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Historical Tales, Volume 11

Historical Tales, Volume 11

by Charles Morris

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Author
Morris, Charles, 1833-1922
Title
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 11 (of 15), Roman
Credits
Produced by David Kline, Greg Bergquist and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
DG: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Italy, Vatican City, Malta
Subject
Rome -- History
Category
Text
eBook-No.
25673
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25673
Release Date
June 1, 2008
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Historical Tales
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
  4. 4.HOW ROME WAS FOUNDED.
  5. 5.THE SABINE VIRGINS.
  6. 6.THE HORATII AND CURIATII.
  7. 7.THE DYNASTY OF THE TARQUINS.
  8. 8.THE BOOKS OF THE SIBYL.
  9. 9.THE STORY OF LUCRETIA.
  10. 10.HOW BRAVE HORATIUS KEPT THE BRIDGE.
  11. 11.THE BATTLE OF LAKE REGILLUS.
  12. 12.THE REVOLT OF THE PEOPLE.
  13. 13.THE REVENGE OF CORIOLANUS.
  14. 14.CINCINNATUS AND THE ÆQUIANS.
  15. 15.THE SACRIFICE OF VIRGINIA.
  16. 16.CAMILLUS AT THE SIEGE OF VEII.
  17. 17.THE GAULS AT ROME.
  18. 18.THE CURTIAN GULF.
  19. 19.ANECDOTES OF THE LATIN AND SAMNITE WARS.
  20. 20.THE CAUDINE FORKS.
  21. 21.THE FATE OF REGULUS.
  22. 22.HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPS.
  23. 23.HOW HANNIBAL FOUGHT AND DIED.
  24. 24.ARCHIMEDES AT THE SIEGE OF SYRACUSE.
  25. 25.THE FATE OF CARTHAGE.
  26. 26.THE GRACCHI AND THEIR FALL.
  27. 27.JUGURTHA, THE PURCHASER OF ROME.
  28. 28.THE EXILE AND REVENGE OF MARIUS.
  29. 29.THE PROSCRIPTION OF SULLA.
  30. 30.THE REVOLT OF THE GLADIATORS.
  31. 31.CÆSAR AND THE PIRATES.
  32. 32.CÆSAR AND POMPEY.
  33. 33.THE ASSASSINATION OF CÆSAR.
  34. 34.ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.
  35. 35.AN IMPERIAL MONSTER.
  36. 36.THE MURDER OF AN EMPRESS.
  37. 37.BOADICEA, THE HEROINE OF BRITAIN.
  38. 38.ROME SWEPT BY FLAMES.
  39. 39.THE DOOM OF NERO.
  40. 40.THE SPORTS OF THE AMPHITHEATRE.
  41. 41.THE REIGN OF A GLUTTON.
  42. 42.THE FAITHFUL EPONINA.
  43. 43.THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM.
  44. 44.THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII.
  45. 45.AN IMPERIAL SAVAGE.
  46. 46.THE DEEDS OF CONSTANTINE.
  47. 47.THE GOTHS CROSS THE DANUBE.
  48. 48.THE DOWNFALL OF ROME.

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