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Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality By: Charles Morris (1833-1922) |
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Edition d'Élite Historical Tales The Romance of Reality By CHARLES MORRIS Author of "Half Hours with the Best American Authors," "Tales from the
Dramatists," etc. IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES Volume XI Roman
J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON
Copyright, 1896, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. Copyright, 1904, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY. Copyright, 1908, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
CONTENTS.
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HOW ROME WAS FOUNDED 7 THE SABINE VIRGINS 14 THE HORATII AND CURIATII 22 THE DYNASTY OF THE TARQUINS 26 THE BOOKS OF THE SIBYL 32 THE STORY OF LUCRETIA 36 HOW BRAVE HORATIUS KEPT THE BRIDGE 43 THE BATTLE OF LAKE REGILLUS 50 THE REVOLT OF THE PEOPLE 54 THE REVENGE OF CORIOLANUS 60 CINCINNATUS AND THE ÆQUIANS 68 THE SACRIFICE OF VIRGINIA 75 CAMILLUS AT THE SIEGE OF VEII 87 THE GAULS AT ROME 94 THE CURTIAN GULF 105 ANECDOTES OF THE LATIN AND SAMNITE WARS 108 THE CAUDINE FORKS 116 THE FATE OF REGULUS 126 HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPS 135 HOW HANNIBAL FOUGHT AND DIED 145 ARCHIMEDES AT THE SIEGE OF SYRACUSE 152 THE FATE OF CARTHAGE 158 THE GRACCHI AND THEIR FALL 165 JUGURTHA, THE PURCHASER OF ROME 173 THE EXILE AND REVENGE OF MARIUS 180 THE PROSCRIPTION OF SULLA 191 THE REVOLT OF THE GLADIATORS 198 CÆSAR AND THE PIRATES 204 CÆSAR AND POMPEY 208 THE ASSASSINATION OF CÆSAR 218 ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA 227 AN IMPERIAL MONSTER 236 THE MURDER OF AN EMPRESS 243 BOADICEA, THE HEROINE OF BRITAIN 250 ROME SWEPT BY FLAMES 255 THE DOOM OF NERO 262 THE SPORTS OF THE AMPHITHEATRE 272 THE REIGN OF A GLUTTON 280 THE FAITHFUL EPONINA 289 THE SIEGE OF JERUSALEM 293 THE DESTRUCTION OF POMPEII 301 AN IMPERIAL SAVAGE 309 THE DEEDS OF CONSTANTINE 319 THE GOTHS CROSS THE DANUBE 325 THE DOWNFALL OF ROME 331
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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THE CASTLE OF ST. ANGELO Frontispiece . ROME FROM THE DOME OF ST. PETER'S 18 THE FORUM OF ROME 26 BRUTUS ORDERING THE EXECUTION OF HIS SONS 40 HORATIUS KEEPING THE BRIDGE 46 THE SACRIFICE OF VIRGINIA 75 RUINS OF THE ROMAN AQUEDUCTS 106 HANNIBAL CROSSING THE ALPS 139 THE BATHS OF CARACALLA 150 THE ASSASSINATION OF CÆSAR 218 ANTONY'S ORATION OVER CÆSAR 224 THE GALLEY OF CLEOPATRA 230 THE TOMB OF HADRIAN 260 A ROMAN CHARIOT RACE 275 THE COLISEUM AT ROME 282 THE JEWS' WAILING PLACE, JERUSALEM 294 THE RUINS OF POMPEII 306 EQUESTRIAN STATUE OF MARCUS AURELIUS 309 ARCH OF TITUS, ROME 320 THE LAST COMBAT OF THE GLADIATORS 333
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