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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 05 : $b the Roman Republic — John Shaqi

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 05 : $b the Roman Republic

History

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 05 : $b the Roman Republic

World history

Plebeians and patricians, 123. Spurius Cassius and the first
    Agrarian Law, 129. The institution of the decemvirate, 131.
    The story of Virginia told by Dionysius, 132. Fall of the
    decemvirate, 138. The Canuleian Law, 140. External wars, 142.
    Legends of the Volscian and Æquian wars, 145. Coriolanus and
    the Volscians, 145. Critical examination of the story of
    Coriolanus, 148. Cincinnatus and the Æquians, 149. Critical
    examination of the story of Cincinnatus, 151. The Fabian Gens
    and the Veientines, 152.

                               CHAPTER VII

  THE INVASION OF THE GAULS AND ITS SEQUEL (391-351 B.C.)              154

    The Gauls, 155. Livy’s account of the Gauls in Rome, 156. Other
    accounts of the departure of the Gauls, 165. Niebuhr on the
    conduct of the Romans, 166. Sequel of the Gallic War, 167. The
    Licinian rogations, 170. Equalisation of the two orders, 172.
    External affairs, 175.

                              CHAPTER VIII

  THE CONQUEST OF CENTRAL ITALY (423-280 B.C.)                         178

    The Samnites, 178. The First Samnite War, 180. The Latin
    War, 183. The Second Samnite War, 186. The Third Samnite and
    Etruscan wars, 194. Lucanian, Gallic, and Etruscan wars, 199.

                               CHAPTER IX

  THE COMPLETION OF THE ITALIAN CONQUEST (281-265 B.C.)                201

    Pyrrhus in Italy, 203. The final reduction of Italy, 209.
    Government of the acquired territory, 210. Prefectures;
    municipalities, 211. Colonies; free and confederate states, 212.

                                CHAPTER X

  THE FIRST PUNIC WAR (326-218 B.C.)                                   215

    Causes of the First Punic War, 217. The war begins, 219. First
    period, 219. Second period, 221. Polybius’ account of Roman
    affairs, 224. Third period, 230. Events between the First and
    Second Punic wars, 233. Hamilcar and Hannibal, 237.

                               CHAPTER XI

  FIRST HALF OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR (218-211 B.C.)                    241

    First period, 241. Polybius’ account of the crossing of the
    Alps, 244. Hannibal in Italy, 249. Second period, 260.

                               CHAPTER XII

  CLOSE OF THE SECOND PUNIC WAR (210-202 B.C.)                         269

    Third period, 269. The death of Hasdrubal described by
    Polybius, 276. Rejoicing at Rome; Nero’s inhumanity and
    triumph, 277. The fourth and last period of the war, 278.
    The character of Scipio, 278. Scipio in Spain, 279. Scipio
    returns to Rome, 283. Scipio invades Africa, 284. The battle of
    Zama described by Polybius, 287. Terms dictated to Carthage;
    Scipio’s triumph, 292. An estimate of Hannibal, 294.

                              CHAPTER XIII

  THE MACEDONIAN AND SYRIAC WARS AND THE THIRD PUNIC WAR
      (200-131 B.C.)                                                   296

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