CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

CHAPTER I. Geographical Outline of Italy.....

II. The Latin Language and People-Credibility of

the Early History

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III. Topography of Rome...

IV. The Roman Constitution..

V. The Roman Tenure of Land-Colonial Govern-

ment

VI. The Roman Religion.

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VII. The Roman Army and Navy

VIII. Roman Law.-Finance...

IX. The public Amusements and private Life of the

Romans..

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X. Geography of the empire at the time of its greatest

CHAPTER I. Of the Origin of the Romans.

II. From the building of Rome to the death of Ro-

mulus.

III. From the death of Romulus to the death of Numa

IV. From the death of Numa to the death of Tullus

Hostilius

V. From the death of Tullus Hostilius to the death

Ancus Martius ....

VI. From the death of Ancus Martius to the death of

Tarquinius Priscus ...

VII. From the death of Tarquinius Priscus to the

death of Servius Tullius..

VIII. From the death of Servius Tullius to the banish-

ment of Tarquinius Superbus.....

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IX. From the banishment of Tarquinius Superbus to
the appointment of the first Dictator...

X. From the Creation of the Dictator to the election

of the Tribunes.....

XI. From the Creation of the Tribunes to the appoint-

ment of the Decemviri, viz.

Section 1.-The great Volscian war......

2.-Civil commotions on account of the

Agrarian law.....

XII. From the creation of the Decemviri to the de-

struction of the city by the Gauls, viz.

Section 1.-Tyranny of the Decemviri.....

2.-Crimes of Appius-Revolt of the army

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CHAPTER XII. Section 3.-Election of Military Tribunes-

Creation of the Censorship.

4.-Siege and capture of Veii-Inva-

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5.-Deliverance of Rome from the Gauls

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sion of the Gauls....

XIII. From the wars with the Samnites to the First

Punic war, viz.

Section 1.-The Latin war...

2.-Invasion of Italy by Pyrrhus, king

of Epirus...

3.-Defeat and departure of Pyrrhus..

XIV. From the beginning of the First Punic war to

the beginning of the Second, viz.

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Section 1.-Causes and commencement of the

war-Invasion of Africa by Regulus.....

2.-Death of Regulus-Final Triumph

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of the Romans...

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XV. The Second Punic war, viz.

Section 1.-Commencement of the war-Han-

nibal's invasion of Italy..

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2.-Victorious career of Hannibal....

3. Retrieval of the Roman affairs-In-

vasion of Africa by Scipio-Conclusion of

the war

XVI. Macedonian, Syrian, Third Punic, and Spanish

wars.

XVII. From the Destruction of Carthage to the end of

the Sedition of the Gracchi, viz.

Section 1.-Murder of Tiberius Gracchus.....

2. Slaughter of Caius Gracchus and

his adherents

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XVIII. From the Sedition of Gracchus to the perpetual

Dictatorship of Sylla, viz.

Section 1.-The Jugurthine and Social wars..

2.-The cruel massacres perpetrated by

Marius and Sylla...

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XIX. From the perpetual Dictatorship of Sylla to the

first Triumvirate ...

XX. From the First Triumvirate to the death of Pom-

pey, viz.

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Section 1.-Cesar's wars in Gaul-Commence-

ment of the Civil war......

2.-Cæsar's victorious career.......

3.-The campaign in Thessaly and

Epirus.....

4.-The battle of Pharsalia.

5.-Death of Pompey

XXI. From the Destruction of the Commonwealth to

the establishment of the first Emperor, Au-

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CHAPTER XXI. Section 3.-Death of Cæsar.....

4.-The Second Triumvirate

5.-The Battle of Philippi...

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6.-Dissensions of Antony and Au-

gustus.

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7.-The Battle of Actium..

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8.-The Conquest of Egypt.

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of Domitian, viz.

XXII. From the accession of Augustus to the death

9. The reigns of Vitellius and Ves-

pasian-The siege of Jerusalem by Titus..

10.-The Reigns of Titus and Domitian

11. The assassination of Domitian..

XXIII. The Five good emperors of Rome, viz.

Section 1.-The Reigns of Nerva and Trajan

2.-The Reign of Adrian.....

3.-The Reign of Antoninus Pius...

4.-The reign of Marcus Aurelius...

XXIV. From the accession of Commodus to the change
of the seat of Government, from Rome to
Constantinople, viz.

Section 1.-The Reigns of Commodus, Perti-

nax, and Didius.

2.-The Reigns of Severus, Caracalla,

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303

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312

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321

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Maximus, and Heliogabalus..

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3. The reigns of Alexander, Maxi-

min, and Gordian...

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4. The Reigns of Philip, Decius,

Gallus, Valerian, Claudius, Aurelian, Taci-

tus, and Probus.....

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5. The reigns of Carus, Carinus,

Dioclesian, and Constantius-Accession of

Constantine........

6. The reign of Constantine..

XXV. From the death of Constantine, to the reunion

of the Roman empire under Theodosius the

Great, viz.

Section 1.-The Reign of Constantius .....

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CHAPTER XXV. Section 2.-The Reigns of Julian, Jovian, the

Valentinians, and Theodosius..

XXVI. From the death of Theodosius to the subver-

sion of the Western Empire, viz.

Section 1.-The division of the Roman do-

minions into the Eastern and Western em-

pires

2. Decline and fall of the Western

empire.

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XXVII. Historical notices of the different barbarous

tribes that aided in overthrowing the Roman

empire.......

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XXVIII. The progress of Christianity.

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Chronological Index.

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