 Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches ; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by reason of the filth, darkness, and stench. When Lentulus had been let down into this place, certain men, to whom...  Sallust, Florus, and Velleius Paterculus - Page 65by Sallust - 1881 - 538 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Gaius Sallustius Crispus - 1852 - 582 pages
...Library. See also Wasse's note on this passage. reason of the filth, darkness, and stench. When Lentulua had been let down into this place, certain men, to whom orders had been given1, strangled him with a cord. Thus this patrician, who was of the illustrious family of the Cornelii,... | |
 | John Henry Parker - 1874 - 420 pages
...ground. Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches ; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by...Lentulus had been let down into this place, certain h "On Manlius being thrown into lecting their hair and beard, dejectedly prison, it appears that a... | |
 | John Henry Parker - 1874 - 406 pages
...the commons put on mourning, and bk. vi. c. xvi. p. 223.) that great numbers of the people, negmen, to whom orders had been given, strangled him with...patrician, who was of the illustrious family of the Cornelii, and who had filled the office of consul at Rome, met with an end suited to his character... | |
 | John Henry Parker - 1878 - 558 pages
...ground. Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches ; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by...patrician, who was of the illustrious family of the Cornelii, and who had filled the office of consul at Rome, met with an end suited to his character... | |
 | Samuel Russell Forbes - 1882 - 382 pages
...It is secured round the sides by walls, and over it is a vaulted roof, connected with stone arches ; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by reason of the filth, the obscurity, and the stench. When Lentulus had been let down into this place, certain men, to whom... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pages
...underground. Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches ; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by...patrician, who was of the illustrious family of the Cornelii, and who filled the office of consul at Rome, met with an end suited to his character and... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 560 pages
...underground. Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches ; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by...patrician, who was of the illustrious family of the Cornelii, and who filled the office of consul at Rome, met with an end suited to his character and... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 442 pages
...underground. Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches ; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by...patrician, who was of the illustrious family of the Cornelii, and who filled the office of consul at Rome, met with an end suited to his character and... | |
 | Henry Cabot Lodge, Francis Whiting Halsey - 1909 - 276 pages
...under ground. Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches; but its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by...down into this place, certain men, to whom orders had • From "The Conspiracy of Catiline." Translated by JS Watson. 0 Leutulus, who came of the ancient... | |
 | Judith Weingarten - 2006 - 386 pages
...underground. Walls secure it on every side, and over it is a vaulted roof connected with stone arches; its appearance is disgusting and horrible, by reason of the filth, darkness and stench. I thought: let the bastards not escape from there alive! I had not dared also accuse Burz-Bahram, the... | |
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