A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
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[Illustration: THE ROMAN FORUM RESTORED.]
A SMALLER HISTORY OF ROME,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPIRE.
BY WILLIAM SMITH, LL.D.
WITH A CONTINUATION TO A.D. 479. BY EUGENE LAWRENCE, A.M.
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1881.
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Table of contents (by pages)
- 1: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 2: Published by harper brothers
- 3: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 4: Comitia Tributa 20 II
- 5: From the battle of the lake regillus to the decemvirate
- 6: From the decemvirate to the capture of rome by the gauls
- 7: Valerius Corvus 48 385
- 8: Increasing the number of the Pontiffs and Augurs
- 9: Defeat of the Romans at the Caudine Forks by C
- 10: Fabius Maximus and P
- 11: Events between the first and second punic wars
- 12: The second punic war first period
- 13: Second punic war second period
- 14: Second punic war third period
- 15: Second macedonian war 200
- 16: The roman constitution and army
- 17: King of Pergamus 135171 168
- 18: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 19: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 20: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 21: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 22: Bocchus surrenders Jugurtha to Sulla
- 23: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 24: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 25: Second civil war sulla's dictatorship
- 26: 23
- 27: Transferring the Judicia to the Senators
- 28: Which he makes a Roman province 212 63
- 29: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 30: Titurius Sabinus and L
- 31: The beginning of the second civil war to caesar's death
- 32: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 33: From the death of caesar to the battle of philippi
- 34: From the battle of philippi to the battle of actium
- 35: 14
- 36: Ovidius Naso 281 B
- 37: From the accession of tiberius
- 38: Reign of m
- 39: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 40: Roman literature under the empire
- 41: A Smaller History of Rome by Lawrence and Smith
- 42: Representing the Toga 251 M
- 43: And on the south by the AEsis from Picenum
- 44: The VESTINI dwelt east of the Sabines
- 45: On the east by the Frentani and Apulia
- 46: The native name of the Etruscans
- 47: Removed from Lavinium thirty years after its foundation
- 48: And placed Numitor on the throne
- 49: The Sabines on the Capitoline under their king Titus Tatius
- 50: But the three Curiatii were wounded
- 51: The successor of Tullus Hostilius
- 52: But his plan was opposed by the augur Attus Navius
- 53: Tanaquil foresaw the greatness of the boy
- 54: And were hence called the Comitia Centuriata
- 55: Reign of LUCIUS TARQUINIUS SUPERBUS
- 56: Tarquin turned his arms against the Volscians
- 57: Brutus and Tarquinius Collatinus B
- 58: And Porsena seized without opposition the Janiculum
- 59: At the head of the Latins were Tarquin and Octavius Mamilius
- 60: Established by Servius Tullius
- 61: Who had great influence with the Plebeians
- 62: He then led the Volscians home
- 63: Minucius was defeated on the Algidus
- 64: 471 the Publilian Law was carried
- 65: Commanded by some of the Decemvirs
- 66: And Numitorius were among the new Tribunes
- 67: Two Consuls were elected in place of the Decemvirs
- 68: Servilius Ahala his Master of the Horse
- 69: When Camillus appeared before Falerii
- 70: The Gauls broke up the siege of Clusium
- 71: And their leader Brennus taken prisoner
- 72: Manlius turned to the Plebeians
- 73: Sextius were re elected annually
- 74: Footnote 22 Ut plebiscita omnes Quirites tenerent
- 75: Abandoning the Sidicini and Campanians
- 76: Decius commanded the left wing
- 77: At the beginning of the following year Palaeopolis was taken
- 78: Struck the Fetialis with his foot
- 79: Who forthwith declared war against the Samnites
- 80: Fabricius not only relieved Thurii
- 81: Valerius Laevinus marched into Lucania
- 82: Sent Cineas to Rome with all the Roman prisoners
- 83: Pyrrhus advanced against Curius
- 84: And Secretary to Appius Claudius
- 85: Carthage rose to greatness by her commerce
- 86: Landed near the town of Messana
- 87: Duilius celebrated a magnificent triumph
- 88: Scarcely 2000 escaped to Clupea
- 89: When the news of the barbarous death of Regulus reached Rome
- 90: And only six miles from Drepanum
- 91: The mercenary troops in Sardinia
- 92: Since the conquest of the Senones in B
- 93: The chief town of the Insubres
- 94: Though situated to the south of the Iberus
- 95: Which took place in the plains westward of the Ticinus
- 96: When Hannibal arrived at Faesulae
- 97: Hannibal remained at Geronium until late in the spring B
- 98: Illustration Route of Hannibal
- 99: Who says expressly that he descended among the Insubrians
- 100: In his camp on Tifata he had received embassies from Philip
- 101: The latter immediately joined Hippocrates and Epicydes
- 102: The wary Fabius eluded his toils
- 103: And Crispinus mortally wounded
- 104: After the battle of the Metaurus
- 105: Scipio made a great impression upon Syphax
- 106: All that Scipio could obtain was the province of Sicily
- 107: Were both Hasdrubal and Syphax
- 108: That they were to acknowledge Masinissa as king of Numidia
- 109: 37 He succeeded in taking Oricus
- 110: Flamininus had been absent five years
- 111: Were discontented with the arrangements of Flamininus
- 112: He assumed the surname of ASIATICUS
- 113: He slaughtered the Boii without mercy
- 114: The Curule Magistrates were the Dictators
- 115: With the titles of Proconsuls or Propraetors
- 116: The Censors were two in number
- 117: The constitution of the Comitia Centuriata
- 118: The maniple contained 60 privates
- 119: The distinction between Hastati
- 120: Eighth paragraph of Chapter IV
- 121: Flamininus the conqueror of Philip
- 122: Encouraged by Fabius and Flaccus
- 123: Scipio Africanus the first man in the Republic
- 124: And retired to his country seat at Liternum
- 125: Cato was an unfeeling and cruel master
- 126: The murder of Eumenes near Delphi
- 127: But it was really subject to Callicrates
- 128: Diaeus incited the Achaeans to attack Sparta
- 129: Which was accepted by Masinissa
- 130: Cornelius Scipio Africanus AEmilianus
- 131: And the subsequent death of Gracchus
- 132: Among the very few who escaped was Viriathus
- 133: And renewed the war against Viriathus
- 134: This Eunus pretended to the gift of prophecy
- 135: Tiberius and Caius Gracchus were the sons of Tib
- 136: It was proposed to re enact the Licinian Law of B
- 137: Nasica sprung up and exclaimed
- 138: In the forum he was attacked by Carbo
- 139: Caius Gracchus spoke against this law
- 140: And by transferring it to the Equites
- 141: When a servant of the Consul Opimius
- 142: Marius now became a marked man
- 143: Mastanabal and Gulussa dying in their brother's lifetime
- 144: But Jugurtha easily bribed Bestia and M
- 145: These were apparently entertained by Metellus
- 146: He with difficulty prevailed on the wavering Bocchus
- 147: Junius Silanus was defeated by the Cimbri
- 148: Lutatius Catulus as his colleague
- 149: And killed Athenio with his own hand
- 150: Saturninus and Glaucia hired some ruffians
- 151: Following the assassination of Drusus
- 152: Here he defeated Papius Mutilus
- 153: Pompeius Rufus as his colleague
- 154: The Consuls declared a justitium
- 155: When they were near to Minturnae
- 156: And offered to serve under Cinna
- 157: And expelled Ariobarzanes from his kingdom
- 158: Mithridates offered no resistance
- 159: The troops of Fimbria deserted their general
- 160: Carbo made two efforts to relieve Praeneste
- 161: Conferring the Dictatorship upon Sulla
- 162: A monument was erected to Sulla in the Campus Martius
- 163: This was called a Quaestio Perpetua
- 164: On the obverse is the head of Sulla
- 165: Perperna and his principal Roman officers
- 166: Spartacus now attempted to pass over to Sicily
- 167: Third or great mithridatic war
- 168: And followed Mithridates to Cyzicus
- 169: 68 Lucullus crossed the Taurus
- 170: And the command against Mithridates
- 171: And resolved at once to attack Tigranes
- 172: Pompey espoused the side of Hyrcanus
- 173: Dolabella was acquitted by the senatorial judges
- 174: TULLIUS CICERO was born at Arpinum in B
- 175: The most strenuous exertions were made by Verres
- 176: Autronius and Catiline formed a project
- 177: When he openly denounced Catiline
- 178: Cicero instantly summoned Lentulus
- 179: The interests of Crassus were opposed to such an adventure
- 180: Afranius was a man of slender ability
- 181: Clodius now vowed deadly vengeance against Cicero
- 182: And crossed over to Brundusium
- 183: He then threw a bridge across the Arar
- 184: The Usipetes and the Tenchtheri
- 185: The execution of Acco had frightened all the chiefs
- 186: Vercingetorix retired to Alesia Alise
- 187: Pompey and Crassus became candidates for the Consulship
- 188: But this man was in the pay of Surenas
- 189: Gained over Paullus and Curio by large bribes
- 190: He reached Brundusium before Caesar
- 191: After the victory over Afranius and Petreius
- 192: In hopes of surprising Dyrrhachium
- 193: Achillas and the rest then drew their swords
- 194: In which the Pompeian army was completely defeated
- 195: But Sextus made good his escape
- 196: Tillius seized him by his toga
- 197: Cassius supped with Antony and Brutus with Lepidus
- 198: Brutus repaired to Cisalpine Gaul
- 199: Leaving Pedius in charge of the city
- 200: Who acted as mediator between Antony and Octavian
- 201: That Antony and Octavian landed upon the coast of Greece
- 202: In a less favorable position Octavian opposite Brutus
- 203: The ablest general of Octavian
- 204: And drove Pacorus beyond the Euphrates
- 205: Under the command of Statilius Taurus
- 206: Octavian had been restoring order to Italy
- 207: Octavian hastened to Brundusium
- 208: From the earliest times to the death of augustus
- 209: Supplanted the old Saturnian metre
- 210: And Caesar offered Laberius 500
- 211: These Fescennine Songs were rude dialogues
- 212: And he died at Brundusium in B
- 213: Kept in Venusia by one Flavius
- 214: Three celebrated Elegiac poets Tibullus
- 215: And insulted the very walls of Tomi
- 216: Which are also ascribed to Hirtius
- 217: And also one half of the Fifth bks
- 218: Illustration Aureus of Augustus Caesar
- 219: Jerusalem was adorned by Herod with magnificent buildings
- 220: The provinces were governed by proconsuls
- 221: Were even more than herself Claudians
- 222: Together with Agrippa Postumus
- 223: From the accession of tiberius
- 224: Who sought to prevail upon Germanicus
- 225: He won the affections of Livilla
- 226: He was succeeded in his power by Sertorius Macro
- 227: He completed the Claudian aqueduct
- 228: But Antonius Primus took the Praetorian camp
- 229: Vespasian had three children Titus
- 230: Domitian took the field against them
- 231: This insult was deeply felt by Nerva
- 232: Took the capital of the Dacians
- 233: He concluded a peace with the Roxolani
- 234: Where he built his magnificent villa at Tibur
- 235: In memory of his wife Faustina
- 236: Verus was sent to oppose his advance
- 237: Commodus still continued his murders
- 238: Illustration Septimius Severus
- 239: In which Macrinus was defeated
- 240: Gordian was married to the daughter of Misitheus
- 241: But Hostilianus soon after died
- 242: But was defeated and put to death by Probus
- 243: Which was suppressed by Maximian
- 244: In which Galerius was at first defeated
- 245: Galerius next associated Licinius with him in his power
- 246: A Praetorian Praefect had charge of each praefecture
- 247: Excited the jealousy of Fausta
- 248: Constantius marched against him
- 249: Valens wrote to Gratian for aid
- 250: Consented to the murder of Stilicho
- 251: Was married to the Princess Placidia
- 252: Ricimer then deposed Anthemius
- 253: Particularly under the Stoic Cornutus
- 254: He offended Domitian by his satires
- 255: And was made Consul by the Emperor Nerva
- 256: Appuleius was an agreeable speaker
- 257: Who lived probably under Hadrian
- 258: Defeats fleet of Sextus Pompey
- 259: Forms Triumvirate with Octavian and Lepidus
- 260: Avidius Cassius defeats the Parthians
- 261: Crosses to Greece to encounter Pompey
- 262: Destroyed by Marius and Catulus
- 263: Meets Caesar and Pompey at Luca
- 264: They assassinate Licinius Dentatus
- 265: Proclaims the independence of Greece
- 266: Sempronius father of the Tribunes
- 267: Jerusalem besieged and taken by Pompey
- 268: Licinius colleague with Constantine
- 269: Attaches Bocchus to the Romans
- 270: When they overrun Pontus and Cappadocia
- 271: And lays siege to Oricus and Apollonia
- 272: Institution of Tribunes of the Plebs
- 273: Defeats the Romans near Heraclea
- 274: Rutilius Rufus found guilty and banished
- 275: Defeats Antiochus near Magnesia
- 276: Defeated by Scipio and Masinissa
- 277: Triarius defeated by Mithridates