Produced by David Kline, Greg Bergquist and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net [Illustration: CASTLE S. ANGELO.] Edition d'Elite Historical Tales The Romance of Reality By CHARLES MORRIS _Author of "Half-Hours with the Best American Authors," "Tales from the Dramatists," etc._ IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES Volume XI Roman J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON Copyright, 1896, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. Copyright, 1904, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. Copyright, 1908, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. CONTENTS. PAGE HOW ROME WAS FOUNDED 7 THE SABINE VIRGINS 14 THE HORATII AND CURIATII 22 THE DYNASTY OF THE TARQUINS 26 THE BOOKS OF THE SIBYL 32 THE STORY OF LUCRETIA 36 HOW BRAVE HORATIUS KEPT THE BRIDGE 43 THE BATTLE OF LAKE REGILLUS 50 THE REVOLT OF THE PEOPLE 54 THE REVENGE OF CORIOLANUS 60 CINCINNATUS AND THE AEQUIANS 68 THE SACRIFICE OF VIRGINIA 75 CAMILLUS AT THE SIEGE OF VEII 87 THE GAULS AT ROME 94 THE CURTIAN GULF 105 ANECDOTES OF THE LATIN AND SAMNITE WARS 108 THE CAUDINE FORKS 116 THE FATE OF REGULUS 126 HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPS 135 HOW HANNIBAL FOUGHT AND DIED 145 ARCHIMEDES AT THE SIEGE OF SYRACUSE 152 THE FATE OF CARTHAGE 158 THE GRACCHI AND THEIR FALL 165 JUGURTHA, THE PURCHASER OF ROME 173 THE EXILE AND REVENGE OF MARIUS 180 THE PROSCRIPTION OF SULLA 191 THE REVOLT OF THE GLADIATORS 198 CAESAR AND THE PIRATES 204 CAESAR AND POMPEY 208 THE ASSASSINATION OF CAESAR 218 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 227 AN IMPERIAL MONSTER 236 THE MURDER OF AN EMPRESS 243 BOADICEA, THE HEROINE OF BRITAIN 250 ROME SWEPT BY FLAMES 255 THE DOOM OF NERO 262 THE SPORTS OF THE AMPHITHEATRE 272 THE REIGN OF A GLUTTON 280 THE FAITHFUL EPONINA 289 THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM 293 THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII 301 AN IMPERIAL SAVAGE 309 THE DEEDS OF CONSTANTINE 319 THE GOTHS CROSS THE DANUBE 325 THE DOWNFALL OF ROME 331