Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1801 edition. Excerpt: ...had the city in 'charge led out his troops to meet '"ten, having himfelf a crown of laurel in his. hands. Juft as Sylla received them, and began to animate?;iffiem 'to the intended enterprife, Homoloicus and 'Anaxidamus, two Chaeroneans, addrefled him, witn a promife to cut off the corps that occupied Thurium, This river is afterwards called Malts; but whkh p, the right reading i? uncertain, . if s if he would give them a fma'I party to fupport them in the attempt. For there was a path which the barbarians were not apprifed of, leading from a place called Petrochus, by the temple of the MufeS, to a part of the mountain that overlooked them; from whence it was eafy either to deftroy them with ftories, 'or drive them down into the plain. Sylla, finding the character of thefe men for courage and fidelity fup-ported by Gabinius, ordered them to put the thing in execution. Mean time he drew up his forces, and 'placed the cavalry in the wings; taking the right himfelf, and giving the left to Muraena. Gallus and Hortcnfius, his lieutenants, commanded a body of referve in the rear, and kept watch upon the: heights, to prevent their being furrounded. For it was eafy to fee that the enemy were preparing, with their wings, which confided of an infinite number of horfe, and all their light-armed foot, troops that could move with great agility, and wind away 'at pleafure, to take a circuit, and quite inclofe the Roman army. In the mean time, the two Chasroneans, fupported according to Sylla's order by a party commanded by Ericus, dole unobferved up Thurium, and gained the fummit. As foon as they made their appearance, the barbarians were ftruck with confirmation, and fought refuge in flight; but in the confufion many of them periftied by means of...