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Roman History, Abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools
Roman History Abridged by Himself for the Use of Schools Author:Oliver Goldsmith Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: addition of part of theirs. He quelled al an insurrection of the Veii, the Fidenate and the Volsci; and over the Subines he o tained a second triumph. But his... more » victories over the enemy were no means comparable to his works at horn in raising temples, fortifying the city, maki a prison for malefactors, and building a s port at the mouth of the Tiber , called Osti by which he secured to his subjects the tra of that' river, and that of the salt pits a jacent. Thus having enriched his subjecl and beautified the city, he died after a rei of twenty-four years. CHAPTER VI. From the deat7i of Ancus Martius the death of Tarquinius Priscm tliejifth king of Rome. — U. C. 13 Ljucius Tarquinius Priscus, whc original name was Lucumon , and who w appointed guardian to the sons of the late kin took the surname of Tarquinius , from the ci of Tarquinia , whence he last came. His fath was a merchant of Corinth , who had acquir considerable wealth by trade, and had settli in Italy upon account of some troubles at horn His sou Lucumon, who inherited his fortune married a woman of family in the city of Tar- quinia. His birth , profession and country, being contemptible to the nobles of the place, by his wife's persuasions he came to settle at Rome , where merit alone gave a title to distinction. On his way thither, say the historians, as he approached the city gate, an eagle, stooping from above, took off his hat, and flying round his chariot for some time, with much noise put it on again. This , his wife Tanaquil, who it seems was skilled in augury , interpreted as a presage , that he should one day wear the crown. Perhaps it was this which first fired his ambition to pursue it. Ancus being dead , and the kingdom , as- usual , devolving upon the senate , Tarquin. used all his power a...« less