Miss Fabia, the Younger, astonished at the Patrician's Double-knock 98 Titus threatening Pomponius 103 Terrific Combat between Titus Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic Stature 105 Initial T 107 A Scare-crow 109 Metius aggravating Titus Manlius 111 The Romans clothed by the Inhabitants of Capua 119 Samnite Soldier 126 Initial I.--Æsculapius 129 The Ambassadors purchasing Æsculapius 133 Tail-piece 134 Initial R 135 Appearance in the Senate of a young Nobleman, named Meto 139 Self-possession of Fabricius, the Ambassador, under rather Trying Circumstances 142 Discovery of the Head of Summanus 145 Curius Dentatus refusing the Magnificent Gift offered by the Samnite Ambassadors 146 Initial A 150 Roman Man-of-War, from a scarce Medal 153 Initial P 161 Hanno announcing to the Mercenaries the Emptiness of the Public Coffers 162 Early Roman Gladiator and his Patron 165 His Excellency Q. Fabius offering Peace or War to the Carthaginian Senate 169 Hannibal crossing the Alps 173 Hannibal disguising himself 176 The "Slow Coach" 179 Young Varro 180 Archimedes taking a Warm Bath 186 Considerate Conduct of Scipio Africanus 188 Initial W 193 Hannibal leads the Ambassadors rather a fatiguing Walk round Carthage 197 Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers 200 Hannibal makes the usual neat and appropriate Speech previous to killing himself 201 Initial I 204