100-44), who was
murdered
by
Brutus and other conspirators.
Brutus and other conspirators.
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439. STUBBORNE HANNIBALL (B. C. 247-183), the great Carthaginian general,
who died by poison to avoid falling into the hands of the Romans.
440. AMBITIOUS SYLLA (B. C. 138-78), Cornelius Sulla, the Dictator, who died
a loathsome death.
440. STERNE MARIUS (B. C. 157-86), after being seven times consul, he was
obliged to take refuge from his rival Sulla amid the ruins of Carthage.
441. HIGH CAESAR, Caius Julius Caesar (B. C.
100-44), who was murdered by
Brutus and other conspirators.
441. GREAT POMPEY. Cn. Pompeius Magnus (B. C. 106-48). After his defeat at
Pharsalia, he fled to Egypt, where he was murdered.
441. FIERCE ANTONIUS, Marcus (B. C. 83-30), the great triumvir, who after
his defeat at Actium killed himself in Egypt.
444. THE BOLD SEMIRAMIS, the legendary queen of Assyria.
446. FAIRE STHENOBOEA, the wife of Proteus, who on account of her
unrequited love for Bellerophon, died by hemlock.