Characters and Events of Roman History

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Characters and Events of Roman History (1909)
by Guglielmo Ferrero, translated by Frances Lance Ferrero

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Guglielmo Ferrero136081Characters and Events of Roman History1909Frances Lance Ferrero

THE GREATNESS AND DECLINE OF ROME

BY GUGLIELMO FERRERO

Authorized Translation

5 vols. 8vo. Each $2.50 net

Vol. I.—The Empire Builders
Vol. II.—Julius Caesar
Vol. III.—The Fall of an Aristocracy
Vol. IV.—Rome and Egypt
Vol. V.—The Republic of Augustus

CHARACTERS AND EVENTS OF ROMAN HISTORY

From Cæsar to Nero (60 B.C.–70 A.D.)

Authorized Translation by Frances Lance Ferrero

8vo.

Characters and Events
of
Roman History

From Cæsar to Nero

The Lowell Lectures of 1908

By
Guglielmo Ferrero, Litt. D.

Author of
"The Greatness and Decline of Rome," etc.

Translated by
Frances Lance Ferrero

G. P. Putnam's Sons
New York and London
The Knickerbocker Press
1909

Copyright, 1909
by
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS

Published, May, 1909
Reprinted, October, 1909

The Knickerbocker Press. New York

CONTENTS

PAGE
"Corruption" in Ancient Rome and its counterpart in Modern History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		1
The History and Legend of Antony and Cleopatra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		37
The Development of Gaul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		69
Nero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		101
Julia and Tiberius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		143
Wine in Roman History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		179
Social Development of the Roman Empire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		207
Roman History in Modern Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		239
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		265

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