Old Tales From Rome
Old Tales From Rome
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But the Latin cities had been very unwilling to accept the Roman headship and had often tried to shake it off. Tarquin had defeated them in several battles and forced them to submit to Rome. Servius TuUius now persuaded the Latin states to join him in building a temple to Diana at Rome that should rival in its splendour her celebrated temple at Ephesus. He hoped that in time this would become a centre of worship for all the Latins, and that thus they would naturally grow accustomed to Roman hea...dship. Chance helped him to carry out his plans.
A Sabine farmer had a wonderful and beautiful cow, with such unusually long and well-grown horns, that many people went to see it out of curiosity. After a while it was rumoured abroad that rule over the Latins was destined to be held by that state, one of whose citizens should sacrifice this cow to Diana. As soon as a propitious day arrived, the farmer, who had heard the prophecy, took the cow to Rome intending to sacrifice Digitized by Google THE GREATNESS OF ROME 191 it on the altar of Diana, but the priest, who recognised the animal, had also heard the prophecy, and he rebuked him severely.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
But the Latin cities had been very unwilling to accept the Roman headship and had often tried to shake it off. Tarquin had defeated them in several battles and forced them to submit to Rome. Servius TuUius now persuaded the Latin states to join him in building a temple to Diana at Rome that should rival in its splendour her celebrated temple at Ephesus. He hoped that in time this would become a centre of worship for all the Latins, and that thus they would naturally grow accustomed to Roman hea...dship. Chance helped him to carry out his plans.
A Sabine farmer had a wonderful and beautiful cow, with such unusually long and well-grown horns, that many people went to see it out of curiosity. After a while it was rumoured abroad that rule over the Latins was destined to be held by that state, one of whose citizens should sacrifice this cow to Diana. As soon as a propitious day arrived, the farmer, who had heard the prophecy, took the cow to Rome intending to sacrifice Digitized by Google THE GREATNESS OF ROME 191 it on the altar of Diana, but the priest, who recognised the animal, had also heard the prophecy, and he rebuked him severely.
What to read after Old Tales From Rome?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Alice Zimmern to read onlineMoreLess
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