Roman Lady "Shopping" 205 Terence reading his Play to Cæcilius 210 Light Comedy Man of the Period 212 Bacchanalian Group, from a very old Vase 223 Assassination of Viriathus 226 Arrest of Eunus 231 Tib. Gracchus canvassing 238 Melancholy end of Tib. Gracchus 239 Scipio Æmilianus cramming himself for a Speech after a hearty Supper 240 Rash Act of Caius Gracchus 244 Tail-piece 246 Drusus is Stabbed, and Expires gracefully 254 Initial F 257 "Who dares kill Marius?" 261 Marius in the Ruins of Carthage 263 Marius in his Old Age 266 Funeral Pile of Sulla 274 Initial T--Cæsar and Pompey very much alike, especially Pompey 275 Sertorius and his young Friends 278 Armed Slave 280 Spartacus 281 Mithridates, his rash act 286 Mithridates 287 Initial A--Libertas, Æqualitas, Fraternitas 289 Fulvia 291 Cicero throws up his Brief, like a Gentleman 296 Initial C 299 "Quid times? Cæsarem vehis." 301 The End of Julius Cæsar 308 THE COMIC HISTORY OF ROME. CHAPTER THE FIRST. FROM THE FOUNDATION OF ROME TO THE DEATH OF ROMULUS. [Illustration: Æneas and Anchises.] The origin of the Romans has long been lost in that impenetrable fog, the mist of ages; which, it is to be feared, will never clear off, for it unfortunately seems to grow thicker the more boldly we try to grope about in it. In the midst of these fogs, some energetic individual will now and then appear with a pretty powerful link, but there are not enough of these links to form a connected chain of incidents.