The History Of The World In Five Books Vol 2 Of 6

Author : Walter Raleigh
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330076507
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (765 download)

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Download or read book The History of the World, Vol. 5 of 6 written by Walter Raleigh and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of the World, Vol. 5 of 6: In Five Books Dionysi is obtained the principality of Syracuse by the same degrees that many others before him had made themselves masters of other cities, and of Syracuse itself; for, being made prætor, and commanding their armies against the Carthaginians, and other their enemies, he behaved so well, that he got a general love among the people and men of war. Then began he to follow the example of Pisistratus, that made himself lord of Athens; obtaining a band of six hundred men to defend his person, under pretence that his private enemies, being traitorously affected to the state of Syracuse, had laid plots how to murder him, because of his good services. He doubled the pay of the soldiers, alleging, that it would encourage them to fight manfully; but intending thereby to assure them to himself. He persuaded the citizens to call home out of exile those that had been banished, which were the best men of Syracuse; and these were afterwards at his devotion, as obliged unto him by so great a benefit. His first favour among the Syracusans grew from his accusation of the principal men. It is the delight of-base people to reign over their betters; wherefore gladly did he help them to break down, as fetters imprisoning their liberty, the bars that held it under Safe custody. Long it was not ere the chief citizens had found whereat he aimed. But what they saw the people would not see; and some that were needy, and knew not how to get offices without his help, were willing to help him, though they knew his purposes to be such as would make all the city to smart. He began early to hunt after the tyranny, being but twenty-five years of age when he obtained it: belike it was his desire to reign long. 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.