Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D.
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Chapters (68)
- ANCIENT ROME
- FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES DOWN TO 476 A.D.
- Revised Edition
- PREFACE.
- ANCIENT ROME.
- CHAPTER I. GEOGRAPHY OF ITALY.
- CHAPTER II. THE EARLY INHABITANTS OF ITALY.
- CHAPTER III. THE ROMANS AND THEIR EARLY GOVERNMENT.
- CHAPTER IV. THE EARLY GROWTH AND INTERNAL HISTORY OF ROME.
- CHAPTER V. THE DYNASTY OF THE TARQUINS.
- CHAPTER VI. THE CONSULS AND TRIBUNES.
- CHAPTER VII. THE COMITIA TRIBUTA AND THE AGRARIAN LAWS.
- CHAPTER VIII. THE CONTEST OF THE PLEBEIANS FOR CIVIL RIGHTS.
- CHAPTER IX. EXTERNAL HISTORY.
- CHAPTER X. WARS WITH PYRRHUS (281-272).
- CHAPTER XI. DIVISIONS OF THE ROMAN TERRITORY.—NOTED MEN OF THE PERIOD.
- CHAPTER XII. FOREIGN CONQUEST.
- CHAPTER XIII. ROME AND CARTHAGE BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PUNIC WARS
- CHAPTER XIV. THE SECOND PUNIC WAR.—FROM THE PASSAGE OF THE PYRENEES TO THE BATTLE OF CANNAE. (218-216.)
- CHAPTER XV. THE SECOND PUNIC WAR.-FROM CANNAE TO THE BATTLE OF ZAMA
- CHAPTER XVI. ROME IN THE EAST.
- CHAPTER XVII. THE SYRIAN WAR.
- CHAPTER XVIII. CONQUEST OF MACEDONIA AND GREECE. (171-146.)
- CHAPTER XIX. THE THIRD PUNIC WAR, AND FALL OF CARTHAGE.
- CHAPTER XX. ROME AND SPAIN.-THE NUMANTINE AND SERVILE WARS. (206-132.)
- CHAPTER XXI. INTERNAL HISTORY.—THE GRACCHI.
- CHAPTER XXII. EXTERNAL HISTORY.—PERGAMUM.—JUGURTHINE WAR (118-104).
- CHAPTER XXIII. THE CIMBRI AND TEUTONES.—POLITICAL QUARRELS.
- CHAPTER XXIV. INTERNAL HISTORY.-THE SOCIAL WAR (90-88).
- CHAPTER XXV. MARIUS AND SULLA.-CINNA.
- CHAPTER XXVI. SERTORIUS.—SPARTACUS.—LUCULLUS.—POMPEY AND CRASSUS.
- CHAPTER XXVII. CAESAR.—CICERO.—VERRES.
- CHAPTER XXVIII. TROUBLES AT ROME.—CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE.
- CHAPTER XXIX. THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE.
- CHAPTER XXX. CAESAR'S CAMPAIGNS IN GAUL.
- CHAPTER XXXI. CLODIUS AND MILO.—DEATH OF CRASSUS.
- CHAPTER XXXII. CAESAR'S STRUGGLE WITH POMPEY.—BATTLE OF PHARSALIA.
- CHAPTER XXXIII. CAESAR'S OPERATIONS IN EGYPT, ASIA, AFRICA, AND SPAIN.
- CHAPTER XXXIV. MURDER OF CAESAR.
- CHAPTER XXXV. THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE.—PHILIPPI AND ACTIUM.
- CHAPTER XXXVI. AUGUSTUS (30 B.C.-14 A.D.)
- CHAPTER XXXVII. THE AUGUSTAN AGE.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII. THE JULIAN AND CLAUDIAN EMPERORS.
- TIBERIUS (14-37 A.D.)
- CHAPTER XXXIX. THE FLAVIAN EMPERORS.
- VESPASIAN (69-79).
- CHAPTER XL. THE FIVE GOOD EMPERORS.
- NERVA (96-98).
- CHAPTER XLI. PERIOD OF MILITARY DESPOTISM.—DECLINE OF THE EMPIRE.
- COMMODUS (180-192).
- CHAPTER XLII. INVASIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BARBARIANS.
- CHAPTER XLIII. ROMAN LITERATURE.
- PLAUTUS (254-184).
- CHAPTER XLIV. ROMAN ROADS.—PROVINCES.
- CHAPTER XLV.
- CHAPTER XLVI. HOUSES, CUSTOMS, INSTITUTIONS, ETC.
- CHAPTER XLVII. PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SQUARES, ETC.
- CHAPTER XLVIII. COLONIES.—THE CALENDAR.—RELIGION.
- CHAPTER XLIX. THE ROMAN ARMY IN CAESAR'S TIME.
- CHAPTER L. LEGENDARY ROME.
- CHRONOLOGY.
- SPECIMEN EXAMINATION PAPERS.
- HARVARD COLLEGE.
- 1887.
- YALE COLLEGE.
- EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION.
- UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
- INDEX.
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