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Updated: June 19, 2025
Tell me the truth quickly." The voice sounded weak and hollow now, but still strangely familiar. She began her story, speaking in a low monotone. "I am Marcia, daughter of Titus Manlius Torquatus. I loved, and yet I drove my lover from me, and he was killed on the black day of Cannae. Then the Senate feared lest the enemy should advance to Rome prayed for the winter for time.
Till his trial was over he was disqualified from presenting himself as a candidate, and the election for the year 65 was carried by Autronius Paetus and Cornelius Sylla. Two other patricians, Aurelius Cotta and Manlius Torquatus, had stood against them.
Among them uttering some uncouth jests in military fashion somewhat resembling verses, the name of Torquatus was heard: this name, being kept up, became afterwards an honour to the descendants even of the family. The dictator added a present of a golden crown, and before a public assembly extolled that action with the highest praises.
Sporus lost his wife at dice to Senecio. Torquatus Silanus has offered me for Eunice four chestnut horses, which this year will win the prize beyond doubt. I would not accept! Thanks to thee, also, that thou didst not take her. As to Torquatus Silanus, the poor man does not even suspect that he is already more a shade than a man. His death is decided. And knowest what his crime is?
Already the mobs, pouring in from the side streets at the first scent of a brawl, were pushing the forlorn hope, all unwilling, to its fate; three or four had already gone down with broken heads, and a freedman of Torquatus had been stabbed in the side, when, above the tumult, rose a voice crying: "Make way for the Consul, Paullus! Way! way!"
Although I do not know of any thoroughly well-authenticated cases of perfectly fertile hybrid animals, I have some reason to believe that the hybrids from Cervulus vaginalis and Reevesii, and from Phasianus colchicus with P. torquatus and with P. versicolor are perfectly fertile. This was effected by Mr.
The two consuls of the year were Titus Manlius Torquatus and Publius Decius Mus. They were both very distinguished men.
T. Manlius, the future conqueror of the Latins, fought with a gigantic Gaul on the bridge over the Anio on the Salarian road. From this the soldiers called him Torquatus, which name his descendants ever afterwards bore. In a later battle Marcus Valerius fought with a second gigantic Gaul. During the combat a wonderful thing happened.
XXXV. He took from the noblest persons in the city the ancient marks of distinction used by their families; as the collar from Torquatus ; from Cincinnatus the curl of hair ; and from Cneius Pompey, the surname of Great, belonging to that ancient family.
He invites him to a frugal entertainment, but a cleanly and cheerful one. If you can repose yourself as my guest upon Archias' couches, and are not afraid to make a whole meal on all sorts of herbs from a moderate dish; I will expect you, Torquatus, at my house about sun set.
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