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Being a Translation by CLAUD FIELD of the
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cenuitiea
CALIGULA: jnteitt saniri
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German Professor in bis so-called
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PREFACE
Met of which the flowing pages contain &
slighty abridged translation. was published. tn 1698
Piece Lavig ue of Monk. eee
senation ren through thsty editions ina year or twoyand
{quarter of a milion copies are and ty Rave een sal
Profesor Quiule wa, af couse severely attacked by the
smonarcical press The KreutZefing tid he ought to
te Behcadedy and the Zulu recosumended. that he
should be pot in a trait walsteont. Cops of » Socal
Democratic paper which print extracts fromthe pamphlet
‘were zed bythe police. "A publi censure was pssed
‘tpn Profewot Quidde by the Menich Aculemy of Sdence.
Eis wall kaown how stcct the law of ema fe x
Germany, people baring been imprisoned for months for
there cat remarks. Bat ft was impomible forthe Gor:
‘enment to bring the charge home tothe Professor, for his
Damphiet had the apperaice of being an historcal mono
raph with namerous cations fom Tatas, Suetonius, and
ion Cassis, while the Emperor Willams 11 was Never
rmentioned by name,
Tat the sopericial similarity, between Caligula and
Willies Hasindicatedbythepamphletwasremarbable. The
premature death of Gertoantee,Caligul's father, who was
carly ved by the people, Caligul'sdimissal of General
Macro, the apowerfol minister, his Tove of dapley tid
sity, manerrey, hi expomive yacht tn fr
‘ting, hs fabty to bear any powerfal and independent
Charscter near him, his ccuelean restlesmcan and Tove of
‘aking a gore av an orator—all these were featores witch
Helped to somplete an unmistakable praiel. "A darker
fealare isthe inaanity on which Profewor Quidde lays
‘ress, streaka of whic ave been notably presen mete
bere of the Hlobensolern funfly, expecally tn Frederick
Win Wn Frelnc ili i
‘in apts of this audacious parallel the Majette
seligiads “i wat portiin andthe pbc
prosettor's honda wore te fr to identify the
THE. pany
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‘with Caligula would in steelf have eon an act of Lise
jl ‘Ehe immense elreulaion of the pamphlet wat
Sneed partly doc ta the law tact the very ssictness of
‘which fad Greated a craving for such temture. The
nly punishment Professor Qaidde seems to have re-
‘cived was a measure oftocil ostracism, especially on the
pert of his profesional brethren.
"AL the ime the pamphlet was written (194) the
‘Emperor had only been on the throne six year, but there
‘wusalvendy a good deal of disappointment and dilaton
‘trond though probably this was not his fault. Professor
‘Quidde himself suid that his pamphlet was not aimed nt
the Emperor himself, but wat intended a an antidote to
the fattery-—" Bysantiniam’” ari called in Germany —
‘by which he was surrounded. tis remarkable that in
‘event years a wellknown pablest, Graf vom Reventlow,
Inn published « book, “The Kalser and. the Byzantines
fn which he points out quite ar plainly as Quidde the
‘dangers of the Matery which has elways accompanied the
Emperor
ide ako published « pamphlet, Anti-militariams
‘whlch docs notseem to have attained the celebrity of i
frat work,
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on
CALIGULA: inetuiti taku?
GAIUS CHSAR, known by the nicksame Caligula (i
‘tle boot") wae sill rey young, snd had not aad
heesenee, ure tantbolyhen he waa wnexpec
Accqaton cl called tole. The creumstances wich
tale ended pon his elovain were gloomy
sn weir and the frtanes of hin ful bad Been sane,
$l fhe, Germania, while Gr fom is howe and
in the prime of hfe, had mccumbed to « malignant fate,
song the poplac there was much ale oncering
ye mysterious Creumtances of hs death; people id not
‘Shri fom giving utterance tothe meet tribe aupons
Sich didnot spate even tho od Enperor Tiberi) hime
{eit Gonnanices had teen the people's favour, tad 9
‘ther member of the pera fly hadenjoyed so much
Dopslarty an he. He bad” won the coudence of the
‘ction fliers ia many campaigns, during which he bad
Sred the tas of war with them the Getman fds and
fhe hin dtits wer fal of his uae, "Bat the people
A not only view hin ax a. miltary ber, he wen poplar
inthe boat tense ofthe word. Hts family fe rnanerooe
shildren, his simple wnpretntont maner bis cheeral
Serenity tn all ccumtaner, hs Gndly Joely, Bad
from the hearts of the etzeny a well to thowe af the
Midis
Iki true that so long as the old Emperor tived,
Germaneas although he occupied many posts of dignity
nd thowed uch energy and sel Tor work, wy a
Fegands the moat importa questions of home poi, cour
‘ined to inact bat ha he eves come tolpowe, is
cc that eral have Sung «Prin of grote
Inpploss and eedom, and dopered the kay atmesptere
cf deprenion whieh teed on the whole empire, “Thus
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thetepetota whe potion mi wth Goma no
a
gt pet cd oa
acho ae Eo it
coheed treme g wiry, ne ie Sar
proud and passionate mother, Agrippina, who had certainly
Soe an arrestee
ii nna la fi Behe
er PCa vital et er
Sept oes re ot ee ie oe
Te a crit cry are ce
oat Soiee UMS SY eiar
sisc
ys sna ie ian t
obtain eee
ieee ee eet
pee a
rooster renee Seton
Se att paneer
heey eet peta ne een
Sen ee ea ene eee
ate eke roel
pene eens eee
Rete cena a ase
See rea oe
piace, Rob mera saan nc
aaa abate cece Ps at
Se a re
sagag ezeng ores racer dees
drops the cpectations were contracted. The leading
recent rceentctey Jeo iatee
ne Sa eS
{apatite attest ei
pleads open einray
Sra er eek Merete
Roe rere ee
SEUSS A cc teed i ee
gp coer evs be rere ects
P Spear tee foc ytd
Cereal See Are:
cone oe eae oe
ee OT eS ie tay she
THE KAISER'S DOUBLE. 5
hand been recently the al-powerfl statesman and General
‘of the Pretorian Gaurd under Tiberius, and by whose help
Caligula had seceded tothe throne,was amos immediately
dimnissed. ‘This emancipation of the young Emperor
‘deemed af the same tine to signify a im the prine
Siples of goverament. ‘The long-standing demands of the
Liberal pare of the nation were. fullleds especially in
‘oliial life more freedom was allowed. Caligula seemed
{6 be in earnest in observing certain forms of the constitu-
{Yon which had fallen into decay under Diberia jin pasing
the Budget and the erny eat e seemed tallow
‘nore weight to public opinion; the right of fee election
to the public comitia appeared to revive} steps were taken
gaint the plague of ‘eho resemble the madera
‘gents provocters, and. thereby public as well at
Petvate fit was freed of one of ite worst mischics; the
se enews, wsings of Lateran of Cematio Condy
: nd of Gator Seven, the seston a
eral whlch had been rtd ot ing dangeroce
To'the Sat, rere again alow ce
Inte; weston were ante te pte! pruonrs tk
tm tcount of emf were opened, andthe law
Stich pumued thin dence wilh sevre‘penes were
MiopstadMoreover, oppeaive tases which edered
iRevfuy inder of tho fuover ches wee emit od
sieves thet foour were troduced nthe dt
Into‘ som to ay mating of the pale game, whe
ligt ecreaped in sectdence wh theld el,
Spoon cee” So tity together with cnlarged
bt an crm of soil flor, any rat of poplar
Tg of economic questions seemed tbe dawg
at uendysat te Begining of Callus eight
twas sured bythe nsemutions fw peopl cay
Sie ‘or enthoac, iiprobe thal Taig
Shien had anos‘ uhoghtl
Ii rev th inti etetion of power te concou-
neo ow suddenly being the foreor, the wah too
Scocthing ret, ae abote ll the snton mea
‘Reng gare tthe wore story, which temporary
‘ied Gatun above hima" At the ras of th cxte-
Srdinry eager sy ho was sued by th dese to
ftke Rinelf onoplewes by cahtng. aos realy
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soci Ss oer
Sicoath Pada te eee at
quand are, wees
Strugies; the maogpring of bis elins was not the wish
nieces oe
seen ene coma
fstab years ted
Ne Reread
foamgerarcaae er eaien ke
Soe gece mena aa coe
Thea mated rire
mi reaneiaee re
‘ramet he ony excited the fcrestwralbof the Emperor,
Sonia enna:
tioned atone of the causes which contributed to shatter
te a he tet pm ec
Paaser Saari
“antithesis of the two characters bat due to
since s
‘men in high places who, were. really ine
meee
Soe ciate pees
Nit fee ee wm in and ly ty
eae ira intense
cntaly ited mature even before it degenerated lacked
caecbosiae sesame
set eeet rae eee
eredte anda etic
In high postion may stil have evoked the appaare ofthe
EREeacorianr ang memes
Independence
inethers
‘THE KAISER'S DOUBLE 7
‘atthe very time when those of keener insight saw looming
‘behind these symptoms a treble spectre madness
‘People ave Been accustomed to speak of imperial aunty
suof' spect farm of mental dsease. The sharsceristics
te-_of the maldy—megalomania exaggerated to
Mamedale. the pont of seifelieation, duegand. of
very Tega restraint and ll Fights of ater
fomadness ividonls, aimless and. senseless crclty=
these are found alo in other madmen; the diference only
Tien n'this~that the position of raler fords a fertile
tol forthe germs of auch tendencies ad allows thesn to
Feach a degree af development which would hardly Be
Double otherwise. ‘These may expres themelves 3n
ernble deeds to an extent whisk would be inconceivable
Inany other ereemtances,
Spclte imperial insanity iz the product of conditions
whith can only be breoght about by the moral degeners:
tion of' popalace of monarchicl tendencies, or by that af
the bigher Cases which immediately surround the
‘The consciousness of apparent unlimited power ca
{he sovereign tofrget il legal imitation; the Uheoretes
‘ass given to this powerby the doctrine of" divin ight,”
in which the unfortunate man thorooghy believes, ives
torbid twist to all hs Was "The forins of court etguette,
tind ail more the excesive and servile veneration ofall
‘hove faumediately eat hin, il him with the conscious
test that he is boing exalted overall other men by Natare
Tremelf At the sine tne hie own obserations of his
entourage give him the fmpresion that they are a con-
‘erptible and valge set of people.
Thin atin, not ony the court but the mast of the
people ae corupted; ifthe ruler, no matter what does,
ever encounters any manly and open ress:
Toe danters (enc; andi the Opposition party. on therare
Sk xbsolmte Gcrasons on which they venture to reson
monarchy rate, anslouly manta the appesranee
‘of not wishing to come into cont with the person ofthe
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‘Thas in the already deeply corrapted politi! fe of
Rome all the conditions for the development of peril
Insanity were abundantly present. Moreover, Caligula had
Inheried dangerous tendencies from both sides, ond Uhe
fac that eed come to the throne s0 young powerfully,
‘simulated the aawholesome germs preseatin hischaracter,
tile the sharp contrast betweed his. position and. his
“Capacity fort worked like poizon apa his youthful spet,
‘lfendy prone to excesses of every desrition-
Caligula, however, didnot realy become ma il after «
sever illness from which he secavered, unfortunately for
Mise and his a one may pone that his
Ans i ll probably only hastened te deveoninent of
hig imadvess, the germs of which were already distinctly
present, ‘The uafavourable factors which were bound 10
"lop them were inerent in his postion as Emperor in
the Rome of tht period
‘he example of imperil insty which Clg afd
ts mplcelf pleat Neatly thonpmptomSot iw heh
‘Sot ceeatle tn adeen sverige te nad sen,
Znt'whon've comprise nenesarey Ke spparenty healthy
‘SGhumencomest Wit hs tery qui decent to the
‘Suet eqomae wo cto aes ed of the dordpent
Whe daca
One tpt which i not generally dangerous inst,
‘wut in whieh, when faken wil other éymptons, Cail
gona ip showed ews nese Sight
iSpy aed ema Tica of
Aoelall incr n'rin sound jodpentroperdng the
Hints of lac'owa poston to ekg Sack were the
brent despot and ertsn ppc, the wo French Lava
tn their Corman itr es we hs recent
TOMEI fhe eaeeanats Keg at
Bue
Tn shor time not only was the very considera tea-
eneeeets wit the ity oa emp ak
anders Io eponter et bt e-
thelimpertal ode yn ha tory dblgus mena nerd
ieinerease the evens and pap debi
thee which bed fan been sell were spn ones
conte ion 1
THE KAISERS DOUBLE 9
new ones, partly of an oppressive or disgraceful character,
‘were added; justice wat abused in oder to ald ines and
Confceations to. the Imperial treasury; and finally the
Principle wes publicly announced. thatthe subject pro:
perty should be at the Esmperor's disposal
"Te ove of dipley and extaregence wat, ot might
hhave been expected, shown Dy ‘Caligula inal pou
sphere in ing fest and ering rg nthe
irs and arrangement of his palaces ad ws, and
fn the unheard-of lerary with whieh the Imperial yachts
‘were fited out. But thie tendency found expres
Ergat the eoton of snore ai in
aiding projects. ‘That le also” peculiar trait of
fxaggersted:megalomania; it fs, moreover ely intell=
file when "we remember the love of fame which
arked the Casare and thels wish to rhine fm the eyes of
posterity.
"The Boge scale on which Caligula framed his roe
and the brevity of hi reign have realted in many of hi
‘works stil remaining uncompleted. On the Palatine
Rome one i still shown the beginnings of Caigula's
Bridges" which he intended to bud ove the Forum fom
‘he tmperal palace tothe Cepitel, He alo undertook the
building of great aquedacta'and amphithestres, and pro-
posed at the earliest avaiable moment to cut a cal
Throogh the Isthmus of Corinth.
‘Buta strange love of destruction was united in him with
‘his love of balding. ‘foes which were well worth pre
‘serving were plled down and altered for tvial reason,
His balding enterprises often rated very Bisarre
= ese" -At Naples the remains of & Rowan
dlam acros tha harbour are ealed Ponte dt
Amazing Caliguin” in memory of one of is fantastic
ecentrt — Goustructions He had fang crons the Bay
cettios of ine long bridge of bouts, en on th
bridge constructed a regular oad with wineshops and fee
‘water pipes Then, wearing what wat belied to be the
Treastplate of Alexander the Greay he led is toops 0
Ahebridge to Balae, ‘There he fell with his soldier on
pencefal town aif to conguer it and on the nest day
Ernanged ‘on_the bridge » great triumphal march Witt
{gorgeous decorations, sata boty and’ shaun prisoners,
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Finally he celebrated the glorious undertaking, the over
coming of oo many dificalic, ar he said, and the * chain.
isp he ean with pus pecan
ie celia ndraing wa not oly ring ex
sample ofthe display and lore af extravagance of whi
Stave spoken, it alowed another token of morbid Impetal
regalomania,-the hunger for military tamphs, Tn this
Patken the lcslons Sod the dred border on each
Biker” If'on one side the love for famoas setons and
‘art display Teads to the most terble consequences
‘Sod actoal mataere, on the other side, when there i ony
5 Tnstcad of reality t may samme score and
‘en a ehiidish uaa.
"This later te eopecally the case wit \
carcumstances of bir reiga were not adapted to Srrying om
‘vars and winniag victories ‘The fnters were quet and
{heen of further extension ofthe Empire bad been given
‘up, Caligua's morbid desire to shine in the mlitary
‘phere led him to have recourse to theatrical munaurrea
Rie tremphal march scr the Bay of Baise was only
fone example of these. "We give two more srking
‘On one accsion he formed the sudden resolve to go to
‘the amy on the Hhine. Everything had to be att in
tage, motkon with preepitate haste, On arin
Mis tore at the amy hhealguartcrs he dioplayed exe
‘eave dlaciplinary Severity towards afer
iegtay" Seuntortnst oe rho turn thseeles
rwobillation did’ not reach the appointed place. quick
‘Enough were the speci! objects Of his wrath, Kt the
sine tine, Ite whe liked to be reminded of bis own
{Jouth, he seemed determined to reduce the age of those
Seringin the army. He dismssed several of the senor
centariora on the ground that they were too olor too
Sreak. Against others he tok stepa on account of tele
Sigg mileage of fend Althogh hi seere
‘pplietin of discipline may hve seemed to hit admirers
Whe elderly keenness, 1 caused at the same Une,
sceonling to Suetonius, much dicontent. ‘Many of ‘his
ew rales mnt hve ppeared fo anprjaiced_joes
tere ridiculous bragging, eapesaly tn the light of wat
followed. erate .
‘THE KAISERS DOUBLE u
‘Te Bape ranged amr than fhe
ae ee ae peer aerated te
Beta Giet che nate Sanco aa
‘citreus Woman enna ke ft
ia Drees rnoeen nacre
eae eter
Serer teats ee ere
Serene ae oe manatee
Soo erre ai
ae ee ae
ooh Sac ape ot
ere tcc ats
erin
Seana eerie wane arte
Seeding einer er oo ne ree re
meramon ise cer ek eine kd
ee Sac ie cnt eet hi
beberle
Tatts Meat twee rane hot
Secu cae coerce ar
ee ere ere se eer
coe ora ee ee a
ccotiic mba stnu win oe ted hn
eros
Sr eee
Sh cee e erie
ee
aL ae eae Se
someatieae ee aie even ee
wg Ween a atin ley
econo tates an et
Se eee
ree eae eee et
covteves aod. entinaly change, He ON Co fr 00
Seat Passer ome tne are
Eo tbe eed
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Some came nhe ea tae e
See
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played «stl which then commonly called down the eure
Erde ctiay en the prormes,
‘Fo this thentcal tat rhe megulomanla were added
two ther, lista morbid fantastic tendency ike that of
hd vo cnfue fancy wth feta tend
Meares Bk i wal ou inthe sphere of
T'She wheres intel’ of splilty and
sverrbece S.Siltoy,there soo wish perverse ploy-
sctorim and ike ble, Sees the Inperioo fae
ug sling everynbere and i ery depalment—en
Inplaeenalerorelyenonuraged bythe pecliar positon
Pan able ler
‘Among ths ype of rulers who are not afleted with
sca adeno find so coset ake 4
fal cxpoareof hemectvesn diferent depriments
Eccrys ery boon es rey pecionpbels Com fo
iS ecient crcnywber, pry Uren Ute nr them
touvumge them tthe Tolet Chat tel perhemnes fs
‘ne sad iposing, even when the Tiles ‘entice
outtay shake Sei beade
"Amara which Galgala copecially sought to shine was
that of eloquence. He was always ready to speak in pubic,
ti iter andweare ld tat be ba aerated
lgitot that direction and in pric «gift for
Fling sad pting" etn pc
delight in attacking pret ames intraarea se of
ieee are sell oere hi the mars Bat hs sine
{oligent alia went w far that he woud bavelibed
ve beotted caw athe ike Homer, Ving and
ny tom a ice
{the same Une He sees to have mad et of eplgram-
male quotatins oo the autor bated wen dee ing
Mow! pen, Thus he ence quot toh gests the
famous Une of Homer soipeae Fano se Buedite (Let
there be one rele on king”) "Th ost mons hi
{tating fe ta fem sai poe Oder dam
etoant"(*Let them hate, proved hey ar)—eetiny
Smet pine epremios hw concepenf te eating
tncen Fler and op
Delight in reklt ilpoe governed his condact in al
the dreamsancsofpblc lie Apart fom pave crusty
Bi chuwctr of lmtp ofUnprsy eb ri Colgue
THE KAISER'S DOUBLE 3
steer gg
sober bir ats
agen See cas Sencar
Spake Setters cea arn
face ea a et re
Shecinarete over pastas
i Tonge a
‘compelled by the free ofentwaed creumstances to content
aac
Eee
Totes deren thon
oekaki
re en
Epa cee Sit
ree diem cane
stamina wenogtartiort
Secniaewnciyecnadae nes
erie pa ra
cieuiekteraraea yucca
ne score
ie renas ett ahaanuerenes
recent tn
ho graying his nt for babe) tnd mae Seo
Ene See
Sy perp enraag ieee
Sa adalat
SSS
i areaenayenan ae
ceretnepeheceloniee a
Spoziie tines ores
Tn pial Ife Caligula acted in a simile fain in what
related to evil and military appointments Tt is Just here
‘at it is pertialarly veratious that the
sccount Tacttus gives of Caligela breaks of
horse
this accession,” He would certainly with
gupeinted Inimitable at have described how this trait
his character hada disintegrating efect on
the whole adalstration ofthe State. Lesser authors than
‘Tacitus have merely handed down tous theexteral lat that
Caligula's madness colminated im his intending to have his
Tone appointed Conse. We mast supply ta imagination
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{he steps which ed to this byl extraragance, Dut ite
‘ot difleat o suppose that such contompt of all special
Knowledge and f all authority Duel ufon profsconaL
fining would fom sere perepible egitnngy led
toile
Only two elated facts relating to thi tendency of
Calguls tre ncidntally known to an He wished fo do
vay with the aclenee of jrtspradence and to abolh
Inwjer altogether. Although in thle sie of lawyers
{ire may fave been prstat the rund remon thatthe
fslstence of specalsed Jurspredence practially hinders
fhe opsmations of juste, yet tho Hex cl even under
the contcporary anda of oman fe le hrveghly
Cran "heather fet x connected with th amnye A
numberof creoroxers apparentiy from a pare whi,
‘Tere spoked fiers of hi body gar
We might ald details aso how the Emperor Destowed
ailtary fink on goverment offal gunstor or fans
‘ttasGy, paced alder i important
tent predatonal orate who bad spent thle Ii
‘Foran to diicalt places on the fonticr iv onder to deal
with foreign tribes oe pointe goaty cox to lead
Tis'cances, It woe be impos to craggente ta
Aepeting. the confron, the conection “between
sre and tas bo lt by Cagis otc
{5f"sound ‘reason, which culoleated tn the contemplated
Promotion of his boas
‘Over the confused, despised, trampledion masts of the
people end ofall clases the Baperor belied hinal! to
Esihroned in 'unsporoncable divine majesty. ‘This wat
st in any way pred tn hie eyes by He eatonal op
‘eamnors inthe anpithetre, For festa
Stent chametcrtie of this species of
le tn ha per to bere in th own rigs they
ine hat they hare aan, fel hat
they stand in epoca selation to God conatde hemes
tobe His chose iatruments and fly cain for these
‘elves divine honours
"Ths_sccms to be the culminating point of Cusnian
sadnoar sod yet osny rulers who ell ot cthervive be
fonsideredsedounly thane hare epprnched ie. Frederick
‘Wiliam IV, for instance, even bere hs mld was om
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pletely clouded over, was infected with these ideas, Sach
hotions are dangerotsly fostered by the eerlity both of
the erowd and af the upper clases fn nations which have
bbeen Tong and deeply impregnated with monarchical Wess.
row otherwise can we explain Use deifction of Alexander
snd Crear?
in Caligua's cate his claim to divinity t not a mere
Iimpadent exploitation of the popular view ot « political
calelatian, bot the sheer fantasy of a lunatie who believes
Fret
srs ene hn mad
afetcsae venient or wes ek
maebevey oon interes
Ser Sikes arr oit E cee
ily roleelinn Oita aan
have been hanfed own fo ie ws otal yout
Esenty when be ft append ot the eur of Tiberins
Fein tt los and setting of epneh he festares
‘ude an woplsont imprest, MU eyes were deep ot
Enh bow'wan rods He safer om eplep hs
SUL eniesleplsnes
“Connected wil hea at wer his perpetual retlew-
new sop f contacto tthe ety ate
we Se all do est of which Bion Costes has
genet given ws a graphic “These are signs
cribs SP eryurteat whit are nt analy oad
Chemalve but whieh nape heightened sigernee
Invcomesion wil the ther acts fe know aout him
Socetines te nugit the crowd and tmetimes ote.
ccssinally ie westonfourncys an on one cation ews
Istyrecoiable on Herc end awed stead
edt ling gut apt the stone ofthe ne
varie of tdnce Sheiber tasks fey
Tod pine feet him,” Semrncs be igvel perl
Tpccly thes of loner elt ay the oldest Ey
acher tines he would pu eral remsky with dest
Keone knee wn to door ny ins prseney and fay
She’ thnced plese hin he owed it fck ad not Zo
fereight The fot abd ens uments i aly and
ten Shen tay were compurstnely arnt tere ara
‘plo af mang sat thon har on ove oars
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tn offcer who had exited he displeasure to King Ptolemy
in tare witha petty Bak eter
at hin malice and plearar inaecing
took ich more sertun forms: Thischaracterisie marked
Tim already art youth, when he was constantly present at
tortures and exections
“Tht this love of erly alin bordered on madness i
shown by many anecdotes which have come down to ss
Anne he ie shen fe kine fo oe of
he, paramour, he would say that i
oputace had Heck, az soon ashe wised i would be et
throdgh On another cerasion ata Feast he
boarst into uncontrollable nogiter at the thought tat 1
only needed gesture of hin, and the throats of the two
Cola reckning near bls ould be eats His wish that
the Homan popelce had only ane neck that he might be-
Tread them with one’ strokes well known. Sac dens,
tnd sil worse ener, foendexpresion in » mallitede of
Stueltes, which he often accompanied with eyncal jokes
‘Tih deus are too horble tobe seconded.
Ta bref he planged the whole of eme in slam, and
yet Rome oul not summon ap courage to shake of the
Ps ‘yoke. of thin madgmny whe ‘aged kes
2 qeratea Dloiound The Senate dd not ate to sct
SEAGECEOG om aside of tappintaregent. Hewat aot
smovd by any dcr «pital by, bt
It required» campirecy whlch found « willing tok
thelr vegan of oe ofthe acon o Bs bygaed
hos te hel prrely nara So dep sank asthe
Bint, at whose doors the vigorous barbarians fom the
er ee area opulent he
this Cesare and this Imperial lasaity i bo com
posible der male ceumtaney athe wale ea
ng Svitin yells oan erie
Sram of ln er aneapyeal ote componed by Haan
stars sta Eos thir ines And yet eit of
Irotern revere Ia eon atures dry heal
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