Titus Flamininus

The Senate gave Titus the position of Censor, only given to ex-consuls. It was a very honorable position to have. He had friends all over, in different Greek States and other nations, and they gave him many honors, for he was just, kind, and honest. He was able to say things with grace and firmness at the same time.
 An example: A man once got rather drunk at a supper party, and then danced in women's clothing. He then asked for Titus' help with a big important issue, and Titus answered that he was surprised that a man could do such things, and yet get drunk and silly.
Another time, when one state's ambassadors were listing the divisions of the army with long, hard words to another state's ambassadors, he said to the ambassadors that these were just people armed in different ways. 

Here is one of the few blots on his career:
He had a rather nasty brother, and a man named Cato, a censor, removed this man from office, and did some things that made Titus think that Cato wanted to give him dishonor. This was not so, but Titus got mad about it, more so since this was his brother. This is one of the few blots on his career. I think he shouldn't of gotten mad, because his brother did some pretty bad things, and he probably would have done the same thing had the positions been reversed.

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I should put this one first: The Bible.
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Winston Churchill's History of World War 2
Did you know that Winston Churchill has more words in print than Dickens and Sir Walter Scott combined?!

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M.A.A.N.- Act 4, Sn. 2

Note: When the watch heard Borachio and Conrad talking, they became suspicious. (Act 3, one of the last scenes.) So they arrested Borachio and Conrad, and then here in this scene are questioned.

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The master constable, Dogberry, is not that bright. He doesn't understand how to question a person. The Sexton, after some denial as to guilt by the 2 men, asks the watch what they heard to make them arrest these two men, and one of the watch says that they heard the men talk about the money they got for deceiving Claudio and Don Pedro. The men are bound, after some struggle, and they take the men to Leonato.

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Here are some more good books to read:
Kim by Rudyard Kipling
Men of Iron
A Little Princess
Swiss Family Robinson
Robinson Crusoe
Swallowdale (Swallows and Amazons forever!)
Swallows and Amazons


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Titus Flamininus

The Aetolians are trying to stir up trouble, not by themselves, but by helping Syria. Rome sent a consul and Titus as his lieutenant,to help the Greeks. The Syrians were defeated in a battle at Thermopylae, on the spot of a great battle between the Greeks and the Persians many years ago.
Titus helped them to renew their trust in Rome, and he made things right with the consul. The consul is not behaving, and he married a young girl. He is an old man.
Titus helped the gild to escape with her friends, and the consul wanted to kill all of her people. Titus stopped him, and in gratitude the people made songs in his praise,and dedicated buildings to him.
 So happily ends this part of the story.

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