An Illustrated History of Ancient Rome – From the earliest times to the end of the Western Roman Empire [Quintessential Classics] (English Edition)

William Smith's excellent introduction to the history of ancient Rome, spanning the earliest times of the founding of the city and the first Roman Kings to the overthrow of the Emperor in the West. Illustrated throughout to enhance the reading experience.

Contents include:


GEOGRAPHY OF ITALY—EARLY INHABITANTS
THE FIRST FOUR KINGS OF ROME 753-616 BC
THE LAST THREE KINGS OF ROME, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REPUBLIC DOWN TO THE BATTLE OF THE LAKE REGILLUS 616-498 BC
FROM THE BATTLE OF THE LAKE REGILLUS TO THE DECEMVIRATE 498-451 BC
THE DECEMVIRATE 451-449 BC
FROM THE DECEMVIRATE TO THE CAPTURE OF ROME BY THE GAULS 448-390 BC
FROM THE CAPTURE OF ROME BY THE GAULS TO THE FINAL UNION OF THE TWO ORDERS 390-367 BC
FROM THE LICINIAN ROGATIONS TO THE END OF THE SAMNITE WARS 367-290 BC
FROM THE CONCLUSION OF THE SAMNITE WAR TO THE SUBJUGATION OF ITALY 290-265 BC
THE FIRST PUNIC WAR 264-241 BC
EVENTS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND PUNIC WARS 240-210 BC
THE SECOND PUNIC WAR: FIRST PERIOD, DOWN TO THE BATTLE OF CANNÆ 218-216 BC
SECOND PUNIC WAR: SECOND PERIOD, FROM THE REVOLT OF CAPUA TO THE BATTLE OF THE METAURUS 215-207 BC
SECOND PUNIC WAR. THIRD PERIOD: FROM THE BATTLE OF THE METAURUS TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE WAR 206-201 BC
WARS IN THE EAST: THE MACEDONIAN, SYRIAN, AND GALATIAN WARS 214-188 BC
WARS IN THE WEST: THE GALLIC, LIGURIAN, AND SPANISH WARS 200-175 BC
THE ROMAN CONSTITUTION AND ARMY
INTERNAL HISTORY OF ROME DURING THE MACEDONIAN AND SYRIAN WARS. CATO AND SCIPIO.
THE THIRD MACEDONIAN, ACHÆAN, AND THIRD PUNIC WARS 179-146
SPANISH WARS 153-133 BC. FIRST SERVILE WAR 134-132 BC.
THE GRACCHI 133-121 BC
JUGURTHA AND HIS TIMES 118-104 BC
THE CIMBRI AND TEUTONES 113-101 — SECOND SERVILE WAR IN SICILY103-101 BC
INTERNAL HISTORY OF ROME FROM THE DEFEAT OF THE CIMBRI AND TEUTONES TO THE SOCIAL WAR 100-91 BC
THE SOCIAL OR MARSIC WAR 90-89 BC
FIRST CIVIL WAR 88-86 BC
FIRST MITHRIDATIC WAR 88-84 BC
SECOND CIVIL WAR.—SULLA'S DICTATORSHIP, LEGISLATION, AND DEATH 83-78 BC
FROM THE DEATH OF SULLA TO THE CONSULSHIP OF POMPEY AND CRASSUS 78-70 BC
THIRD OR GREAT MITHRIDATIC WAR 74-61 BC
INTERNAL HISTORY, FROM THE CONSULSHIP OF POMPEY AND CRASSUS TO THE RETURN OF POMPEY FROM THE EAST.—THE CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE 69-61 BC
FROM POMPEY'S RETURN FROM THE EAST TO CICERO'S BANISHMENT AND RECALL 62-57 BC
CÆSAR'S CAMPAIGNS IN GAUL 58-50 BC
INTERNAL HISTORY, FROM THE RETURN OF CICERO FROM BANISHMENT TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CIVIL WAR —EXPEDITION AND DEATH OF CRASSUS 57-50 BC
FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SECOND CIVIL WAR TO CÆSAR'S DEATH 49-44 BC
FROM THE DEATH OF CÆSAR TO THE BATTLE OF PHILIPPI 44-42 BC
FROM THE BATTLE OF PHILIPPI TO THE BATTLE OF ACTIUM 41-30 BC
THE REIGN OF AUGUSTUS CÆSAR 31 BC-14 AD
FROM THE ACCESSION OF TIBERIUS, 14-37 AD, TO DOMITIAN, 96 AD
PROSPERITY OF THE EMPIRE, 96 AD — COMMODUS, 180 AD — REIGN OF M. COCCEIUS NERVA, 96-98 AD
FROM PERTINAX TO DIOCLETIAN 192-284 AD
FROM DIOCLETIAN, 284 AD, TO CONSTANTINE'S DEATH, 337 AD
FROM THE DEATH OF CONSTANTINE, 337 AD, TO ROMULUS AUGUSTULUS, 476 AD