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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

78. M. Æmilius Lepidus and Marcus Junius Brutus attempt to overthrow
Sulla’s constitution. Lepidus is twice defeated. 77. Brutus defeated
and put to death by Pompey. 76. Sertorius defeats Pompey in Spain. 75.
Isauria, Pamphylia, and Pisidia occupied for Rome in consequence of a
war against the Mediterranean pirates. 74. Bithynia bequeathed to Rome
by Nicomedes III. Third Mithridatic War. Mithridates occupies Bithynia.
Battle of Chalcedon. Mithridates defeats the Roman general Cotta.
Lucullus relieves Chalcedon and Cyzicus. 73. Lucullus drives Mithridates
from his kingdom. Third Servile War. Gladiators, who had escaped from
a school at Capua, place themselves under the command of Spartacus, a
Thracian captive, and being joined by numbers of slaves, ravage Italy.
72. Sertorius murdered by Perperna. Pompey defeats and executes Perperna.
71. Spartacus defeated and slain by M. Licinius Crassus. Pompey destroys
the fugitives. 72-70. Lucullus reduces the cities on the Pontic coast
and invades Armenia. 70. Privileges of the tribunes restored. 69. Battle
of Tigranocerta. Lucullus defeats Tigranes, king of Armenia, and (68)
advances across the Euphrates, but is compelled to retreat owing to
a mutiny. 67. Mithridates defeats the Roman general Triarius at Zela.
Lucullus retreats. Mithridates reconquers Pontus and invades Bithynia
and Cappadocia. Pompey receives supreme command of the Mediterranean and
the disposal of all the resources of the Roman provinces and dependent
states. In three months he succeeds in completely extirpating piracy,
which had scourged the sea for many years. Pompey supersedes Lucullus and
recovers Pontus. 66. Battle on the Lycus. Pompey defeats Mithridates.
65. Pompey makes an expedition against the Caucasian tribes. He goes
to Syria. 64. Pompey proceeds to organise the provinces in Asia Minor.
Catiline conspiracy. The united parties of the democrats under M. Crassus
and C. Julius Cæsar and the anarchists under L. Sergius Catilina conspire
to secure the consulship for Catiline and C. Antonius. Antonius and M.
Tullius Cicero elected. Antonius deserts his supporters. 63. Plan of
Catiline to murder his rivals for the consulship of 63 and seize the
power by force. Cicero discovers and defeats the plot. 62. Battle of
Pistoria. Catiline defeated and slain. 61. Cæsar proprætor in Farther
Spain. Pompey returns to Italy. The senate refuses to ratify his
dispositions in Asia and to fulfil his request respecting lands for his
veterans.


THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE (60-49 B.C.)

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Opening the text

History

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

World history

78. M. Æmilius Lepidus and Marcus Junius Brutus attempt to overthrow
Sulla’s constitution. Lepidus is twice defeated. 77. Brutus defeated
and put to death by Pompey. 76. Sertorius defeats Pompey in Spain. 75.
Isauria, Pamphylia, and Pisidia occupied for Rome in consequence of a
war against the Mediterranean pirates. 74. Bithynia bequeathed to Rome
by Nicomedes III. Third Mithridatic War. Mithridates occupies Bithynia.
Battle of Chalcedon. Mithridates defeats the Roman general Cotta.
Lucullus relieves Chalcedon and Cyzicus. 73. Lucullus drives Mithridates
from his kingdom. Third Servile War. Gladiators, who had escaped from
a school at Capua, place themselves under the command of Spartacus, a
Thracian captive, and being joined by numbers of slaves, ravage Italy.
72. Sertorius murdered by Perperna. Pompey defeats and executes Perperna.
71. Spartacus defeated and slain by M. Licinius Crassus. Pompey destroys
the fugitives. 72-70. Lucullus reduces the cities on the Pontic coast
and invades Armenia. 70. Privileges of the tribunes restored. 69. Battle
of Tigranocerta. Lucullus defeats Tigranes, king of Armenia, and (68)
advances across the Euphrates, but is compelled to retreat owing to
a mutiny. 67. Mithridates defeats the Roman general Triarius at Zela.
Lucullus retreats. Mithridates reconquers Pontus and invades Bithynia
and Cappadocia. Pompey receives supreme command of the Mediterranean and
the disposal of all the resources of the Roman provinces and dependent
states. In three months he succeeds in completely extirpating piracy,
which had scourged the sea for many years. Pompey supersedes Lucullus and
recovers Pontus. 66. Battle on the Lycus. Pompey defeats Mithridates.
65. Pompey makes an expedition against the Caucasian tribes. He goes
to Syria. 64. Pompey proceeds to organise the provinces in Asia Minor.
Catiline conspiracy. The united parties of the democrats under M. Crassus
and C. Julius Cæsar and the anarchists under L. Sergius Catilina conspire
to secure the consulship for Catiline and C. Antonius. Antonius and M.
Tullius Cicero elected. Antonius deserts his supporters. 63. Plan of
Catiline to murder his rivals for the consulship of 63 and seize the
power by force. Cicero discovers and defeats the plot. 62. Battle of
Pistoria. Catiline defeated and slain. 61. Cæsar proprætor in Farther
Spain. Pompey returns to Italy. The senate refuses to ratify his
dispositions in Asia and to fulfil his request respecting lands for his
veterans.


THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE (60-49 B.C.)

Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.

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

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

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