Period II. From the commencement of the war with Carthage to the rise of the civil broils under the Gracchi, B. C. 264-134, or A. U. C. 490-620 339 Period III. From the beginning of the civil broils under the Gracchi to the fall of the republic, B. C. 134-30, or A. U. C. 620-724 362 Period IV. History of the Roman state as a monarchy till the overthrow of the western empire, B. C. 30-A. C. 476 402 Geographical outline. View of the Roman empire and provinces, and other countries connected with it by war or commerce ib. 1st Section. From Augustus Caesar to the death of Commodus, B. C. 30-A. C. 193 411 2nd Section. From the death of Commodus to Diocletian, A. C. 193-284 437 3rd Section. From Diocletian to the overthrow of the Roman empire in the west, A. C. 284-476 454 Appendix. Chronology of Herodotus from the time of Cyrus, according to Volney 475 Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of Macedon 481 -------------------------------------------- the Seleucidae 482 -------------------------------------------- the Ptolemies 483 -------------------------------------------- the Jews 484 -------------------------------------------- the Caesars 485 -------------------------------------------- Constantine 486 * * * * * OXFORD: PRINTED BY TALBOYS AND BROWNE. * * * * * MANUAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY. * * * * * INTRODUCTION. I. The sources of ancient history may be ranged under two heads; the ancient writers, and the monuments still extant. The various writers will be mentioned in their proper places, at the different divisions of this work. A general view of the ancient monuments, so far as they are sources of history, will be found in: OBERLIN, _Orbis antiqui monumentis suis illustrati primae lineae_. Argentorati, 1790. Extremely defective, as many discoveries have been made since it was published. II. GENERAL TREATISES ON ANCIENT HISTORY. 1. _The more voluminous works_ on the subject. These may be divided in two classes: _a._ The part appropriated to ancient history, in the general treatises on universal history; _b._ Works exclusively devoted to ancient history. _a._ To the first class belong: _The Universal History, ancient and modern; with maps and additions._ Lond. 1736, 26 vols. folio. Reprinted in 8vo. in 67 vols. and again in 60 vols. with omissions and additions.