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The Story of Rome

by Mary Macgregor

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  1. 1Dedication
  2. 2Chapter I — The Lady Roma
  3. 3Chapter II — The She-Wolf
  4. 4Chapter III — The Twin Boys
  5. 5Chapter IV — Numitor Recognises His Grandsons
  6. 6Chapter V — The Sacred Birds
  7. 7Chapter VI — The Founding of Rome
  8. 8Chapter VII — The Sabine Maidens
  9. 9Chapter VIII — The Tarpeian Rock
  10. 10Chapter IX — The Mysterious Gate
  11. 11Chapter X — The King Disappears
  12. 12Chapter XI — The Peace-Loving King
  13. 13Chapter XII — Horatius Slays His Sister
  14. 14Chapter XIII — The Pride of Tullus Hostilius
  15. 15Chapter XIV — The King Who Fought and Prayed
  16. 16Chapter XV — The Faithless Friend
  17. 17Chapter XVI — A Slave Becomes a King
  18. 18Chapter XVII — The Cruel Deed of Tullia
  19. 19Chapter XVIII — The Fate of the Town of Gabii
  20. 20Chapter XIX — The Books of the Sibyl
  21. 21Chapter XX — The Industry of Lucretia
  22. 22Chapter XXI — The Death of Lucretia
  23. 23Chapter XXII — The Sons of Brutus
  24. 24Chapter XXIII — Horatius Cocles, or the One-Eyed
  25. 25Chapter XXIV — Gaius Mucius Burns His Right Hand
  26. 26Chapter XXV — The Divine Twins
  27. 27Chapter XXVI — The Tribunes
  28. 28Chapter XXVII — Coriolanus and His Mother Veturia
  29. 29Chapter XXVIII — The Roman Army in a Trap
  30. 30Chapter XXIX — The Hated Decemvirs
  31. 31Chapter XXX — The Death of Verginia
  32. 32Chapter XXXI — The Friend of the People
  33. 33Chapter XXXII — Camillus Captures the City of Veii
  34. 34Chapter XXXIII — The Statue of the Goddess
  35. 35Chapter XXXIV — The Schoolmaster Who Proved a Traitor
  36. 36Chapter XXXV — The Battle of Allia
  37. 37Chapter XXXVI — The Sacred Geese
  38. 38Chapter XXXVII — The City Is Rebuilt
  39. 39Chapter XXXVIII — Camillus Sets the Camp of the Volscians on Fire
  40. 40Chapter XXXIX — The Battle on the Banks of the Anio
  41. 41Chapter XL — The Curtian Lake
  42. 42Chapter XLI — The Dream of the Two Consuls
  43. 43Chapter XLII — The Caudine Forks
  44. 44Chapter XLIII — The Disgrace of the Caudine Forks Avenged
  45. 45Chapter XLIV — Fabius Among the Ciminian Hills
  46. 46Chapter XLV — The Battle of Sentinum
  47. 47Chapter XLVI — The Son of Fabius Loses a Battle
  48. 48Chapter XLVII — Pyrrhus, King of the Epirots
  49. 49Chapter XLVIII — The Elephants at the Battle of Heraclea
  50. 50Chapter XLIX — Pyrrhus Tries to Frighten Fabricius
  51. 51Chapter L — Pyrrhus Is Defeated
  52. 52Chapter LI — The Romans Build a Fleet
  53. 53Chapter LII — The Battle of Ecnomus
  54. 54Chapter LIII — The Roman Legions in Africa
  55. 55Chapter LIV — Regulus Is Taken Prisoner
  56. 56Chapter LV — The Romans Conquer the Gauls
  57. 57Chapter LVI — The Boy Hannibal
  58. 58Chapter LVII — Hannibal Prepares to Invade Italy
  59. 59Chapter LVIII — Hannibal Crosses the Alps
  60. 60Chapter LIX — The Battle of Trebia
  61. 61Chapter LX — The Battle of Lake Trasimenus
  62. 62Chapter LXI — Hannibal Outwits Fabius
  63. 63Chapter LXII — Fabius Wins Two Victories
  64. 64Chapter LXIII — The Battle of Cannæ
  65. 65Chapter LXIV — The Despair of Rome
  66. 66Chapter LXV — The Defeat of Hasdrubal
  67. 67Chapter LXVI — Livius and Claudius Enjoy a Triumph
  68. 68Chapter LXVII — The Capture of New Carthage
  69. 69Chapter LXVIII — Scipio Sails to Africa
  70. 70Chapter LXIX — The Romans Set Fire to the Camp of the Numidians
  71. 71Chapter LXX — Hannibal Leaves Italy
  72. 72Chapter LXXI — The Battle of Zama
  73. 73Chapter LXXII — Scipio Receives a Triumph
  74. 74Chapter LXXIII — Flamininus Is Covered With Garlands
  75. 75Chapter LXXIV — The Death of Hannibal
  76. 76Chapter LXXV — The Hatred of Cato for Carthage
  77. 77Chapter LXXVI — The Stern Decree
  78. 78Chapter LXXVII — The Carthaginians Defend Their City
  79. 79Chapter LXXVIII — The Destruction of Carthage
  80. 80Chapter LXXIX — Cornelia, the Mother of the Gracchi
  81. 81Chapter LXXX — Tiberius and His Friend Octavius
  82. 82Chapter LXXXI — The Death of Tiberius Gracchus
  83. 83Chapter LXXXII — The Death of Gaius Gracchus
  84. 84Chapter LXXXIII — The Gold of Jugurtha
  85. 85Chapter LXXXIV — Gaius Marius Wins the Notice of Scipio Africanus
  86. 86Chapter LXXXV — Gaius Marius Becomes Commander of the Army
  87. 87Chapter LXXXVI — The Capture of Jugurtha’s Treasure Towns
  88. 88Chapter LXXXVII — The Capture of Jugurtha
  89. 89Chapter LXXXVIII — Jugurtha Is Brought to Rome in Chains
  90. 90Chapter LXXXIX — Marius Conquers the Teutones
  91. 91Chapter XC — Marius Mocks the Ambassadors of the Cimbri
  92. 92Chapter XCI — Metellus Is Driven From Rome
  93. 93Chapter XCII — Sulla Enters Rome With His Troops
  94. 94Chapter XCIII — The Flight of Marius
  95. 95Chapter XCIV — The Gaul Dares Not Kill Gaius Marius
  96. 96Chapter XCV — Marius Returns to Rome
  97. 97Chapter XCVI — The Orator Aristion
  98. 98Chapter XCVII — Sulla Besieges Athens
  99. 99Chapter XCVIII — Sulla Saves Rome From the Samnites
  100. 100Chapter XCIX — The Proscriptions of Sulla
  101. 101Chapter C — The Gladiators’ Revolt
  102. 102Chapter CI — The Pirates
  103. 103Chapter CII — Pompey Goes to War With Mithridates
  104. 104Chapter CIII — Cicero Discovers the Catilinarian Conspiracy
  105. 105Chapter CIV — The Death of the Conspirators
  106. 106Chapter CV — Julius Cæsar Is Captured by Pirates
  107. 107Chapter CVI — Cæsar Gives Up His Triumph
  108. 108Chapter CVII — Cæsar Praises His Tenth Legion
  109. 109Chapter CVIII — Cæsar Wins a Great Victory Over the Nervii
  110. 110Chapter CIX — Cæsar Invades Britain
  111. 111Chapter CX — Cæsar Crosses the Rubicon
  112. 112Chapter CXI — Cæsar and the Pilot
  113. 113Chapter CXII — The Flight of Pompey
  114. 114Chapter CXIII — Cato Dies Rather Than Yield to Cæsar
  115. 115Chapter CXIV — Cæsar Is Loaded With Honours
  116. 116Chapter CXV — The Nobles Plot Against Cæsar
  117. 117Chapter CXVI — The Assassination of Cæsar
  118. 118Chapter CXVII — Brutus Speaks to the Citizens
  119. 119Chapter CXVIII — Mark Antony Speaks to the Citizens
  120. 120Chapter CXIX — The Second Triumvirate
  121. 121Chapter CXX — The Battle of Philippi
  122. 122Chapter CXXI — The Death of Brutus
  123. 123Chapter CXXII — Antony and Cleopatra
  124. 124Chapter CXXIII — The Battle of Actium
  125. 125Chapter CXXIV — Antony and Cleopatra Die
  126. 126Chapter CXXV — The Emperor Augustus

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