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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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verwhelmed. The tide of Gaulish invasion having been rolled back, the war was trans-ferred to Gaul, where it raged for three years. The chief interest of thisstruggle lies in the character and exploits of several of the Roman leaders. Theidol of the people was C. Flaminius, because of his opposition to the ruling. aristocracy of the city, and his unselfish friendship for the poorer classes, whosefavor gave him the command of one of the consular armies. He showed hisnatural strength of mind by his contempt for many of the superstitions whichwere universal among his countrymen. The Senate, jealous of his successes,sent him letters ordering him to refrain from a battle, on account of the omenswhich were declared unfavorable. Flaminius refused to open the letters till.after he had won a victory, when he read them with ceremony to his soldiers,naively remarking that it was then too late to obey the orders. His campaign-was crowned with successive triumphs, and when he went home, laden with
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THE ROMANS PASS UNDER THE YOKE Rome—The Military Roads 329 spoils, he demanded his right of a triumphal reception. The piqued Senatedenied him the well-earned honor, and then the Assembly, headed by thetribunes, voted him full honors. The enduring fame of Flaminius, however, rests upon his construction ofthe Flaminian Way, the great road of northern Italy, which gave free com-munication with the recently conquered Gaulish provinces. It was built byFlaminius during his censorship (b.c. 220). Beginning at Rome, it followedthe course of the Tiber till it reached Narni, where it turned off in a north-easterly direction and came to the foot of the Apennines at Forum Flaminii;then crossing the central ridge of the Apennines, it again took a northerlydirection to the Adriatic, whence it followed the coast to Rimini, where itsname ceased, but the Via /Emilia was a continuation of it. The whole lengthof the road proper was about 220 miles, and remains of it are still to be seen.The Appian Wa

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