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Title: The Historians' History of the World in Twenty-Five Volumes, Volume 5
The Roman Republic
Author: Various
Editor: Henry Smith Williams
Release Date: May 14, 2018 [EBook #57159]
Language: English
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THE HISTORIANS’ HISTORY OF THE WORLD
LIVY
THE HISTORIANS’
HISTORY
OF THE WORLD
A comprehensive narrative of the rise and development of nations
as recorded by over two thousand of the great writers of
all ages: edited, with the assistance of a distinguished
board of advisers and contributors,
by
HENRY SMITH WILLIAMS, LL.D.
IN TWENTY-FIVE VOLUMES
VOLUME V—THE ROMAN REPUBLIC
The Outlook Company
New York
The History Association
London
1904
Copyright, 1904,
By HENRY SMITH WILLIAMS.
Contributors, and Editorial Revisers.
Prof. Adolf Erman, University of Berlin.
Prof. Joseph Halévy, College of France.
Prof. Thomas K. Cheyne, Oxford University.
Prof. Andrew C. McLaughlin, University of Michigan.
Prof. David H. Müller, University of Vienna.
Prof. Alfred Rambaud, University of Paris.
Prof. Eduard Meyer, University of Berlin.
Dr. James T. Shotwell, Columbia University.
Prof. Theodor Nöldeke, University of Strasburg.
Prof. Albert B. Hart, Harvard University.
Dr. Paul Brönnle, Royal Asiatic Society.
Dr. James Gairdner, C.B., London.
Prof. Ulrich von Wilamowitz Möllendorff, University of Berlin.
Prof. H. Marnali, University of Budapest.
Dr. G. W. Botsford, Columbia University.
Prof. Julius Wellhausen, University of Göttingen.
Prof. Franz R. von Krones, University of Graz.
Prof. Wilhelm Soltau, Zabern University.
Prof. R. W. Rogers, Drew Theological Seminary.
Prof. A. Vambéry, University of Budapest.
Prof. Otto Hirschfeld, University of Berlin.
Baron Bernardo di San Severino Quaranta, London.
Prof. F. York Powell, Oxford University.
Dr. John P. Peters, New York.
Dr. S. Rappoport, School of Oriental Languages, Paris.
Prof. Hermann Diels, University of Berlin.
Prof. C. W. C. Oman, Oxford University.
Prof. I. Goldziher, University of Vienna.
Prof. W. L. Fleming, University of West Virginia.
Prof. R. Koser, University of Berlin.
CONTENTS
VOLUME V
ROME
PAGE
INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS
The World Influence of Early Rome.
By Dr. Eduard Meyer
1
The Scope and Development of Early Roman History.
By Dr. Wilhelm Soltau
11
BOOK I.—EARLY ROMAN HISTORY TO THE FALL OF THE REPUBLIC
Introduction
25
CHAPTER I
Land and People
43
The land of Italy,
44
. Early population of Italy,
48
. Beginnings of Rome and the primitive Roman commonwealth,
51
.
CHAPTER II
Early Legends of Rome—Æneas and Romulus
(
753-716
B.C.
)
58
The Æneas legend,
59
. The Ascanius legend,
60
. The legend of Romulus and Remus,
61
. The rape of the Sabines,
63
. A critical study of the legends,
66
. Explanation of the Æneas legend,
69
. The Romulus legend examined,
70
.
CHAPTER III
Legendary History of the Kings
(
716-510
B.C.
)
75
Numa Pompilius,
75
. Tullus Hostilius,
76
. The combat of the Horatii and the Curiatii,
77
. Ancus Marcius,
79
. L. Tarquinius Priscus,
80
. Servius Tullius,
82
.
Lucius Tarquinius the Tyrant,
83
.
CHAPTER IV
The Banishment of the Kings—Criticisms of Monarchial History
(
510
B.C.
)
85
Tarquinius consults the oracle,
85
. The rape of Lucretia,
86
. Niebuhr on the story of Lucretia,
87
. The banishment of Tarquinius,
88
. Porsenna’s war upon the Romans; the story of Horatius at the bridge, as told by Dionysius,
90
. Caius Mucius and King Porsenna,
92
. Battle of Lake Regillus,
93
. The myths of the Roman kings critically examined,
95
. The historical value of the myths,
100
.
CHAPTER V
Civilisation of the Regal Period
(
753-510
B.C.
)
103
Organisation of the state,
103
. The status of the monarchy,
105
. Religion,
107
. Constitution,
107
. The organisation of the army,
111
. Classes of foot soldiers,
112
. Popular institutions,
113
. The wealth of the Romans and its sources,
115
. Roman education,
117
. Morals and politics of the age,
118
. The fine arts,
119
.
CHAPTER VI
The First Century of the Republic
(510-391
B.C.
)
121
Plebeians and patricians,
123
. Spurius Cassius and the first Agrarian Law,
129
. The institution of the decemvirate,
131
