hat the whole 16,000 were found in bits precisely where theyhad taken their places in battle. We might express our doubts uponthis subject, were it not that the sage critics, who are averse to anydeparture from the gravity of history, would perhaps accuse us of levityin refusing credence to Livy,… … Samnite Soldier. The victory of Rome was complete, and the Samnites, whose richesseem to have been almost as inexhaustible as their numbers, yielded upspoil that might appear fabulous in the eyes of any but those who areso thoroughly matter-of-fact as to be incapable of distinguishing amatter of…
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