Extent of their territory--Their government and mode of life--Orgetorix--Divico beats the Roman forces--Cæsar routs Helvetians--Vercingetorix--Valisians--Rhætians. III. HELVETIA UNDER THE ROMANS 29-43 Cæsar's mode of dealing with Helvetia--Augustus--Helvetia incorporated into Gaul--Vespasian--Alamanni and Burgundians--Christianity introduced. IV. THE ANCESTORS OF THE SWISS NATION 44-57 The Huns and their ravages--Alamanni--Burgundians--"The Nibelungenlied"--The Franks subdue both Alamanni and Burgundians--Irish monks preach in Switzerland. V. THE CAROLINGIANS--CHARLEMAGNE 58-70 Pepin le Bref--Charlemagne--His connection with Zurich. VI. THE KINGDOM OF BURGUNDY; THE DUCHY OF SWABIA; AND THE GERMAN EMPIRE 71-82 Division of Charlemagne's territory into three--Rudolf the Guelf--Swabian Dukes--Genealogical tables. VII. BURGUNDY AND SWABIA UNDER THE GERMAN EMPERORS 85-94 Bertha, the "Spinning Queen"--Her son Conrad--Helvetia in close connection with Germany--Henry III.--Struggle with the Papal power. VIII. THE REIGN OF THE HOUSE OF ZAERINGEN 95-100 Their origin--Freiburg and other towns founded--Bern founded--Defeated by Savoy--The Crusades. IX. THE HOUSES OF KYBURG, SAVOY, AND HABSBURG 101-117 Fall of the Zaerings--Kyburg dynasty--Growth of Feudalism--The Hohenstaufen--Savoy--Rise of the Habsburgs--Rudolf. X. THE CONFEDERATION, OR EIDGENOSSENSCHAFT 118-130 The Forest Cantons--The Oath on the Rütli--Rudolf oppresses the Waldstätten--Tell and the apple--Investigation as to the facts relating to the foundation of the League. XI. THE BATTLE OF MORGARTEN 131-137 Attempt on Zurich by the Habsburgs--Albrecht--Gathering of the Wald peoples--Austrian defeat. XII. THE LEAGUE OF THE EIGHT STATES 139-146 Lucerne joins the League--Zurich follows--War with Austria--Glarus attached to the League as an inferior or protected State--Zug joins the Union--Bern. XIII. ZURICH AN EXAMPLE OF A SWISS TOWN IN THE MIDDLE AGES 147-157 Abbey Church of our Lady--Influence of the Lady Abbess--Citizens in three classes--They gradually gain freedom--Trade of the city--Zurich a literary centre--Uprising of the working classes--A new constitution. XIV. BERN CRUSHES THE NOBILITY: GREAT VICTORY OF LAUPEN 158-166 Bern of a military bent--Forms a West Swiss Union--Siege of Solothurn--Bern opposes the Habsburgs--Acquires Laupen--Victory at Laupen--League of the Eight States completed. XV.