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The Historians' History of the World: The Roman republic

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Henry Smith Williams

Outlook Company, 1904 - World history

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EARLY ROMAN HISTORY TO THE FALL	25

CHAPTER III	75

THE BANISHMENT OF THE KINGSCRITICISMS OF MONARCHIAL HISTORY	85

story of Lucretia 87 The banishment of Tarquinius 88 Porsennas war upon	100

Organisation of the state 103 The status of the monarchy 105 Religion	107

Popular institutions 113 The wealth of the Romans and its sources 115 Roman	119

Plebeians and patricians 123 Spurius Cassius and the first Agrarian Law	129

The institution of the decemvirate 131 The story of Virginia told by Dionysius	142

in Italy 249 Second period	260

CHAPTER XII	269

cing at Rome Neros inhumanity and triumph 277 The fourth and last period	287

Outbreak of the Third Punic War 305 Appians account of the destruction	325

Roman battleorders 329 The senate 332 The centuriate assembly 334	350

Treatment of other nations 355 The fine arts 355 Literature	358

CHAPTER XVI	381

CHAPTER XVII	401

Critical examination of the story of Coriolanus 148 Cincinnatus and the Æquians	149

the departure of the Gauls 165 Niebuhr on the conduct of the Romans	166

Sequel of the Gallic War 167 The Licinian rogations 170 Equalisation of	175

Second Samnite War 186 The Third Samnite and Etruscan wars 194 Lucanian	199

acquired territory 210 Prefectures municipalities 211 Colonies free and con	212

Causes of the First Punic War 217 The war begins 219 First period	219

Second period 221 Polybius account of Roman affairs 224 Third period	230

Events between the First and Second Punic wars 233 Hamilcar and Hannibal	237

CHAPTER XVIII	420

CHAPTER XIX	442

CHAPTER XX	457

CHAPTER XXI	475

CHAPTER XXIII	528

CHAPTER XXIV	544

CHAPTER XXV	560

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The Historians' History of the World: The Roman republic
Henry Smith Williams
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Henry Smith Williams
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Henry Smith Williams
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Title	The Historians' History of the World: The Roman republic Volume 5 of The Historians' History of the World, Henry Smith Williams Volume 5 of The Historians' History of the World: A Comprehensive Narrative of the Rise and Development of Nations as Recorded by Over Two Thousand of the Great Writers of All Ages, Henry Smith Williams
Editor	Henry Smith Williams
Publisher	Outlook Company, 1904
Original from	the University of Virginia
Digitized	27 Jan 2009

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