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His province. Revolt of Vindex. Embassadors sent to Galba. Debates in the council. Galba joins Vindex. News of the rebellion meets Nero at Naples. The proclamation of Vindex. Nero's ire. Nero plans new performances. The new instruments. Galba joins the insurrection. Nero appalled. His plans for vengeance. He is restrained. He attempts to raise an army. Slaves. Nero's hopeless condition.
The rebellions of Vindex and Civilis seem to prove that even Caesar's favourite province was not happy. Spain was misgoverned by the deputies both of Julius and Augustus. In Britain, the history of the revolt of the Iceni shews that neither the extortions of Roman usurers, nor the brutalities of Roman officers, had ended with the republic.
In fact, feelings of exasperation and hatred against the tyrant, began to extend universally throughout the empire. The people in every quarter, in fact, seemed ripe for insurrection. While things were in this state, a messenger arrived one day at Galba's court, from a certain chieftain of the Gauls, named Julius Vindex.
Vindex was noted for its hospitality at all times, but it now excelled itself. A lot of school-boys could not have enjoyed themselves more than did the many grey heads among the company. Woe betide any one, host or guest, who shirked, or did not join in the fun. A visitor from town tried to do so by fixing a nice quiet camp far away from the hurly burly.
Vindex and his nephew are no more; but I embarked soon enough to escape the rage of him who might have attained the highest favors of fortune if he had but known how to be merciful." "God be praised! but alas, poor Vindex!" cried Euryale, as she laid down the tablets. But Melissa kissed her, and then exclaimed to her brother: "Now all doubts are at an end. I may fly.
A very large fire occurred at Vindex. I called for volunteers to join in putting it out. The call was readily responded to, and I headed a large party composed of all classes of men to assist the station hands. By our combined efforts we succeeded in putting the fire out, but not until it had burnt many miles of country.
He had done nothing to vex her; nay, every petition she had urged But suddenly the image rose before him of old Vindex and his nephew, whom he had sent to execution in spite of her intercession; and again the awful word, "the deed," rang in his inward ear. Were these hideous thoughts to haunt him even by day? No, no!
The presence of so many witnesses strengthened his courage; and fully expecting that, like the consul Vindex, his speech would cost him his head, he drew himself up and answered gravely, "It is true, great Caesar, that in a weak moment and without considering the results, I repeated some of those witticisms to you "
The guests looking at those two white forms, which resembled two wonderful statues, understood well that with them perished all that was left to their world at that time, poetry and beauty. AT first the revolt of the Gallic legions under Vindex did not seem very serious.
Vindex and his nephew are no more; but I embarked soon enough to escape the rage of him who might have attained the highest favors of fortune if he had but known how to be merciful." "God be praised! but alas, poor Vindex!" cried Euryale, as she laid down the tablets. But Melissa kissed her, and then exclaimed to her brother: "Now all doubts are at an end. I may fly.
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