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Title:  Romæ antiquæ descriptio a view of the religion, laws, customs, manners, and dispositions of the ancient Romans, and others : comprehended in their most illustrious acts and sayings agreeable to history / written in Latine by ... Quintus Valerius Maximus ; and now carefully rendred into English ; together with the life of the author.
Author: Valerius Maximus.
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whether he met Foes of Friends, it was long before he return'd. Cassius therefore believing him to have been taken by the Enemy, and that they were abso∣lute Masters of the field, hasten'd to end his life, when Brutus's forces were in part safe, and Masters of the Enemies Camp. But the Courage of Titinius is not to be forgot, who stood a while astonish'd at the un∣expected sight of his Captain wallowing in his own blood, then bursting into tears; Though imprudenly General, said he, I was the cause of thy death▪ this im∣prudence shall not go unpunish'd; receive me a companion to thy fate; and do saying, threw himself upon the liveless trunk, with his Sword up to the Hilts in his own Body: And intermixing blood with blood, they lay a double sacrifice, the one of Piety, the other of Errour.3. But certainly Mistake did a great injury to the family of Lartis Talumnius King of the Veiets: who after he had through a lucky cast at Dice, cried to his Play-mate, Kill; the Guard, mistaking the word, fell upon the Roman Embassadours, and slew them, as they were just entring the Room; interpreting Play as a Command.0