24. =in forō=: the _Forum Trāiānum_ was probably the most magnificent of all the Roman fora. It occupied a large space between the Capitoline and the Quirinal Hills, the latter of which was cut away to make room for it. Among the many buildings it contained were two libraries, one for Latin and the other for Greek manuscripts. It contained also the famous Column of Trajan. This column, composed of huge drums of white marble, is pierced within. A bas-relief of the chief events of the Dacian war winds round the shaft. It is still standing. 25. =CXLIV pedēs=: this was the height of the Quirinal Hill that was cut away. 26. =habet= ＝ _est_. =hūius … dēlātum est=: ‘so much respect has been paid to his memory.’ PAGE 76. CH. 6. 3. =Aelius Hadriānus=: Publius Aelius Hadrian was with Trajan when the latter died. With the consent of the Syrian army he assumed the reins of government and his act was ratified by the senate. Although he lost some of the territory that Trajan had added to the Empire, he strengthened and united the remainder. He was, in general, a just and able ruler; yet at times he showed himself revengeful, suspicious, and cruel. He died of dropsy at Baiae, 138 A.D., in the sixty-third year of his life. Creighton, p. 100; _The Age of the Antonines_, Ch. III. 7. =glōriae invidēns=: more probably he saw that the Empire had become too large to be governed successfully. CH. 7. 17. =orbem Rōmānum circumiit=: he visited every province in the Empire, correcting abuses, and examining the administration of government. 18. =multa aedificāvit=: among other famous buildings the Mausoleum of Hadrian, now called the Castle of St. Angelo. CH. 8. 27. =T. Antōnīnus=: his full name was Titus Aurelius Fulvius Boionius Antoninus, called Pius because he persuaded the senate to grant to his adopted father Hadrian the apotheosis and other honors usually paid to deceased emperors. “His reign is almost a blank in history--a blank caused by a suspension for a time of war, violence, and crime.” Although he waged no war for conquest, he defended the provinces with vigor, warring against the Moors and Britons, and the untamed races of the Rhine and the Danube. Creighton, p. 101; _The Age of the Antonines_, Ch. IV. PAGE 77. 6. =bonīs honōrem habēns=: ‘paying respect to the good.’ 14. =Lorium=: in Etruria on the _Via Aurelia_. CH. 9. 18. =M. Antōnīnus Vērus=: he is generally known as Marcus Aurelius. He was the adopted son of Antoninus Pius. When only twelve years old he assumed the philosophic mantle and gave himself up to the study of philosophy, attaching himself to the Stoic school. After he became emperor he associated Lucius Antoninus Verus, his brother, with him in the government. Although they were entirely different in character, they reigned conjointly with no disagreement. His ‘Meditations’ have survived. Creighton, p. 101; _The Age of the Antonines_, Ch. V. 23. =singulōs … Augustōs=: ‘one Augustus (emperor) at a time.’ CH. 10.