. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. LUCIUS CAESAR. 244 AUGUSTUS, OE THE FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIEE. Some clouds, however, were beginning to gather on this brillianthorizon. Marcellus was dead ; and poetry was veiled in mourning,for the epic bard lay dying (19 b. c.) at Brundusium, and Tibullusshortly followed him to the tomb. But the death of Marcellus,who might possibly have disappointed the hopes he raised, wasthe means of restoring Agrippa to the Empire; Ovid and Pro-pertius filled the place left vacant by Tibullus, and the Musescould
. History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians;. LUCIUS CAESAR. 244 AUGUSTUS, OE THE FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIEE. Some clouds, however, were beginning to gather on this brillianthorizon. Marcellus was dead ; and poetry was veiled in mourning,for the epic bard lay dying (19 b. c.) at Brundusium, and Tibullusshortly followed him to the tomb. But the death of Marcellus,who might possibly have disappointed the hopes he raised, wasthe means of restoring Agrippa to the Empire; Ovid and Pro-pertius filled the place left vacant by Tibullus, and the Musescould share between Horace and Livy the wreath fallen fromVergils brow. II. — The Frontier of the Riiixe axd the Danube. The first blow to this wonderful prosperity came from thequarter whence were to come all the dangers of the Empire, — fromthe banks of the Rhine. Certain of the Sicambri, Usipetes, and. aitMAN CAVALRY ATTACKING THE ROMANS. Tencteri had crossed the river, defeated a force of Roman cavalry,and captured from LoUius the eagle of the fifth legion. To this 1 From iIk ccihimn of Antoninus.
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