Marcel'lus, the general, was not a little grieved at his death.

A love of literature at that time began to prevail among the higher ranks at Rome.

Marcel'lus ordered Archime'des to be honourably buried, and a tomb to be erected to his memory.
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As to their fortunes in Spain, though for a while doubtful, they soon recovered their complexion under the conduct of Scip'io Africa'nus, who sued for the office of proconsul to that kingdom, at a time when every one else was willing to decline it.18.

Scip'io, now no more than twenty-four years old, had all the qualifications requisite for forming a great general, and a good man; he united courage with tenderness, was superior to Hannibal in the arts of peace, and almost his equal in those of war.19.His father had been killed in Spain, so that he seemed to have an hereditary claim to attack that country.