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TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. CHAPTER I. THE EXTENT AND MILITARY FORCE OF THE EMPIRE IN THE AGE OF THE ANTONINES. Introduction . , Page 1 Moderation of Augustus . 2 Imitated by his successors . . 3 Conquest of Britain was the first exception to it . .4 Conquest of Dacia, the second ex- ception . . 6 Conquests of Trajan in the east . 7 Resigned by his successor Hadrian 8 Contrast of Hadrian ard Antoni- nus Pius . . .9 Pacific system of Hadrian and the two Antonines . ib. Defensive wars of Marcus Antoninus 10 Military establishment of the Ro- man emperors . . ib. Discipline . . .11 Exercises . . . 13 The legions under the emperors . 14 Arms ... 15 Cavalry . . . . 16 Auxiliaries . . 17 Artillery . . . . 18 Encampment . . ib. March . . . . 19 Number and disposition of the le- gions . . 20 Navy . . .21 Amount of the whole establishment 22 View of the provinces of the Ro- man empire . . ib. Spain . . . ib. Gaul . . .23 Britain . . , 24 Italy . . . ib. The Danube and Illyrian frontier 25 Rhaetia . . .26 Noricum and Pannonia . ib. Dalmatia . . , ib. Maesia and Dacia . . 27 Thrace, Macedonia, and Greece . ib. Asia Minor . . 28 Syria, Phoenicia, and Palestine . 29 Egypt ... 30 Africa . . . . ib. The Mediterranean, with its islands 31 General idea of the Roman em- pire . . .32 CHAPTER II. OF THE UNION AND INTERNAL PROSPERITY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE AGE OF THE ANTONINES. Principles of government . 33 Universal spirit of toleration . ib. Of the people . . ib. Of philosophers . . 35 Of the magistrate . . 37 In the provinces . • ib. At Rome . . 38 Freedom of Rome . . 39 Italy ... 40 The provinces . . 41 Colonies and municipal towns . 42 Division of the Latin and the Greek provinces . . 43 General use of both languages . 46 Slaves . . . ib. Their treatment . . ib. Enfranchisement . 47 Numbers . . .48 Populousness of the Roman em- pire Obedience and union Roman monuments Many of them erected at private expense Example of Herodes Atticus His reputation , Most of the Roman monuments for public use ; temples, theatres, aqueducts Number and greatness of the cities of the empire In Italy . . . Gaul and Spain Africa Asia Roman roads 49 50 51 ib. 53 54 55 56 57 ib. 58 ib.