The Historians’ History of the World, Volume V

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Editor

Williams, Henry Smith, 1863-1943

Title

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 05 : the Roman Republic

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Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere

Subject

World history

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Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57159

Release Date

May 14, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HISTORIANS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLD
2. 2.Contributors, and Editorial Revisers.
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.PART X
5. 5.THE WORLD INFLUENCE OF EARLY ROME — FOOTNOTES
6. 6.THE SCOPE AND DEVELOPMENT OF EARLY ROMAN HISTORY
7. 7.BOOK I EARLY ROMAN HISTORY TO THE FALL OF THE REPUBLIC — INTRODUCTION THE SOURCES AND THE CHRONOLOGY OF EARLY ROMAN HISTORY — A GLANCE AT THE EARLY SOURCES — THE CHRONOLOGY OF EARLY ROMAN HISTORY A PRELIMINARY SURVEY, GIVING A CURSORY VIEW OF THE SWEEP OF EVENTS — CHAPTER I. LAND AND PEOPLE — THE LAND OF ITALY — EARLY POPULATION OF ITALY — BEGINNINGS OF ROME AND THE PRIMITIVE ROMAN COMMONWEALTH — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER II. EARLY LEGENDS OF ROME—ÆNEAS AND ROMULUS — THE ÆNEAS LEGEND — THE ASCANIUS LEGEND — THE LEGEND OF ROMULUS AND REMUS — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER III. LEGENDARY HISTORY OF THE KINGS — NUMA POMPILIUS — TULLUS HOSTILIUS — ANCUS MARCIUS — L. TARQUINIUS PRISCUS — SERVIUS TULLIUS — LUCIUS TARQUINIUS THE TYRANT — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER IV. THE BANISHMENT OF THE KINGS—CRITICISMS OF MONARCHIAL HISTORY — TARQUINIUS CONSULTS THE ORACLE — THE RAPE OF LUCRETIA — NIEBUHR ON THE STORY OF LUCRETIA — THE BANISHMENT OF TARQUINIUS — PORSENNA’S WAR UPON THE ROMANS; THE STORY OF HORATIUS AT THE BRIDGE, AS TOLD BY DIONYSIUS — THE BATTLE OF LAKE REGILLUS — THE MYTHS OF THE ROMAN KINGS CRITICALLY EXAMINED — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER V. CIVILISATION OF THE REGAL PERIOD — ORGANISATION OF THE STATE — THE STATUS OF THE MONARCHY — RELIGION — CONSTITUTION — THE ORGANISATION OF THE ARMY — POPULAR INSTITUTIONS — THE WEALTH OF THE ROMANS AND ITS SOURCES — ROMAN EDUCATION — MORALS AND POLITICS OF THE AGE — THE FINE ARTS — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER VI. THE FIRST CENTURY OF THE REPUBLIC — PLEBEIANS AND PATRICIANS — SPURIUS CASSIUS AND THE FIRST AGRARIAN LAW — THE INSTITUTION OF THE DECEMVIRATE — THE STORY OF VIRGINIA TOLD BY DIONYSIUS — FALL OF THE DECEMVIRATE — THE CANULEIAN LAW — EXTERNAL WARS — Legends of the Volscian and Æquian Wars — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER VII. THE INVASION OF THE GAULS AND ITS SEQUEL — THE GAULS — LIVY’S ACCOUNT OF THE GAULS IN ROME — OTHER ACCOUNTS OF THE DEPARTURE OF THE GAULS — NIEBUHR ON THE CONDUCT OF THE ROMANS — SEQUEL OF THE GALLIC WAR — THE LICINIAN ROGATIONS — EQUALISATION OF THE TWO ORDERS — EXTERNAL AFFAIRS — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER VIII. THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ITALY — THE SAMNITES — THE FIRST SAMNITE WAR — THE LATIN WAR — THE SECOND SAMNITE WAR — THE THIRD SAMNITE AND ETRUSCAN WARS — LUCANIAN, GALLIC, AND ETRUSCAN WARS — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER IX. THE COMPLETION OF THE ITALIAN CONQUEST — PYRRHUS IN ITALY — THE FINAL REDUCTION OF ITALY — GOVERNMENT OF THE ACQUIRED TERRITORY — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER X. THE FIRST PUNIC WAR — CAUSES OF THE FIRST PUNIC WAR — THE WAR BEGINS — FIRST PERIOD (264-257 B.C.) — SECOND PERIOD (256-250 B.C.) — POLYBIUS’ ACCOUNT OF ROMAN AFFAIRS [50] — THIRD PERIOD (249-241 B.C.) — EVENTS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PUNIC WARS — HAMILCAR AND HANNIBAL — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XI. FIRST HALF OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR — FIRST PERIOD (218-216 B.C.) — POLYBIUS’ ACCOUNT OF THE CROSSING OF THE ALPS — HANNIBAL IN ITALY — SECOND PUNIC WAR: SECOND PERIOD (215-211 B.C.) — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XII. CLOSE OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR — THIRD PERIOD (210-207 B.C.) — THE DEATH OF HASDRUBAL DESCRIBED BY POLYBIUS — REJOICING AT ROME. NERO’S INHUMANITY AND TRIUMPH — THE FOURTH AND LAST PERIOD OF THE WAR — THE CHARACTER OF SCIPIO — SCIPIO IN SPAIN — SCIPIO RETURNS TO ROME — SCIPIO INVADES AFRICA — THE BATTLE OF ZAMA DESCRIBED BY POLYBIUS — TERMS DICTATED TO CARTHAGE; SCIPIO’S TRIUMPH — AN ESTIMATE OF HANNIBAL — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XIII. THE MACEDONIAN AND SYRIAC WARS AND THE THIRD PUNIC WAR (200-131 B.C.) — THE MACEDONIAN WAR; WAR WITH ANTIOCHUS III — AFFAIRS OF CARTHAGE [59] — OUTBREAK OF THE THIRD PUNIC WAR — APPIAN’S ACCOUNT OF THE DESTRUCTION OF CARTHAGE — THE ACHÆAN WAR — SPANISH WARS: FALL OF NUMANTIA — FLORUS ON THE FALL OF NUMANTIA — FIRST SLAVE WAR IN SICILY — THE WAR AGAINST THE SLAVES — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XIV. CIVILISATION AT THE END OF THE PERIOD OF CONQUEST — ORGANISATION OF THE GOVERNMENT — THE ARMY — POLYBIUS ON GREEK AND ROMAN BATTLE-ORDERS — THE SENATE — THE CENTURIATE ASSEMBLY — THE ASSEMBLY OF THE TRIBES — JUSTICE — PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT — TAXATION — SOCIAL CONDITIONS: THE ARISTOCRACY AND THE PEOPLE — SLAVES AND FREEMEN — THE ROMAN FAMILY: WOMEN AND MARRIAGE — RELIGION — TREATMENT OF OTHER NATIONS — THE FINE ARTS — LITERATURE — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XV. THE GRACCHI AND THEIR REFORMS — TIBERIUS GRACCHUS — RETURN AND DEATH OF SCIPIO THE YOUNGER — CAIUS GRACCHUS AND HIS TIMES — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XVI. THE JUGURTHINE AND OTHER WARS — THE JUGURTHINE WAR — SALLUST’S ACCOUNT OF JUGURTHA AT ROME — A WAR OF BRIBERY — METELLUS IN COMMAND — MARIUS APPEARS AS COMMANDER — PLUTARCH ON JUGURTHA’S DEATH — THE CIMBRIANS AND THE TEUTONS — THE SECOND SLAVE WAR — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XVII. THE BEGINNING OF CIVIL STRIFE — THE SIXTH CONSULATE OF MARIUS — CLAIMS OF THE LATINS AND ITALIANS TO THE CIVITAS — THE SOCIAL WAR — MARIUS ASSUMES THE COMMAND — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XVIII. MARIUS AND SULLA — THE FIRST MITHRIDATIC WAR — THE FIRST CIVIL WAR — IHNE’S ESTIMATE OF MARIUS — SULLA IN GREECE — THE RETURN OF SULLA; AND THE SECOND CIVIL WAR — THE PROSCRIPTIONS — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XIX. THE DICTATORSHIP OF SULLA — SULLA’S LEGISLATION — ABDICATION OF SULLA — ROME’S DEBT TO SULLA — THE ROMAN PROVINCES — THE CAREER OF VERRES — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XX. THE RISE OF POMPEY — LEPIDUS AND SERTORIUS — THE WAR OF THE GLADIATORS — THE CONSULSHIP OF POMPEY AND CRASSUS — POMPEY SUBDUES THE CILICIAN PIRATES — THE SECOND AND THIRD MITHRIDATIC WARS — THE ARMENIAN WAR — THE END OF MITHRIDATES — POMPEY IN JERUSALEM — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXI. THE CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE — MARCUS PORCIUS CATO — CAIUS JULIUS CÆSAR — L. SERGIUS CATILINA AND HIS TIMES — THE CONSPIRACY — CÆSAR AND THE CONSPIRACY — THE RISE OF JULIUS CÆSAR — THE RETURN OF POMPEY — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXII. CÆSAR AND POMPEY — THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE — CLODIUS EXILES CICERO — THE RECALL OF CICERO — SECOND CONSULATE OF POMPEY AND CRASSUS — THE PARTHIAN WAR OF CRASSUS — ANARCHY AT ROME — POMPEY SOLE CONSUL — THE GALLIC WARS (58-50 B.C. ) — THE BATTLE WITH THE NERVII — THE SEA FIGHT WITH THE VENETI — THE MASSACRE OF THE GERMANS — THE ROMAN ARMY MEETS THE BRITONS — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXIII. CÆSAR AT WAR WITH POMPEY — THE WAR BETWEEN CÆSAR AND POMPEY — CÆSAR CROSSES THE RUBICON — CÆSAR’S SERIOUS POSITION — CÆSAR LORD FROM ROME TO SPAIN — CÆSAR IN GREECE — APPIAN DESCRIBES THE BATTLE OF DYRRHACHIUM — PHARSALIA — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXIV. FROM PHARSALIA TO THE DEATH OF CATO — CÆSAR IN EGYPT — THE WAR WITH PHARNACES — CÆSAR RETURNS TO ROME — THE AFRICAN WAR — SALLUST’S COMPARISON OF CÆSAR AND CATO — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXV. THE CLOSING SCENES OF CÆSAR’S LIFE — THE END OF THE AFRICAN WAR — THE RETURN TO ROME — CÆSAR’S TRIUMPHS — THE LAST CAMPAIGN — THE LAST TRIUMPH — CÆSAR’S REFORMS — CÆSAR’S LIFE IN ROME — EVENTS LEADING TO THE CONSPIRACY — THE CONSPIRACY — THE ASSASSINATION — APPIAN’S ACCOUNT OF CÆSAR’S LAST DAYS — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXVI. THE PERSONALITY AND CHARACTER OF CÆSAR — APPIAN COMPARES CÆSAR WITH ALEXANDER — MOMMSEN’S ESTIMATE OF CÆSAR’S CHARACTER — MOMMSEN’S ESTIMATE OF CÆSAR’S WORK — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXVII. THE LAST DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC — CÆSAR’S WILL AND FUNERAL — THE ACTS OF THE YOUNG OCTAVIUS — THE PROSCRIPTION — DEATH OF CICERO — BRUTUS AND CASSIUS — PHILIPPI — ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA — ANTONY MEETS WITH REVERSES — OCTAVIAN AGAINST ANTONY; THE BATTLE OF ACTIUM — DEATH OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA — AN ESTIMATE OF THE PERSONALITY OF ANTONY — FOOTNOTES — CHAPTER XXVIII. THE STATE OF ROME AT THE END OF THE REPUBLIC — A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE REPUBLICAN CONSTITUTION — LITERATURE — THE DRAMA — POETRY — THE FINE ARTS — SOCIAL CONDITIONS; RELIGION — FOOTNOTES
8. 8.BRIEF REFERENCE-LIST OF AUTHORITIES BY CHAPTERS — Chapter I. Land and People — Chapter II. Early Legends of Rome—Æneas and Romulus — Chapter III. Legendary History of the Kings — Chapter IV. The Banishment of the Kings—Criticisms of Monarchial History — Chapter V. Civilisation of the Regal Period — Chapter VI. The First Century of the Republic — Chapter VII. The Invasion of the Gauls and Its Sequel — Chapter VIII. The Conquest of Central Italy — Chapter IX. The Completion of the Italian Conquest — Chapter X. The First Punic War — Chapter XI. First Half of the Second Punic War — Chapter XII. Close of the Second Punic War — Chapter XIII. The Macedonian and Syriac Wars and the Third Punic War — Chapter XIV. Civilisation at the End of the Period of Conquest — Chapter XV. The Gracchi and Their Reforms — Chapter XVI. The Jugurthine and Other Wars — Chapter XVII. The Beginning of Civil Strife — Chapter XVIII. Marius and Sulla — Chapter XIX. The Dictatorship of Sulla — Chapter XX. The Rise of Pompey — Chapter XXI. The Conspiracy of Catiline — Chapter XXII. Cæsar and Pompey — Chapter XXIII. Cæsar at War with Pompey — Chapter XXIV. From Pharsalia to the Death of Cato — Chapter XXV. The Closing Scenes of Cæsar’s Life — Chapter XXVI. The Personality and Character of Cæsar — Chapter XXVII. The Last Days of the Republic — Chapter XXVIII. The State of Rome at the End of the Republic

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