古德明《征服英语》之英语军事故事，古德明，香港英语教育作家，他开了一个《征服英语专栏》，在专栏中专门用英语写了世界近代史上的军事小故事，用英语讲述历史中那些惊心动魄的战争。

兄弟争死

when augustus, the first emperor of rome, had taken the prince of cappadocia in war together with his wife and children, he led them to rome in triumph. he gave orders that the father and the elder of the brothers should be slain.

the ministers of execution, on coming to the place of confinement, inquired which was the elder. on this, there arose an earnest contention between the two young princes, each of them affirming himself to be the elder. when they had continued this heroic and fraternal emulation for some time, the afflicted mother with much difficulty prevailed on her elder son that he would permit his brother to die in his stead.