25. Vigour of mind 166 26. Clemency and greatness of mind _ib._ 27. Heroic exploits 167 28. Union in the same person of three of the highest qualities with the greatest purity 169 29. Instances of extreme courage 170 30. Men of remarkable genius 173 31. Men who have been remarkable for wisdom 174 32. Precepts the most useful in life 178 33. Divination 179 34. The man who was pronounced to be the most excellent _ib._ 35. The most chaste matrons 180 36. Instances of the highest degree of affection _ib._ 37. Names of men who have excelled in the arts, astrology, grammar, and medicine 182 38. Geometry and architecture 183 39. Painting; engraving on bronze, marble, and ivory; carving 184 40. Slaves for which a high price has been given 185 41. Supreme happiness 186 42. Rare instances of good fortune continuing in the same family 187 43. Remarkable example of vicissitudes 189 44. Remarkable examples of honours _ib._ 45. Ten very fortunate circumstances which have happened to the same person 191 46. The misfortunes of Augustus 195 47. Men whom the gods have pronounced to be the most happy 199 48. The man whom the gods ordered to be worshipped during his life-time; a remarkable flash of lightning _ib._ 49. The greatest length of life 200 50. The variety of destinies at the birth of man 203 51. Various instances of diseases 206 52. Death 208 53. Persons who have come to life again after being laid out for burial 210 54. Instances of sudden death 213 55. Burial 217 56. The Manes, or departed spirits of the soul 218 57. The inventors of various things 219 58. The things about which mankind first of all agreed. The ancient letters 236 59. When barbers were first employed _ib._