Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . avianus, we shall findthe major causes to be about as foUows: 1. The Republic gave place to the Empireon account of the vast territorial limits to whichthe dominions of Rome had expanded. Thedifficulty of human government is always tosome degree projiortion
Ridpath's Universal history : an account of the origin, primitive condition and ethnic development of the great races of mankind, and of the principal events in the evolution and progress of the civilized life among men and nations, from recent and authentic sources with a preliminary inquiry on the time, place and manner of the beginning . avianus, we shall findthe major causes to be about as foUows: 1. The Republic gave place to the Empireon account of the vast territorial limits to whichthe dominions of Rome had expanded. Thedifficulty of human government is always tosome degree projiortioned to the extent of theaiea over which it is established. Within nar-row limits the governing power is able to seeto the horizon. If in any part the spirit ofturliidence is manifested, it can be easily andjiromptly suppressed. Rome began with a mu-iiicipalitv on the Tiber. She spread to theboumlaries of Latiuni: then to the limits ofItaly; tl„.n to the countries of the :\r,.diterra-nean, ami then to the rim of the world. Witheach expansion of her territory the difficultyot coiitiolliiiL: the populations aroundwhich slie hail .liauii her cords was ;and no improvement in administration couldkeep jiacewith the multiplying embarrassmentsattending her authority. All the more were ROME.—THE IMPERIAL RERUBLIC. lEKVlEW BETWEEN 262 UMVKhSAI. UISTOUY.— TIIE AXCIKXT \V0I;LD. her i-nliii nn. The wills of tinl,.-naUv,..,l ,h,. anu nf ? tint tlu (i KnllU mil t M. II to til. llnlHMll Ulll ot OIM in .. tint th. .1. It lit. .1. <,f 1,1 nil, 1,1 mil 1111 .1 \<^ tl .Ml,oi ol K,.i„iii liu ini_l,t li. lioui UlllveiMl 11, nnl iiiiiuiiu at .li in iiili. imint ( I II III \M tin .1. It ( 111. ,_. 11. \ 2 III III, . |. 111. 1 „i|.ii. ..\.itlu K. l-iilili. Ik. hi . ol th. ,/m „! nt th, p,,n! vu iuti, U «lii. 1, oiih 1 1 ulll loim ..f j,o\uiiiii. lit . Ill Ik u|
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