History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . disturbhis serenity by discordantwords ? He conscientiouslyadmires his prince and withgood reason ; he even comeslittle short of believing him-self back in the times of theRepublic. You have com-manded us to be free, crieshe, and we shall be free. ^They allowed themselves tobe deceived by his words,and some thought themselvestransported back to theancient Republic. A secretaryof the emperor. TitiniusCapito, erected in his house,in the place of honour,statues of Brutus, Cassius,and Cato, which had ceas
History of Rome and of the Roman people, from its origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians; . disturbhis serenity by discordantwords ? He conscientiouslyadmires his prince and withgood reason ; he even comeslittle short of believing him-self back in the times of theRepublic. You have com-manded us to be free, crieshe, and we shall be free. ^They allowed themselves tobe deceived by his words,and some thought themselvestransported back to theancient Republic. A secretaryof the emperor. TitiniusCapito, erected in his house,in the place of honour,statues of Brutus, Cassius,and Cato, which had ceasedto be seditious. He wrotethe history of these eminentcitizens immolated bytyrannj, and gave publicreadings upon them, at which all the highest society of Rome con-gregated.^ But men who require to be commanded to be free, neverwill be. Liberty is * taken by violence, or better, public opinionimposes it. The people who would receive it by order -would neitherbe v>orthy nor capable of preserving it. In reality, the authorityof Trajan was as absolute as that of any of his ôfi. Statue, beautiful in style and well pre.«oived. The plinth bears the name of Ca!<sn(s.(Villa Massimi. Clarac. Mu-ic <1o Sculpt., pi. 912i5, No. 2,303.) Pliny. Epi-^ i. 17: viii. 1± 782 THE ANTONIXES, 96 TO 180 riiiiv in his Letter^, Avlicro he is no longer hamiDered by officialeloquence, clearly sliows that Rome had not ceased to have amaster. It is true, says he, that all is done according to thewill of one man, who. in the common interest, himself alone under-takes the cares and labours of all. ^ He so far forgets himself,in the Panegijric, as to make this prince the universal proprietor,who may at his will dispose of all that others Trajan is one of the most sympathetic characters in he lacks the lofty intelligence and political audacity of thereconstructive reformer, he possesses the wisdom and power whichconsolidate and preser
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