NIEBUHR’S LECTURES ON ROMAN HISTORY TRANSLATED FROM THE EDITION OF DR. M. ISLER, BY H. M. CHEPMELL, M.A., AND F. DEMMLER, PH.D. [Illustration: [Logo]] _IN THREE VOLUMES.—VOL. III._ =London:= CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY. 1875. CONTENTS. Page POLITICAL STATE OF THE WORLD THEN KNOWN. LEGISLATION. THE WAR WITH THE PIRATES. General review of the Roman Empire. Political state of the then known world, 1 Venality of the Courts of Justice, the _Lex Judiciaria_ of Aurelius, 4 Restoration of the tribuneship, 5 War with Mithridates, 5 Lucullus, 6 The war with the Pirates, 8 Pompey terminates the war against Mithridates, 10 CATILINE. CICERO. Character of Catiline, 12 Cicero, 15 Cicero chosen consul, 21 The Catiline conspiracy, 22 Its suppression, 23 Enmity to Cicero after his consulship, 25 Cicero’s kindliness towards young men, 26 P. Clodius, 27 Ptolemy Auletes, 28 C. JULIUS CÆSAR. Biographies of Cæsar by Suetonius and Plutarch, 29 History of the youth of Julius Cæsar, 29 His character, 31 Impeachment of Cicero by Clodius, 35 Cicero goes into exile, 36 Is recalled, 36 Consulship of Pompey and Crassus, 37 Distribution of provinces under Pompey, Cæsar, and Crassus, 37 Pompey becomes sole consul, 38 Death of Clodius. Banishment of Milo, 38 Cicero proconsul of Cilicia, 38 Congress at Lucca, between Cæsar, Pompey, and Crassus, 39 THE GALLIC WARS.