Ad Alpēs
A tale of Roman life
1923
Preface  |
The Lake Classical Series
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AD ALPĒS
A TALE OF ROMAN LIFE
BY
H.C. NUTTING
University of California
SCOTT, FORESMAN AND COMPANY
CHICAGO ATLANTA NEW YORK
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To
the boys and girls of today
who would join hands with
the boys and girls
of yesterday
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CONTENTS
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15
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Caput |
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I |
17
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| Pirates in the Aegean | 18
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| Experience of Julius Caesar | 18
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II |
20
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| Stasimus as an Interpreter | 20
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| Hannibal against the Rhodian | 22
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| Hannibal against Eumenes | 22
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III |
24
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| Crete | 24
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| Story of Ariadne | 24
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| Hannibal’s Visit to Crete | 28
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IV |
29
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| Isthmus at Corinth | 29
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| The Boastful Host | 31
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| Portents in the Behaviour of Birds | 33
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V |
35
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| The Song of Anna | 36
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| Samson | 37
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| David and Goliath | 38
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| Water from the Well at Bethlehem | 39
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VI |
40
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| Storm and Shipwreck | 40
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| Lighthouse at Brundisium | 43
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VII |
45
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| Daniel and the Lions | 47
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VIII |
50
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| Stasi and the Country Slave | 50
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| Jonah | 53
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| Lullaby of Drusilla | 54
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IX |
56
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| Crossing the Red Sea | 57
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| Auction | 58
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X |
60
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| Britain and the Far North | 60
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| Androcles and the Lion | 62
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XI |
64
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| The Farmer and the Birds | 64
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| Proserpina | 66
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XII |
70
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| Death of Archimedes | 70
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| Fall of Amphitheater at Fidenae | 71
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| Missiles Thrown from Proscenium | 73
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| An Actor Who Fell Asleep | 74
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XIII |
75
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| Stasimus and the Crabs | 75
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| Nero as an Artist | 75
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| Caligula; His Name and Vagaries | 77
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XIV |
80
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| Pranks of Nero | 81
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| Tossing in a Blanket | 81
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| Cruelty of Domitian | 81
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| Stories of Bald-headed Men | 82
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| Babes in the Woods | 85
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XV |
86
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| Innkeeper and Doctor | 86
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| Stasimus and the Peddler | 88
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XVI |
91
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| Ghost Stories | 91
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| City Mouse and Country Mouse | 91
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XVII |
96
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| Story of Damocles | 96
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| Philoxenus as a Literary Critic | 97
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| Diogenes and Aristippus | 99
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| Lautumise | 99
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| Battle of Cannae | 100
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XVIII |
102
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| Phyrrus and His Elephants | 102
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| Duels with Elephants | 102
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| Elephants Cross Rhone | 103
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| Elephants against Serpents | 104
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| Battle of the Caudine Forks | 105
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XIX |
108
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| Eruption of Vesuvius | 108
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XX |
113
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| Hannibal against Fabius | 113
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| Death of Hannibal | 114
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| Plan to Poison Pyrrhus | 114
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| Boast of Antiochus | 115
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| Milestones | 115
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| Atalanta’s Race | 116
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XXI |
118
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| Cicero on Gladiatorial Combats | 118
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| Contest between Prisoners of Hannibal | 118
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| Rope-walking Elephants | 120
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| Gladiators in Sea-Fights | 121
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| Midas | 121
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XXII |
123
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| Paul and the Christians | 123
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| Regulus | 126
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| Canal along the Appian Way | 129
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XXIII |
130
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| Albanus Mons | 130
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| Priests of Diana | 130
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| Mausoleum | 132
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| Death of Vitellius | 133
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XXIV |
136
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| Vespasian in the East | 137
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| The Dead Sea | 137
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| Forms of Worship in Palestine | 139
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| Floating Islands | 140
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| Stasimus and the One-eyed Soldier | 141
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XXV |
142
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| Letter from Cornelius | 142
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| Sack and Rebuilding of Rome | 144
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| Fire in Nero’s Time | 145
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XXVI |
147
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| The Mulvian Bridge | 147
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| Cicero’s Verse | 148
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| March of the Fabii | 148
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| Arrival of the Magna Mater at Rome | 149
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| Sacrifice of Fabius during the Siege of the Capitolium | 150
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XXVII |
153
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| Milo the Athlete | 153
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| Polydamas Killed in a Cave | 155
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| Sejanus Saves the Life of Tiberius | 155
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| Gyges and the Ring | 156
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XXVIII |
158
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| An Alarming Omen | 158
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| Omens Given a Favorable Turn | 158
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| Adventure with Brigands | 160
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XXIX |
164
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| A Night Alarm | 164
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| Stasimus and the Irate Farmer | 165
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XXX |
169
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| Battle of Sentinum | 169
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| Heroism of Marcus Curtius | 171
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| The Water Supply of Alexandria | 173
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XXXI |
175
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| Battle at the Metaurus | 175
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| Moses in the Bulrushes | 178
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XXXII |
180
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| Crossing the Rubicon | 180
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| Caesar at Corfinum | 182
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| Britain Circumnavigated | 183
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XXXIII |
185
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| Orpheus and Eurydice | 185
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| Charon and the Acheron | 187
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| Dido’s Treasure | 189
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| Red Beards of the Domitii | 190
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XXXIV |
191
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| Story of Absalom | 191
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| The Old Soldier’s Raven | 193
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| The Heroic Centurion | 194
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| An Officer Who Believed in Flogging | 195
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XXXV |
196
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| Sack of Cremona | 197
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| Fall of Jericho | 199
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| Rahab and the Spies | 200
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| Crastinus | 201
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XXXVI |
203
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| Story of Achan | 203
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| Stasimus and the Crabbed Old Man | 205
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| Battles of the Ticinus and the Trebia | 207
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XXXVII |
210
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| Pyramus and Thisbe | 211
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| Sextus and the Farmer’s Apples | 213
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XXXVIII |
215
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| The Blind Soldier | 215
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| Invasions of Britain | 216
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| Straying Horse Causes Alarm | 217
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| Galba’s Decision Regarding the Ass | 219
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| Solomon’s Judgment | 220
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XXXIX |
221
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| Stasimus and the One-armed Stranger | 221
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| The Daughters of Danaus | 222
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| Pliny as a Hunter | 225
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| Pliny Contributes to the Endowment of a School | 226
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XL |
227
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| The Inexperienced Traveler | 227
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| Significant Dreams | 228
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| ad alpēs | 231
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| Appendix | 233
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| List of Abbreviations | 240
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| Vocabulary | 241
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| Brief Subject Index | 295
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