The Children's Plutarch: Tales of the Romans/Index

by Frederick James Gould

INDEX

Age, Old, respect for

• Pompey,111

Character

• redeemed. 55–56, 59–60
• power of (Mantis), 76
• unstable (Antony), 153, etc.

Conscience

• Marius, 75–76
• Brutus, 134

Courage

• Mutius, 22–23
• young Roman, 28
• Fabius, 33–34
• Varro's fortitude, 35–36
• cowardice contemptible, 49–50
• Life of Marcellus, 56, etc.
• rises above failure, 55–56, 59–60
• v. talk, 79–80
• before king, 86
• v. numbers, 87
• Sparatacus, 94
• Pompey's, in misfortune, 112–113
• Cæsar, 119–120
• Cæsar's dice, 121
• Caesar's fortune, 124
• Ensign, 125
• facing death (Caesar), 128
• boy Cato, 134–135
• Xanthus, 163–164

Duty

• v. affection (Brutus), 16–20
• v. affection (Fabius), 36–37
• neglected (Antony), 158–160.

Freedom

• boy Cato, 134–135
• Xanthus, 103–104

Slavery

• Cato's slaves, 65–66
• Spartacus, 94.
• Cato's cruelty, 140

Friendship and Fidelity

• Coriolanus, 40–41
• Old soldier, 114
• Lucilius, 166

Generosity

• Meanness (Perseus), 47–52
• remembered (Æmilius), 53–54
• Hannibal, 61–62
• Meanness (life of Crassus) 92, etc.
• Cæsar 114
• Antony, 154
• Brutus's foes, 162–163

Honesty and Honor

• Roman respect for property. 13

• Sulla's appeal, 81
• death for, 83–84
• disgrace, 85
• Cæsar's soldiers, 119
• v. material reward, 138
• in act, if not name, 147

Industry

• v. talk, 63, 124
• See also "Peace and War"

Justice

• Brutus, 16–20
• injustice to conquered (Brennus), 29
• Cato and public, 137
• Cicero's rule, 150

Kindness

• to prisoners (Fabius), 33–34
• to distressed (Coriolanus), 40–41
• popular sympathy, 54
• to animals (Plutarch), 67
• Plutarch's daughter, 68
• to distressed, 73–74
• cruelty is brutish, 82
• Sertorius's fawn, 100, etc.
• to sick (Cæsar), 119
• See also "Age," "Generosity," "Mercy"

Kings and Rulers, Qualities and Vicissitudes of

• Æmilius, 53–54
• Marius, 75–76

Mercy

• Cæsar, 127, 149

Modesty

• Minucius, 34–35
• humility in triumph (Æmilius), 54
• vanity (Crassus), 95–96
• vanity (Pompey), 109
• vanity (Pompey's men), 111

Mother

• power of (Volumnia), 43–47
• respect for (Sertorius), 106

Peace and War

• women and peace, 6–7
• peace and industry, 14
• temple of Concord, 30
• women and peace, 43–47
• war v. science, 58–60

Perseverance

• life of Fabius, 31, etc.
• life of Cæsar, 114, etc.

Riches and Poverty

• Agrippa, 38–39
• Cato, 66
• Lucullus, 89–91
• The Gracchi, 141, etc.

Self-Control, Self-Sacrifice, etc.

• Romulus's anger, 4
• temperance and strength, 8
• silence, value of, 12
• Roman endurance, 16, etc.
• self-sacrifice (Camillus), 23–24
• patience (Fabius's life), 30, etc.
• self-sacrifice of nameless Roman, 83–84
• Sertorius, 103–104
• self-sacrifice (Gracchus), 141
• v. excitability (Caius), 144
• intemperance (Antony), 154

• luxuriousness (Cleopatra), 156. etc.
• self-sacrifice (Lucilius), 166

Simplicity of Life

• Catto, 62–63
• Manias, 62–63
• Marius. 69–70
• Cato, younger, 135–136

State, Politics, Legislation, Patriotism, etc.

• political problems (Romulus),4, etc.
• political problems (Numa). 8. etc.
• self-sacrifice for State (Romans) 23–24
• self-sacrifice for State (Camillus), 23–24
• social classes, 25
• faithful senators, 26–27
• self-restraint, patriotic. (Minucius), 34–35
• gratitutle to patriot (Fabius) 37–38
• patriotism v. affection, 37–38
• social classes, 38–39
• social classes (Coriolanus), 41
• women and State, 44–45
• science aids patriotism,57–59
• public funds, economy (Cato), 65
• order v. disorder (pirates), 107–109
• patricians v public, 109;
• political problems (Cæsar), 114. etc.
• work for State (Cæsar), 128
• public funds (cato) 136–137
• patriotism (Cato), 138
• social classes (Gracchi), 141, etc.
• citizens of the world, 153
• social classes (life of Brutus), 161

Veracity

• candor (Mutius) , 22–23
• treachery despised (Camillus), 24–25
• deceit in var (Parthians), 97
• deceit in war (Sertorius), 100–101
• conspiracy (Cassius), 130
• Cato, 137
• pretence exposed (Antony), 157

Wisdom

• in country's service, 57–58

Women

• Sabine and peace, 6–7
• Volumnia. 44, etc.
• patriotic (Cimbri). 71
• mother of Gracchi, 147
• See also "Mother"

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