Stories from Roman History
Book Description
Originally published in 1907, "Stories from Roman History" retells famous stories from Roman history in language suitable for young and old.
CONTENTS
I. How Rome First Came to Be Built
II. How Horatius Kept the Bridge
III. How Caius Marcius Coriolanus Won His Name, How He Was Exiled, and What Came of It
IV. How Hannibal Crossed the Alps
V. How Fabius Maximus Fought with H...
MoreOriginally published in 1907, "Stories from Roman History" retells famous stories from Roman history in language suitable for young and old.
CONTENTS
I. How Rome First Came to Be Built
II. How Horatius Kept the Bridge
III. How Caius Marcius Coriolanus Won His Name, How He Was Exiled, and What Came of It
IV. How Hannibal Crossed the Alps
V. How Fabius Maximus Fought with Hannibal
VI. How Italy Was Saved in the End
VII. How Paulus Aemilius Conquered Macedonia
VI. How Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Destroyed Carthage
IX: How Tiberius Gracchus Fought for the Rights of the People
X. How Caius Gracchus Followed Faithfully in His Brother's Steps
XI. How Pompey the Great Won His Third Triumph
XII. How Julius Caesar Fought in Gaul
XI. How Julius Caesar and Pompey Made War and Who Conquered
XIV. How Julius Caesar Was Slain
XV. How They Buried Julius Caesar
Sample passage:
At first scarcely a man in Rome believed that Julius Caesar would ever make a great soldier. The citizens were fond of him because he was always good to them, but at the same time they never expected him to do anything else but eat, drink, and be merry, until he died.
Yet deep down in his heart Caesar was always ambitious; he knew his own greatness, and he meant to astonish the world some day. He feasted and made merry with the other patricians because it served his purpose. For one thing it won the hearts of the citizens; they loved those who spent money freely. And then for another thing it deceived the jealous senators; they, thinking him a careless "silly sort of man," did not take much notice of him at first, and so he had time to make his plans for the future.
The time came when they found out their mistake; when Caesar began to show the power that was in him. He made friends with Pompey, and by his help received the command of the army in Spain. And then-Hey Presto, it was like a fairy tale-within three months he had conquered Spain, and was back again waiting with his army outside the walls of Rome for his Triumph.
About the author:
Lena Dalkeith, penname of Lena Yates (born c. 1879), was an English writer of children's books. Other works include "Stories from French History," "Little Plays (Told to the Children)," and "Funny Fables."
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