The Story of Rome, From the Earliest Times to the Death of Augustus, Told to Boys and GirlsFront matterReading editionChapter navigation128 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE STORY OF ROMEChapter I · THE LADY ROMAChapter II · THE SHE-WOLFChapter III · THE TWIN BOYSChapter IV · NUMITOR RECOGNISES HIS GRANDSONSChapter V · THE SACRED BIRDSChapter VI · THE FOUNDING OF ROMEChapter VII · THE SABINE MAIDENSChapter VIII · THE TARPEIAN ROCKChapter IX · THE MYSTERIOUS GATEChapter X · THE KING DISAPPEARSChapter XI · THE PEACE-LOVING KINGChapter XII · HORATIUS SLAYS HIS SISTERChapter XIII · THE PRIDE OF TULLUS HOSTILIUSChapter XIV · THE KING WHO FOUGHT AND PRAYEDChapter XV · THE FAITHLESS FRIENDChapter XVI · A SLAVE BECOMES A KINGChapter XVII · THE CRUEL DEED OF TULLIAChapter XVIII · THE FATE OF THE TOWN OF GABIIChapter XIX · THE BOOKS OF THE SIBYLChapter XX · THE INDUSTRY OF LUCRETIAChapter XXI · THE DEATH OF LUCRETIAChapter XXII · THE SONS OF BRUTUSChapter XXIII · HORATIUS COCLES, OR THE ONE-EYEDChapter XXIV · GAIUS MUCIUS BURNS HIS RIGHT HANDChapter XXV · THE DIVINE TWINSChapter XXVI · THE TRIBUNESChapter XXVII · CORIOLANUS AND HIS MOTHER VETURIAChapter XXVIII · THE ROMAN ARMY IN A TRAPChapter XXIX · THE HATED DECEMVIRSChapter XXX · THE DEATH OF VERGINIAChapter XXXI · THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLEChapter XXXII · CAMILLUS CAPTURES THE CITY OF VEIIChapter XXXIII · THE STATUE OF THE GODDESSChapter XXXIV · THE SCHOOLMASTER WHO PROVED A TRAITORChapter XXXV · THE BATTLE OF ALLIAChapter XXXVI · THE SACRED GEESEChapter XXXVII · THE CITY IS REBUILTChapter XXXVIII · CAMILLUS SETS THE CAMP OF THE VOLSCIANS ON FIREChapter XXXIX · THE BATTLE ON THE BANKS OF THE ANIOChapter XL · THE CURTIAN LAKEChapter XLI · THE DREAM OF THE TWO CONSULSChapter XLII · THE CAUDINE FORKSChapter XLIII · THE DISGRACE OF THE CAUDINE FORKS AVENGEDChapter XLIV · FABIUS AMONG THE CIMINIAN HILLSChapter XLV · THE BATTLE OF SENTINUMChapter XLVI · THE SON OF FABIUS LOSES A BATTLEChapter XLVII · PYRRHUS, KING OF THE EPIROTSChapter XLVIII · THE ELEPHANTS AT THE BATTLE OF HERACLEAChapter XLIX · PYRRHUS TRIES TO FRIGHTEN FABRICIUSChapter L · PYRRHUS IS DEFEATEDChapter LI · THE ROMANS BUILD A FLEETChapter LII · THE BATTLE OF ECNOMUSChapter LIII · THE ROMAN LEGIONS IN AFRICAChapter LIV · REGULUS IS TAKEN PRISONERChapter LV · THE ROMANS CONQUER THE GAULSChapter LVI · THE BOY HANNIBALChapter LVII · HANNIBAL PREPARES TO INVADE ITALYChapter LVIII · HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPSChapter LIX · THE BATTLE OF TREBIAChapter LX · THE BATTLE OF LAKE TRASIMENUSChapter LXI · HANNIBAL OUTWITS FABIUSChapter LXII · FABIUS WINS TWO VICTORIESChapter LXIII · THE BATTLE OF CANNÆChapter LXIV · THE DESPAIR OF ROMEChapter LXV · THE DEFEAT OF HASDRUBALChapter LXVI · LIVIUS AND CLAUDIUS ENJOY A TRIUMPHChapter LXVII · THE CAPTURE OF NEW CARTHAGEChapter LXVIII · SCIPIO SAILS TO AFRICAChapter LXIX · THE ROMANS SET FIRE TO THE CAMP OF THE NUMIDIANSChapter LXX · HANNIBAL LEAVES ITALYChapter LXXI · THE BATTLE OF ZAMAChapter LXXII · SCIPIO RECEIVES A TRIUMPHChapter LXXIII · FLAMININUS IS COVERED WITH GARLANDSChapter LXXIV · THE DEATH OF HANNIBALChapter LXXV · THE HATRED OF CATO FOR CARTHAGEChapter LXXVI · THE STERN DECREEChapter LXXVII · THE CARTHAGINIANS DEFEND THEIR CITYChapter LXXVIII · THE DESTRUCTION OF CARTHAGEChapter LXXIX · CORNELIA, THE MOTHER OF THE GRACCHIChapter LXXX · TIBERIUS AND HIS FRIEND OCTAVIUSChapter LXXXI · THE DEATH OF TIBERIUS GRACCHUSChapter LXXXII · THE DEATH OF GAIUS GRACCHUSChapter LXXXIII · THE GOLD OF JUGURTHAChapter LXXXIV · GAIUS MARIUS WINS THE NOTICE OF SCIPIO AFRICANUSChapter LXXXV · GAIUS MARIUS BECOMES COMMANDER OF THE ARMYChapter LXXXVI · THE CAPTURE OF JUGURTHA’S TREASURE TOWNSChapter LXXXVII · THE CAPTURE OF JUGURTHAChapter LXXXVIII · JUGURTHA IS BROUGHT TO ROME IN CHAINSChapter LXXXIX · MARIUS CONQUERS THE TEUTONESChapter XC · MARIUS MOCKS THE AMBASSADORS OF THE CIMBRIChapter XCI · METELLUS IS DRIVEN FROM ROMEChapter XCII · SULLA ENTERS ROME WITH HIS TROOPSChapter XCIII · THE FLIGHT OF MARIUSChapter XCIV · THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUSChapter XCV · MARIUS RETURNS TO ROMEChapter XCVI · THE ORATOR ARISTIONChapter XCVII · SULLA BESIEGES ATHENSChapter XCVIII · SULLA SAVES ROME FROM THE SAMNITESChapter XCIX · THE PROSCRIPTIONS OF SULLAChapter C · THE GLADIATORS’ REVOLTChapter CI · THE PIRATESChapter CII · POMPEY GOES TO WAR WITH MITHRIDATESChapter CIII · CICERO DISCOVERS THE CATILINARIAN CONSPIRACYChapter CIV · THE DEATH OF THE CONSPIRATORSChapter CV · JULIUS CÆSAR IS CAPTURED BY PIRATESChapter CVI · CÆSAR GIVES UP HIS TRIUMPHChapter CVII · CÆSAR PRAISES HIS TENTH LEGIONChapter CVIII · CÆSAR WINS A GREAT VICTORY OVER THE NERVIIChapter CIX · CÆSAR INVADES BRITAINChapter CX · CÆSAR CROSSES THE RUBICONChapter CXI · CÆSAR AND THE PILOTChapter CXII · THE FLIGHT OF POMPEYChapter CXIII · CATO DIES RATHER THAN YIELD TO CÆSARChapter CXIV · CÆSAR IS LOADED WITH HONOURSChapter CXV · THE NOBLES PLOT AGAINST CÆSARChapter CXVI · THE ASSASSINATION OF CÆSARChapter CXVII · BRUTUS SPEAKS TO THE CITIZENSChapter CXVIII · MARK ANTONY SPEAKS TO THE CITIZENSChapter CXIX · THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATEChapter CXX · THE BATTLE OF PHILIPPIChapter CXXI · THE DEATH OF BRUTUSChapter CXXII · ANTONY AND CLEOPATRAChapter CXXIII · THE BATTLE OF ACTIUMChapter CXXIV · ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA DIEChapter CXXV · THE EMPEROR AUGUSTUSINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →THE STORY OF ROMEAll chapters and sections (128)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE STORY OF ROMEChapters123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125Other sectionsINDEXVerginius left his beautiful young daughter Verginia in the care of her nurse◇THE STORY OF ROME →