Camillus
Camillus, [Fr. Camille, kfrnei' or kS'me'ye,] (Marcus
Furius,) acelebrated Roman dictator, whose history has been embellished with many fabulous exploits. After
serving as military tribune, he was five times chosen dictator,
and gained victories over the Falisci, Capenates,
Volscians, and Fidenates. In his first dictatorship, which
began in 396, he...
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Agis IV (Gr. Ἄγις, c. 265 - 241 BC), the elder son of Eudamidas II, was the 24th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta.[1] Posterity has reckoned him an idealistic but impractical monarch.[2]
Succession
Agis succeeded his father as king in 245 BC, at around the age of 20, and reigned four years. In 243 BC, after the liberation of Corinth by Ara...
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A celebrated Roman, called the second Romulus, from his services to his country. After filling various
important stations, and, among other achievements, taking the city of Veii, which had for the space of ten
years resisted the Roman arms, he encountered at last the displeasure of his countrymen, and was accused of
having embezzled some of the ...
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Agis IV (Gr. Ἄγις, c. 265 - 241 BC), the elder son of Eudamidas II, was the 24th king of the Eurypontid dynasty of Sparta.[1] Posterity has reckoned him an idealistic but impractical monarch.[2]
Succession
Agis succeeded his father as king in 245 BC, at around the age of 20, and reigned four years. In 243 BC, after the liberation of Corinth by Ara...
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Marcus Furius Camillus (ca. 446 – 365 BC) was a Roman soldier and statesman of patrician descent. According to Livy and
Plutarch, Camillus triumphed four times, was five times dictator, and was honoured with the title of Second Founder of Rome.
Camillus belonged to the lineage of the Furii, whose origin had been in the Latin city of Tusculum. Alt...
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