Conquest of Egypt 255 XXII. From the accession of Augustus to the death of Domitian, viz. Section 1.—The beneficent Administration of Augustus 262 —— 2.—Death of Augustus 267 —— 3.—The reign of Tiberius—Death of Germanicus 271 —— 4.—Death of Sejanus and Tiberius—Accession of Caligula 276 —— 5.—Extravagant cruelties of Caligula—His death 281 —— 6.—The Reign of Claudius 285 —— 7.—The reign of Nero 291 —— 8.—Death of Nero—Reigns of Galba and Otho 296 —— 9.—The reigns of Vitellius and Vespasian—The siege of Jerusalem by Titus 301 —— 10.—The Reigns of Titus and Domitian 307 —— 11.—The assassination of Domitian 312 XXIII. The Five good emperors of Rome, viz. Section 1.—The Reigns of Nerva and Trajan 316 —— 2.—The Reign of Adrian 321 —— 3.—The Reign of Antoninus Pius 325 —— 4.—The reign of Marcus Aurelius 330 XXIV. From the accession of Commodus to the change of the seat of Government, from Rome to Constantinople, viz. Section 1.—The Reigns of Commodus, Pertinax, and Didius 333 —— 2.—The Reigns of Severus, Caracalla, Maximus, and Heliogabalus 337 —— 3.—The reigns of Alexander, Maximin, and Gordian 342 —— 4.—The Reigns of Philip, Decius, Gallus, Valerian, Claudius, Aurelian, Tacitus, and Probus 346 —— 5.—The reigns of Carus, Carinus, Dioclesian, and Constantius—Accession of Constantine 350 —— 6.—The reign of Constantine 355 XXV. From the death of Constantine, to the reunion of the Roman empire under Theodosius the Great, viz. Section 1.—The Reign of Constantius 358 —— 2.—The Reigns of Julian Jovian, the Valentinians, and Theodosius 365 XXVI. From the death of Theodosius to the subversion of the Western Empire, viz. Section 1.—The division of the Roman dominions into the Eastern and Western empires 373 —— 2.—Decline and fall of the Western empire 377 XXVII. Historical notices of the different barbarous tribes that aided in overthrowing the Roman empire 385 XXVIII. The progress of Christianity 391 Chronological Index 395 DALZIELS' ILLUSTRATED GOLDSMITH AND A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH One Hundred Pictures Drawn By G. J. Pinwell CONTENTS PAGE A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH 1 THE TRAVELLER 189 THE HAUNCH OF VENISON 205 RETALIATION 225 THE GOOD-NATURED MAN 361 THE POEMS OF OLIVER GOLDSMITH Illustrations By Birket Foster And H. N. Humphreys, Printed In Colours By Edmund Evans. FOOTNOTES: 1 Miscellaneous Prose Works of Goldsmith, vol. i., p. 79.