Author : Doran
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666049162
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (491 download)
Book Synopsis Monarchs Retired From Business, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Doran
Download or read book Monarchs Retired From Business, Vol. 2 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Doran and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-21 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Monarchs Retired From Business, Vol. 2 of 2 Galba, too, survived to hear Otho hailed as Emperor; but Galba died with no more dignity than Nero. To the sol diers who approached to slay him, he offered a donation. The men however were not to be deceived by a fallen poten tate who, when he became Emperor, had promised them a gift of money, and had forgotten to keep his word. Otho himself, when he fell into the condition of an unsceptred monarch, was determined, without however being dignified. When resolved to die, he first went to sleep, in order that at dawn of day, on awaking, he might deal the one effective blow with a steady hand. SO soundly did he sleep his last sleep, just previous to the death which he reserved for him self On awaking, that, according to Plutarch, his snoring disturbed his attendants in a neighbouring room. As for the pale and pimple-faced Vitellius, he may perhaps be considered by some as the first Emperor who resigned his dignity for when the Flavians were elevating Vespasian, he begged the army to let him go into privacy, with life; and in presence of the Senate, he unbuckled his dagger and laid it before the august assembly, in token of his resignation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.