CONTENTS

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I. THE LADY ROMA 1
II. THE SHE-WOLF 4
III. THE TWIN BOYS 6
IV. NUMITOR RECOGNISES HIS GRANDSON 8
V. THE SACRED BIRDS 10
VI. THE FOUNDING OF ROME 12
VII. THE SABINE MAIDENS 14
VIII. THE TARPEIAN ROCK 17
IX. THE MYSTERIOUS GATE 19
X. THE KING DISAPPEARS 22
XI. THE PEACE-LOVING KING 24
XII. HORATIUS SLAYS HIS SISTER 28
XIII. THE PRIDE OF TULLUS HOSTILIUS 31
XIV. THE KING WHO FOUGHT AND PRAYED 33
XV. THE FAITHLESS FRIEND 35
XVI. A SLAVE BECOMES A KING 38
XVII. THE CRUEL DEED OF TULLIA 40
XVIII. THE FATE OF THE TOWN OF GABII 43
XIX. THE BOOKS OF THE SIBYL 46
XX. THE INDUSTRY OF LUCRETIA 48
XXI. THE DEATH OF LUCRETIA 50
XXII. THE SONS OF BRUTUS 52
XXIII. HORATIUS COCLES, OR THE ONE-EYED 55
XXIV. GAIUS MUCIUS BURNS HIS RIGHT HAND 60
XXV. THE DIVINE TWINS 63
XXVI. THE TRIBUNES 66
XXVII. CORIOLANUS AND HIS MOTHER VETURIA 68
XXVIII. THE ROMAN ARMY IN A TRAP 73
XXIX. THE HATED DECEMVIRS 77
XXX. THE DEATH OF VERGINIA 80
XXXI. THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE 85
XXXII. CAMILLUS CAPTURES THE CITY OF VEII 88
XXXIII. THE STATUE OF THE GODDESS 92
XXXIV. THE SCHOOLMASTER WHO PROVED A TRAITOR 94
XXXV. THE BATTLE OF ALLIA 97
XXXVI. THE SACRED GEESE 99
XXXVII. THE CITY IS REBUILT 105
XXXVIII. CAMILLUS SETS THE CAMP OF THE VOLSCIANS ON FIRE 109
XXXIX. THE BATTLE ON THE BANKS OF THE ANIO 111
XL. THE CURTIAN LAKE 116
XLI. THE DREAM OF THE TWO CONSULS 119
XLII. THE CAUDINE FORKS 124
XLIII. THE DISGRACE OF THE CAUDINE FORKS AVENGED 129
XLIV. FABIUS AMONG THE CIMINIAN HILLS 131
XLV. THE BATTLE OF SENTINUM 135
XLVI. THE SON OF FABIUS LOSES A BATTLE 138
XLVII. PYRRHUS, KING OF THE EPIROTS 141
XLVIII. THE ELEPHANTS AT THE BATTLE OF HERACLEA 145
XLIX. PYRRHUS TRIES TO FRIGHTEN FABRICIUS 149
L. PYRRHUS IS DEFEATED 153
LI. THE ROMANS BUILD A FLEET 155
LII. THE BATTLE OF ECNOMUS 159
LIII. THE ROMAN LEGIONS IN AFRICA 161
LIV. REGULUS IS TAKEN PRISONER 164
LV. THE ROMANS CONQUER THE GAULS 168
LVI. THE BOY HANNIBAL 172
LVII. HANNIBAL PREPARES TO INVADE ITALY 176
LVIII. HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPS 178
LIX. THE BATTLE OF TREBIA 183
LX. THE BATTLE OF LAKE TRASIMENUS 187
LXI. HANNIBAL OUTWITS FABIUS 192
LXII. FABIUS WINS TWO VICTORIES 197
LXIII. THE BATTLE OF CANNÆ 200
LXIV. THE DESPAIR OF ROME 203
LXV. THE DEFEAT OF HASDRUBAL 208
LXVI. LIVIUS AND CLAUDIUS ENJOY A TRIUMPH 213
LXVII. THE CAPTURE OF NEW CARTHAGE 215
LXVIII. SCIPIO SAILS TO AFRICA 220
LXIX. THE ROMANS SET FIRE TO THE CAMP OF THE NUMIDIANS 223
LXX. HANNIBAL LEAVES ITALY 226
LXXI. THE BATTLE OF ZAMA 229
LXXII. SCIPIO RECEIVES A TRIUMPH 231
LXXIII. FLAMININUS IS COVERED WITH GARLANDS 233
LXXIV. THE DEATH OF HANNIBAL 238
LXXV. THE HATRED OF CATO FOR CARTHAGE 243
LXXVI. THE STERN DECREE 246
LXXVII. THE CARTHAGINIANS DEFEND THEIR CITY 249
LXXVIII. THE DESTRUCTION OF CARTHAGE 253
LXXIX. CORNELIA, THE MOTHER OF THE GRACCHI 258
LXXX. TIBERIUS AND HIS FRIEND OCTAVIUS 261
LXXXI. THE DEATH OF TIBERIUS GRACCHUS 266
LXXXII. THE DEATH OF GAIUS GRACCHUS 269
LXXXIII. THE GOLD OF JUGURTHA 278
LXXXIV. GAIUS MARIUS WINS THE NOTICE OF SCIPIO AFRICANUS 281
LXXXV. GAIUS MARIUS BECOMES COMMANDER OF THE ARMY 283
LXXXVI. THE CAPTURE OF JUGURTHA’S TREASURE TOWNS 287
LXXXVII. THE CAPTURE OF JUGURTHA 290
LXXXVIII. JUGURTHA IS BROUGHT TO ROME IN CHAINS 294
LXXXIX. MARIUS CONQUERS THE TEUTONES 297
XC. MARIUS MOCKS THE AMBASSADORS OF THE CIMBRI 303
XCI. METELLUS IS DRIVEN FROM ROME 307
XCII. SULLA ENTERS ROME WITH HIS TROOPS 311
XCIII. THE FLIGHT OF MARIUS 315
XCIV. THE GAUL DARES NOT KILL GAIUS MARIUS 318
XCV. MARIUS RETURNS TO ROME 320
XCVI. THE ORATOR ARISTION 325
XCVII. SULLA BESIEGES ATHENS 328
XCVIII. SULLA SAVES ROME FROM THE SAMNITES 331
XCIX. THE PROSCRIPTIONS OF SULLA 334
C. THE GLADIATORS’ REVOLT 337
CI. THE PIRATES 341
CII. POMPEY GOES TO WAR WITH MITHRIDATES 345
CIII. CICERO DISCOVERS THE CATILINARIAN CONSPIRACY 350
CIV. THE DEATH OF THE CONSPIRATORS 353
CV. JULIUS CÆSAR IS CAPTURED BY PIRATES 356
CVI. CÆSAR GIVES UP HIS TRIUMPH 360
CVII. CÆSAR PRAISES HIS TENTH LEGION 363
CVIII. CÆSAR WINS A GREAT VICTORY OVER THE NERVII 367
CIX. CÆSAR INVADES BRITAIN 370
CX. CÆSAR CROSSES THE RUBICON 374
CXI. CÆSAR AND THE PILOT 378
CXII. THE FLIGHT OF POMPEY 381
CXIII. CATO DIES RATHER THAN YIELD TO CÆSAR 386
CXIV. CÆSAR IS LOADED WITH HONOURS 389
CXV. THE NOBLES PLOT AGAINST CÆSAR 392
CXVI. THE ASSASSINATION OF CÆSAR 396
CXVII. BRUTUS SPEAKS TO THE CITIZENS 399
CXVIII. MARK ANTONY SPEAKS TO THE CITIZENS 402
CXIX. THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE 405
CXX. THE BATTLE OF PHILIPPI 408
CXXI. THE DEATH OF BRUTUS 411
CXXII. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 413
CXXIII. THE BATTLE OF ACTIUM 418
CXXIV. ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA DIE 421
CXXV. THE EMPEROR AUGUSTUS 425
  INDEX 427