The City of the Seven Hills: A Book of Stories from the History of Ancient Rome (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

Originally published in 1899, this classic volume explains in clear language, for young readers, the history of ancient Rome. From the authors’ preface: “The attempt has been made to give a picture of the life and history of the Roman people. So far as it has been feasible, this has been done by means of biographical sketches, selected so as to be illustrative of the Roman character, its virtues and its faults. In this way, it has also been possible to weave into the narrative a more vivid description of the daily life and customs of the men, women and children of Rome, than would have been the case under any other method of treatment.”Note: The original physical edition of this book contains several illustrations; they are not included in this Kindle edition.CONTENTSI. The Peninsula of ItalyII. Romulus and the Beginning of RomeIII. Numa, The Peaceful KingIV. The Last of the KingsV. The War With Lars PorsenaVI. The Stories of Mucius and CloeliaVII. Secession of the PlebeiansVIII. The Story of CoriolanusIX. The Family of the FabiiX. The Victory of Cincinnati’sXI. The Laws of the Twelve TablesXII. How Camillus Captured VeiiXIII. The Coming of the GaulsXIV. The Gauls in RomeXV. Rebuilding the CityXVI. The New RomeXVII. The War with PyrrhusXVIII. Rome and the CarthaginiansXIX. The War with HannibalXX. Rome Conquers the WorldXXI. The Gracchi and Their MotherXXII. The Wars of Caius MariusXXIII. Cicero, the OratorXXIV. Julius Caesar, the Conqueror of GaulXXV. Caesar and the Beginning of the EmpireXXVI. Rome in the Time of AugustusXXVII. The Empire After AugustusXXVIII. The Christians and the EmpireXXIX. The Remains of Ancient Rome