Tagged: 1, 2, 3 Meme

My friend JR has tagged me for the 1, 2, 3 meme. Yeah, my first meme! Thanks JR; you are my first (*snicker*). 

The rules of engagement are as follows: 

1. Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more. No cheating!

2. Find page 123. 

3. Find the first 5 sentences. 

4. Post the next 3 sentences. 

5. Tag 5 people. 

Currently, as I wade through the sea of the Greek and Roman classics, I am reading Livy's The History of Rome. This is an excerpt from page 123 of volume 1: 

"Porsena knew well enough that it would be refused - as indeed it was- but out of deference to the Tarquin family he could hardly avoid making it. He was successful, however, in obtaining the return of captured territory to Veii, and in forcing the Romans to give hostages if they wanted the Etruscan garrison withdrawn from the Janiculum. Peace was made on these terms: Porsena withdrew his troops from the Janiculum and evacuated Roman territory. Caius Mucius was rewarded by the Senate with a grant of land west of the river; it was known subsequently as the Mucian Meadows." 

The 5 people I tag are: 

1. Wess

2. Mickey

3. Josh

4. T

5. Tony