Chapter II: Introduction: Chapter

I. Geographical Outline of Italy

II. The Latin Language and People--Credibility of the Early History

III. Topography of Rome

IV. The Roman Constitution

V. The Roman Tenure of Land--Colonial Government

VI. The Roman Religion

VII. The Roman Army and Navy

VIII. Roman Law.--Finance

IX. The public Amusements and private Life of the Romans

X. Geography of the empire at the time of its greatest extent

HISTORY.

I. Of the Origin of the Romans

II. From the building of Rome to the death of Romulus

III. From the death of Romulus to the death of Numa

IV. From the death of Numa to the death of Tullus Hostilius

V. From the death of Tullus Hostilius to the death of Ancus Martius

VI. From the death of Ancus Martius to the death of Taiquinius Priscus

VII. From the death of Tarquinius Priscus to the death of Servius Tullius

VIII. From the death of Servius Tullius to the banishment of Tarquinius
Superbus

IX. From the banishment of Tarquinius Superbus to the appointment of the
first Dictator

X. From the Creation of the Dictator to the election of the Tribunes

XI. From the Creation of the Tribunes to the appointment of the Decemviri,
viz.

Section 1.--The great Volscian war

---- 2.--Civil commotions on account of the Agrarian law

XII. From the creation of the Decemviri to the destruction of the city
by the Gauls, viz.

Section 1.--Tyranny of the Decemviri

---- 2.--Crimes of Appius--Revolt of the army

---- 3.--Election of Military Tribunes--Creation of the
Censorship

---- 4.--Siege and capture of Veii--Invasion of the Gauls

---- 5.--Deliverance of Rome from the Gauls

XIII. From the wars with the Samnites to the First Punic war, viz.

Section 1.--The Latin war

---- 2.--Invasion of Italy by Pyrrhus, king of Epirus

---- 3.--Defeat and departure of Pyrrhus

XIV. From the beginning of the First Punic war to the beginning of the
Second, viz.

Section 1.--Causes and commencement of the war--Invasion of Africa by
Regulus

---- 2.--Death of Regulus--Final Triumph of the Romans

XV. The Second Punic war, viz.

Section 1.--Commencement of the war--Hannibal's invasion of Italy

---- 2.--Victorious career of Hannibal

---- 3.--Retrieval of the Roman affairs--Invasion of Africa by
Scipio--Conclusion of the war

XVI. Macedonian, Syrian, Third Punic, and Spanish wars

XVII. From the Destruction of Carthage to the end of the Sedition of the
Gracchi, viz.

Section 1.--Murder of Tiberius Gracchus

---- 2.--Slaughter of Caius Gracchus and his adherents

XVIII. From the Sedition of Gracchus to the perpetual Dictatorship of
Sylla, viz.

Section 1.--The Jugurthine and Social wars

---- 2.--The cruel massacres perpetrated by Marius and Sylla

XIX. From the perpetual Dictatorship of Sylla to the first Triumvirate

XX. From the First Triumvirate to the death of Pompey, viz.

Section 1.--Cæsar's wars in Gaul--Commencement of the Civil war

---- 2.--Cæsar's victorious career

---- 3.--The campaign in Thessaly and Epirus

---- 4.--The battle of Pharsalia----5.--Death of Pompey

XXI. From the Destruction of the Commonwealth to the establishment of the
first Emperor, Augustus, viz.

Section 1.--Cæsar's Egyptian campaign

---- 2.--The African campaign

---- 3.--Death of Cæsar

---- 4.--The Second Triumvirate

---- 5.--The Battle of Philippi

---- 6.--Dissensions of Antony and Augustus

---- 7.--The Battle of Actium

---- 8.--The Conquest of Egypt

XXII. From the accession of Augustus to the death of Domitian, viz.

Section 1.--The beneficent Administration of Augustus

---- 2.--Death of Augustus

---- 3.--The reign of Tiberius--Death of Germanicus

---- 4.--Death of Sejanus and Tiberius--Accession of Caligula

---- 5.--Extravagant cruelties of Caligula--His death

---- 6.--The Reign of Claudius

---- 7.--The reign of Nero

---- 8.--Death of Nero--Reigns of Galba and Otho

---- 9.--The reigns of Vitellius and Vespasian--The siege of
Jerusalem by Titus

---- 10.--The Reigns of Titus and Domitian

---- 11.--The assassination of Domitian

XXIII. The Five good emperors of Rome, viz.

Section 1.--The Reigns of Nerva and Trajan

---- 2.--The Reign of Adrian

---- 3.--The Reign of Antoninus Pius

---- 4.--The reign of Marcus Aurelius

XXIV. From the accession of Commodus to the change of the seat of
Government, from Rome to Constantinople, viz.

Section 1.--The Reigns of Commodus, Pertinax, and Didius

---- 2.--The Reigns of Severus, Caracalla, Maximus, and Heliogabalus

---- 3.--The reigns of Alexander, Maximin, and Gordian

---- 4.--The Reigns of Philip, Decius, Gallus, Valerian, Claudius,
Aurelian, Tacitus, and Probus

---- 5.--The reigns of Carus, Carinus, Dioclesian, and
Constantius--Accession of Constantine

---- 6.--The reign of Constantine XXV.

XXV. From the death of Constantine, to the reunion of the Roman empire
under Theodosius the Great, viz.

Section 1.--The Reign of Constantius

---- 2.--The Reigns of Julian Jovian, the Valentinians, and
Theodosius

XXVI. From the death of Theodosius to the subversion of the Western Empire,
viz.