History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Bust of Plotina. NERVA AND TRAJAN, 96 TO 117 749 name after the senate and the people/ Following the exampleof Augustus, he visited his old friends familiarly, attended theirfamily festivals and joined in their pleasures, supping, walking outor joining in the chase with them. One day they sought toawaken his suspicions against a senator; he went, without a Remains of the Public Palace. and dined with him, and the next day said to the accusers: Ifhe had wished to kill me he would have done
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . Bust of Plotina. NERVA AND TRAJAN, 96 TO 117 749 name after the senate and the people/ Following the exampleof Augustus, he visited his old friends familiarly, attended theirfamily festivals and joined in their pleasures, supping, walking outor joining in the chase with them. One day they sought toawaken his suspicions against a senator; he went, without a Remains of the Public Palace. and dined with him, and the next day said to the accusers: Ifhe had wished to kill me he would have done so yesterday. The Caesars and the Flavii, with exception of the head of thesecond family, were all men of letters, orators or poets, more orless successful—at least, all had attempted to write. Trajan, whomade his first campaign at fourteen, had been able to escape fromthe baleful education of the period, from those rhetoricians whocorrupted the taste of their pupils and sometimes their good had that experience of affairs and of life which is so needful Plinv, P(tnp(/!ir., 07 ami 72. 750 THE ANTONINES, 96 TO 180 to train men of command ; and as he had a straightforward mindand an honest heart, he did not manifest any base jealousy againstthose who possessed the gifts which nature or circumstances haddenied him.^ In the deference shown by this valiant man of warto the senate there was of course a political purpose ; there mayalso be seen
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