The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-07-20
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slry.r.s-- q 'N. Roman. nor their mill
tar -.nl that CAV" them 'he mastery.
o. .I. G-.-'k- acre ar ol",a-er and Han
rl1' va, g-ra'~r than anv Roman General.
g. et- tl.Ir strong Sense -. public duty,
tlcr ra--.un fnr legality 'h".r love -
ori-r. 'H-ir '"nar'v IN rro-~c'i'ing lsfs.
sCh~'nc.. their -elf-r~s'taint. ther sensc
az honor. vhi,-i entblrd tn"'n 20 succeed
WHARF Gi,", o'i IhoeGiria1 h.i ial"d
tcf.'s fsru. and vl"rr GlIl and ler'on
wsrs o.. 'ail after t'.m II 10 The purpose
al th.> ,onA To- prove thai AL thcsc quail
tie. ai., ,ac'.y"lv u: wer" strongly
rsur,S,u's 10 Io"yls II - not Cicero,
the HIeut orator. 90. 1"rsstL" man ~ IT,.
ter Ini agreeable gentleman, Who repre-
sent. the '.ri~ Roman. nor Cat" Tho bIgnt
n"r trSaI tho man - genius u IL the
dDgg~i. iutii"l AID lust TIb"rus, not
over cr'hr -'us't~. not brilliant. devoid -
per-.u.l ft-'rs'ipn. awful rather than
smi,'l". b.' wise enough. n temperate
eur Rh. and strong enoug h To do ihc work
viii 80. y"' f-fur- nun
ON tuti. rt,,~ Tor the ~. xn of TheHns
o." Paf-rr.ln-. VIII Sas a contemporary
TaritT-. who's" Annals cannot ave l~en
Nr't"r earlier than ~" res ~ of1rsisn and
Suc' uIu-. vlrsr lives ~ fh" r-sj twelve
Cesar were written In the rsisn 81 Padrsn.
vhu-o IrI,l'" -errntary 10 vas Iufor'-
una,"iv. -" prly WORK from tho zen ~
Pa'"r0Ilu- hat has ono down 10 our time,
ant. iarhars. 80 only work that ne com-
Jl-ted. il a short epitome &c Roman history
from thy lightning 20 4. ID ~. which -ccns
- hav. l.-'u p"nned NJ an Introduction
o. = work Of considerable detail. dealing
with w" '1'upaiEnS IN which ,hs author
and 'ho relatives ~ his friend MarrG.
Nin'c.V-. - whom tho work IL Dedicated.
took par P,'rrculus belonged 10 the
class 81 : fo-~ignal older and admins
traitors whom the empire called into heinR.
or 20 whom, a. least, II a gave a position
which they had not hitherto enjoyed In
his eyes IN" empire was good and its rulers
were good. and. whIs lac n profuse In his
admiration 81 III. heroes Of the old republic.
he l. no ."-- cummendatorv 81 The men
who w"r" brought To the front by the rev
order II things He dnes not single out
Tbcrius a. alone worthy Of praise. others
who were In a position TO excite the Jealousy
Of a suspicious trvan,. n such n tyrant 'h"n
existed. ENJOY a uli share OF the historians
laudaiion In our authors opinion, wa NAV
admi' that Ph'errulu- was uncrttical with
out accusing him Of deliberate dishonesty.
ne Was a successful man. he had no reason
for nicely adjusting praise and censurr 10
mea' the merits = The mon with whom hs
worked. he was not = fr~equenter ~ The
Legitiui-t drawing rooms. but an active.
capabls Official, blur and hearty, with an
unfortunate propensity to consider himself
astyli-t His grandfa'hsr had been a fellow
soldier Of the father % Tib.rius. his father
also was a sold er. he himself follow ei
the family profession. He wa honored
with civil magistrates. at Rome. and event