnothinghappened
afterashorttithegaulsfoundtheelvessurroundedby
ahostilepopulationadeitiossiblefortheoobtain
suppliesaftersevennths,hungerforcedtheohdraw
thepolietotreatthe``foreigneronequal
terhadprovedagreatsuccessandrostoodstrongerthan
everbefore
thisshortaeshowsyou
theenorusdifferencebetanidealofahealthy
state,andthatoftheancientbodiedinthe
toansunteduponthecheerful
andheartyoperationbetberof``equalcitizens
thecarthaginians,follopleofegypt
andeasia,insistedupontheunreasoningandtherefore
unsandhesefailed
theyhiredprofessionalsoldierstodotheirfightingforthe
youandhageofear
suchacleverandpoyandheplutocracyof
carthageooight
destroythedangerousrivalbeforeitoolate
buttheen,knehat
itneverpaystorushtterstheyproposedtotherons
thattheirrespectivecitiesdraapand
thateachtooneofthesecirclesasherown``sphere
ofinfluenceandprosetokeepoutoftheotherfellows
circletheagreentptlydeand
asprotlyhsidesthoughtitosendtheir
arestosicilyentinvited
foreigninterference
thehesocalledfirstpunicwar
lastedtyfouryearsitoutonthehighseas
andinthebeginningitseedthattheexperiencedcar
thaginiannavyanfleet
folloheirancienttactics,thecarthaginianshipswould
eitherraheenevesselsorbyaboldattackfroheside
theyheiroarsandhenkillthesailorsof
thehelplessvesselhtheirarrohfireballsbut
ronengineersinventedanehcarriedaboarding
bridgeaenstordthe
hostileshipthenthereocarthaginian
viylaetheirfleeted
carthageepart
oftherondoins
tein
questofpperhadtakentheislandofsardiniacarthage
inquestofsilverthereuponoccupiedallofsouthespain
thisdeansthe
latterdidnotlikethisatallandtheyorderedtheirtroopsto
crossthepyreneesandyofoccupation
thestageforthesendoutbreakbethetwo
rivalsoncereagreeklonyhepretextforawar
thecarthaginiansontheeastast
ofspainthesaguntiansappealedtoroandro,as
usual,isedthehelpof
thelatinares,butthepreparationforthi
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