ANCIENT ROME
Reading edition
FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES DOWN TO 476 A.D.
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.