TIBERIUS　GRACCHUS
  Having　completed　the　first　two　narratives；　we　now　may　proceed
  to　take　a　view　of　misfortunes；　not　less　remarkable；　in　the
  Roman　couple；　and　with　the　lives　of　Agis　and　Cleomenes；
  compare　these　of　Tiberius　and　Caius。　　They　were　the　sons　of
  Tiberius　Gracchus；　who；　though　he　had　been　once　censor；　twice
  consul；　and　twice　had　triumphed；　yet　was　more　renowned　and
  esteemed　for　his　virtue　than　his　honors。　　Upon　this　account；
  after　the　death　of　Scipio　who　overthrew　Hannibal；　he　was
  thought　worthy　to　match　with　his　daughter　Cornelia；　though
  there　had　been　no　friendship　or　familiarity　between　Scipio
  and　him；　but　rather　the　contrary。　　There　is　a　story　told；
  that　he　once　found　in　his　bedchamber　a　couple　of　snakes；　and
  that　the　soothsayers；　being　consulted　concerning　the　prodigy；
  advised；　that　he　should　neither　kill　them　both　nor　let　them
  both　escape；　adding；　that　if　the　male　serpent　was　killed；
  Tiberius　should　die；　and　if　the　female；　Cornelia。　　And　that；
  therefore；　Tiberius；　who　extremely　loved　his　wife；　and
  thought；　besides；　that　it　was　much　more　his　part；　who　was　an
  old　man；　to　die；　than　it　was　hers；　who　as　yet　was　but　a　young
  woman；　killed　the　male　serpent；　and　let　the　female　escape；
  and　soon　after　himself　died；　leaving　behind　him　twelve
  children　borne　to　him　by　Cornelia。
  Cornelia；　taking　upon　herself　all　the　care　of　the　household
  and　the　education　of　her　children；　approved　herself　so
  discreet　a　matron；　so　affectionate　a　mother；　and　so　constant
  and　noble…spirited　a　widow；　that　Tiberius　seemed　to　all　men
  to　have　done　nothing　unreasonable；　in　choosing　to　die　for
  such　a　woman；　who；　when　king　Ptolemy　himself　proffered　her
  his　crown；　and　would　have　married　her；　refused　it；　and　chose
  rather　to　live　a　widow。　　In　this　state　she　continued；　and
  lost　all　her　children；　except　one　daughter；　who　was　married
  to　Scipio　the　younger；　and　two　sons；　Tiberius　and　Caius；
  whose　lives　we　are　now　writing。
  These　she　brought　up　with　such　care；　that　though　they　were
  without　dispute　in　natural　endowments　and　dispositions　the
  first　among　the　Romans　of　their　time；　yet　they　seemed　to　owe
  their　virtues　even　more　to　their　education　than　to　their
  birth。　　And　as；　in　the　statues　and　pictures　made　of　Castor
  and　Pollux；　though　the　brothers　resemble　one　another；　yet
  there　is　a　difference　to　be　perceived　in　their　countenances；
  between　the　one；　who　delighted　in　the　cestus；　and　the　other；
  that　was　famous　in　the　course；　so　between　these　two　noble
  youths；　though　there　was　a　strong　general　likeness　in　their
  common　love　of　fortitude　and　temperance；　in　their　liberality；
  their　eloquence；　and　their　greatness　of　mind；　yet　in　their
  actions　and　administrations　of　public　affairs；　a　considerable
  variation　showed　itself。　　It　will　not　be　amiss；　before　we
  proceed；　to　mark　the　difference　between　them。
  Tiberius；　in　the　form　and　expression　of　his　countenance；　and
  in　his　gesture　and　motion；　was　gentle　and　composed；　but
  Caius；　earnest　and　vehement。　　And　so；　in　their　public
  speeches　to　the　people；　the　one　spoke　in　a　quiet　orderly
  manner；　standing　throughout　on　the　same　spot；　the　other　would
  walk　about　on　the　hustings；　and　in　the　heat　of　his　orations；
  pull　his　gown　off　his　shoulders；　and　was　the　first　of　all　the
  Romans　that　used　such　gestures；　as　Cleon　is　said　to　have　been
  the　first　orator　among　the　Athenians　that　pulled　off　his
  cloak　and　smote　his　thigh；　when　addressing　the　people。
  Caius's　oratory　was　impetuous　and　passionate；　making
  everything　tell　to　the　utmost；　whereas　Tiberius　was　gentle；
  rather；　and　persuasive；　awakening　emotions　of　pity。　　His
  diction　was　pure；　and　carefully　correct；　while　that　of　Caius
  was　vehement　and　rich。　　So　likewise　in　their　way　of　living；
  and　at　their　tables；　Tiberius　was　frugal　and　plain；　Caius；
  compared　with　other　men　temperate　and　even　austere；　but
  contrasting　with　his　brother　in　a　fondness　for　new　fashions
  and　rarities；　as　appears　in　Drusus's　charge　against　him；　that
  he　had　bought　some　silver　dolphins；　to　the　value　of　twelve
  hundred　and　fifty　drachmas　for　every　pound　weight。
  The　same　difference　that　appeared　in　their　diction；　was
  observable　also　in　their　tempers。　　The　one　was　mild　and
  reasonable；　the　other　rough　and　passionate；　and　to　that
  degree；　that　often；　in　the　midst　of　speaking；　he　was　so
  hurried　away　by　his　passion；　against　his　judgment；　that　his
  voice　lost　its　tone；　and　he　began　to　pass　into　mere　abusive
  talking；　spoiling　his　whole　speech。　　As　a　remedy　to　this
  excess；　he　made　use　of　an　ingenious　servant　of　his；　one
  Licinius；　who　stood　constantly　behind　him　with　a　sort　of
  pitch…pipe；　or　instrument　to　regulate　the　voice　by；　and
  whenever　he　perceived　his　master's　tone　alter；　and　break　with
  anger；　he　struck　a　soft　note　with　his　pipe；　on　hearing　which；
  Caius　immediately　checked　the　vehemence　of　his　passion　and
  his　voice；　grew　quieter；　and　allowed　himself　to　be　recalled
  to　temper。　　Such　are　the　differences　between　the　two
  brothers；　but　their　valor　in　war　against　their　country's
  enemies；　their　justice　in　the　government　of　its　subjects；
  their　care　and　industry　in　office；　and　their　self…command　in
  all　that　regarded　their　pleasures　were　equally　remarkable　in
  both。
  Tiberius　was　the　elder　by　nine　years；　owing　to　which　their
  actions　as　public　men　were　divided　by　the　difference　of　the
  times　in　which　those　of　the　one　and　those　of　the　other　were
  performed。　　And　one　of　the　principal　causes　of　the　failure　of
  their　enterprises　was　this　interval　between　their　careers；
  and　the　want　of　combination　of　their　efforts。　　The　power　they
  would　have　exercised；　had　they　flourished　both　together；
  could　scarcely　have　failed　to　overcome　all　resistance。　　We
  must　therefore　give　an　account　of　each　of　them　singly；　and
  first　of　the　eldest。
  Tiberius；　immediately　on　his　attaining　manhood；　had　such　a
  reputation；　that　he　was　admitted　into　the　college　of　the
  augurs；　and　that　in　consideration　more　of　his　early　virtue
  than　of　his　noble　birth。　　This　appeared　by　what　Appius
  Claudius　did；　who；　though　he　had　been　consul　and　censor；　and
  was　now　the　head　of　the　Roman　senate；　and　had　the　highest
  sense　of　his　own　place　and　merit；　at　a　public　feast　of　the
  augurs；　addressed　himself　openly　to　Tiberius；　and　with　great
  expressions　of　kindness；　offered　him　his　daughter　in
  marriage。　　And　when　Tiberius　gladly　accepted；　and　the
  agreement　had　thus　been　completed；　Appius；　returning　home；　no
  sooner　had　reached　his　door；　but　he　called　to　his　wife　and
  cried　out　in　a　loud　voice；　〃O　Antistia；　I　have　contracted　our
  daughter　Claudia　to　a　husband。〃　　She；　being　amazed；　answered；
  〃But　why　so　suddenly；　or　what　means　this　haste？　Unless　you
  have　provided　Tiberius　Gracchus　for　her　husband。〃　　I　am　not
  ignorant　that　some　apply　this　story　to　Tiberius；　the　father
  of　the　Gracchi；　and　Scipio　Africanus；　but　most　relate　it　as
  we　have　done。　　And　Polybius　writes；　that　after　the　death　of
  Scipio　Africanus；　the　nearest　relations　of　Cornelia；
  preferring　Tiberius　to　all　other　competitors；　gave　her　to　him
  in　marriage；　not　having　been　engaged　or　promised　to　anyone
  by　her　father。
  This　young　Tiberius；　accordingly；　serving　in　Africa　under　the
  younger　Scipio；　who　had　married　his　sister；　and　living　there
  under　the　same　tent　with　him；　soon　learned　to　estimate　the
  noble　spirit　of　his　commander；　which　was　so　fit　to　inspire
  strong　feelings　of　emulation　in　virtue　and　desire　to　prove
  merit　in　action；　and　in　a　short　time　he　excelled　all　the
  young　men　of　the　army　in　obedience　and　courage；　and　he　was
  the　first　that　mounted　the　enemy's　wall；　as　Fannius　says；　who
  writes；　that　he　himself　climbed　up　with　him；　and　was　partaker
  in　the　achievement。　　He　was　regarded；　while　he　continued　with
  the　army；　with　great　affection；　and　left　behind　him　on　his
  departure　a　strong　desire　for　his　return。
  After　that　expedition；　being　chosen　paymaster；　it　was　his
  fortune　to　serve　in　the　war　against　the　Numantines；　under　the
  command　of　Caius　Mancinus；　the　consul；　a　person　of　no　bad
  character；　but　the　most　unfortunate　of　all　the　Roman
  generals。　　Notwithstanding；　amidst　the　greatest　misfortunes；
  and　in　the　most　unsuccessful　enterprises；　not　only　the
  discretion　and　valor　of　Tiberius；　but　also；　which　was　still
  more　to　be　admired；　the　great　respect　and　honor　which　he
  showed　for　his　general；　were　most　eminently　remarkable；
  though　the　general　himself；　when　reduced　to　straits；　forgot
  his　own　dignity　and　office。　　For　being　beaten　in　various
  great　battles；　he　endeavored　to　dislodge　by　night；　and　leave
  his　camp；　which　the　Numantines　perceiving；　immediately
  possessed　themselves　of　his　camp；　and　pursuing　that　part　of
  the　forces　which　was　in　flight；　slew　those　that　were　in　the
  rear；　hedged　the　whole　army　in　on　every　side；　and　forced　them
  into　difficult　ground；　whence　there　could　be　no　possibility
  of　an　escape。　　Mancinus；　despairing　to　make　his　way　through
  by　force；　sent　a　messenger　to　desire　a　truce；　and　conditio