Chapter 1 of 58

By Robert F. Pennell

By Robert F. Pennell



Revised Edition





CONTENTS


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

CHAPTER XXXIX.   THE FLAVIAN EMPERORS

CHAPTER XL.   THE FIVE GOOD EMPERORS

CHAPTER XLI.   PERIOD OF MILITARY DESPOTISM.—DECLINE OF THE EMPIRE

CHAPTER XLII.   INVASIONS AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE BARBARIANS

CHAPTER XLIII.   ROMAN LITERATURE

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.

YALE COLLEGE.

UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

INDEX.









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