6. =in amphitheātrō=: he was the conqueror in 735 combats. Nothing delighted him more than to be called the ‘Hercules of Rome.’ 7. =strangulātus vel venēnō=: he was poisoned and afterwards strangled by his favorite Marcia. CH. 16. 11. =Pertināx=: Creighton, p. 103. CH. 17. 18. =perpetuum composuit ēdictum=: this was a digest of the mass of edicts that had been issued by the praetors and the provincial governors. It was the basis of the _Corpus Iūris Cīvīlis_ of Justinian. 19. =Mulvium pontem=: about two miles north of Rome, on the _Via Flaminia_. Here the ambassadors of the Allobroges, that had been tampered with by the fellow-conspirators of Catiline, were arrested, 63 B.C. The foundations of this bridge still remain and are built into the Ponte Mollo at the same place. CH. 18. 21. =Septimius Sevērus=: Lucius Septimius Severus was commander in chief of the army in Pannonia and Illyria at the death of Pertinax, 193 A.D. He was proclaimed emperor by the army. For nearly a hundred years the emperors were made and unmade at the will of the soldiers. Creighton, p. 104. 23. =omnī memoriā=: ‘in all time.’ 24. =fiscī advocātus=: a Roman officer appointed to look after the interests of the imperial treasury. PAGE 81. CH. 19. 16. =vāllum … dēdūxit=: the celebrated wall of Severus, extending from the Solway Firth to the mouth of the Tyne. It was erected to prevent incursions of the Caledonians. 17. =Eborācī=: the modern York. 22. =Geta … periit=: he was murdered by order of Caracalla. CH. 20. 23. =Caracalla=: the name of Caracalla was derived from a species of Gallic cassock he introduced at Rome. 24. =mōrum … fuit=: his whole life was only one series of cruelties and acts of extravagant folly. Creighton, p. 105. 25. =thermae Antōnīniānae=: these accommodated about 1600 persons at once. The ruins are still to be seen. PAGE 82. CH. 22. 9. =M. Aurēlius Antōnīnus=: known in history as Heliogabalus. He was the grandson of Maesa, sister-in-law of Septimius Severus, and the son of Symiasera. He was priest in the temple of the Sun at Emesa in Syria when Caracalla died. Through the instrumentality of his grandmother he was proclaimed emperor by the soldiers and acknowledged by the senate. He was the most profligate of the Roman emperors. CH. 23. 16. =Aurēlius Alexander=: Marcus Aurelius Alexander, generally known as Alexander Severus. He had been adopted by Heliogabalus and had been created Caesar. “He was distinguished by justice, wisdom, and clemency in all public transactions, and by the simplicity and purity of his private life.” Creighton, p. 106. 20. =adsessōrem=: ‘legal adviser.’ 21. =Ulpiānum=: Domitius Ulpianus was one of the most celebrated Roman lawyers. His works are often quoted in the _Corpus Iūris Cīvīlis_ of Justinian. He was assassinated in a mutiny of the soldiers caused by his strict discipline. BOOK IX PAGE 83. CH. 1.