Yonge begins with the boot-shaped land of Italy and the legend of Aeneas, then tells the story of Rome through its kings, the driving out of the Tarquins, Coriolanus and Cincinnatus, the wars and civil strife of Marius and Sulla, the emperors and the fall of the West, ending with Charles the Great.
A clear Victorian narrative history for older children, by the author of The Heir of Redclyffe. Download the free EPUB.