CONTENTS

CHAP. PAGE [I Introductory] 7 [II The Advance of Rome in Italy] 28 [III The Training of the Roman Character] 55 [IV The Struggle with Carthage and Hannibal] 84 [V Dominion and Degeneracy] 111 [VI The Revolution: Act I.] 136 [VII The Revolution: Act II.] 161 [VIII Augustus—The Revival of the Roman Spirit] 187 [IX Life in the Roman Empire] 212 [X The Empire under the Antonines—Conclusion] 229 [ Bibliography] 253 [ Index] 255