A history of Rome for junior classes : with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . .c. 133, . . .80 CHAPTER VIIL From the Time of the Gracchi down to the First War against Mithradates, 133 to 88, . .89 8 CONTENTS. CHAPTER IX. PAGE From the First ^ar against Mithradates down to the Death of Sulla, 88 to 78, . . .99 CHAPTER X From the Death of Sulla to the Outbreak of the War between Caesar and Ponipey, 78 to 49, . , . 106 CHAPTER XI. From the Civil War between Pompey and Csesar down to the Battle of Actium, 49 to b^c. 31, . 117 CHAPTER XII. The Reign o
A history of Rome for junior classes : with a map of Italy and ample chronological table . .c. 133, . . .80 CHAPTER VIIL From the Time of the Gracchi down to the First War against Mithradates, 133 to 88, . .89 8 CONTENTS. CHAPTER IX. PAGE From the First ^ar against Mithradates down to the Death of Sulla, 88 to 78, . . .99 CHAPTER X From the Death of Sulla to the Outbreak of the War between Caesar and Ponipey, 78 to 49, . , . 106 CHAPTER XI. From the Civil War between Pompey and Csesar down to the Battle of Actium, 49 to b^c. 31, . 117 CHAPTER XII. The Reign of Augustus, 31 to 14, . • , 128 CHAPTER XIII. From the Death of Augustus to that of Isero, 14 to 68, . . . .134 CHAPTER XIV. From the Death of Nero to that of Domitian, 68 to 96, . . . . 142 CHAPTER XV. From the Death of Domitian to that of Marcus Aurelius, 96 to ISO, . . .148 CHAPTER XVI. The Reign of Commodus. ISO to 192.—Conclusion, 154 CmioxoLOGicAL Table, . • • . 158 Index, . • • • • .166. A. BOMAII com. HISTORY OF EOilE. INTRODUCTION. The history of Rome diifers from that of most othernations, inasmuch as it is the history of a single city,which, at first small and insignificant, gi-adually extendedits dominion and imposed its laws not only ui)on Italy,but upon nearly the whole of the ancient world. Thecity of Rome throughout the whole period of Romanhistory was the heart and centre of the Empire; and amore gigantic system of power centred in a single city,the world has never seen. As she extended her conquests,she at first also extended her constitution, though in amodified form, to the conquered peoples who were ad-mitted to her franchise ; but this plan was soon given up,and the conquered nations were reduced one after anotherto the condition of subjects, having to bear all the burdensof the state, without enjoying the privileges of a system was fraught with very many dangers, andultimately
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