Contents

  1. [Præneste 1]
  2. [The Upper Walks of Society 21]
  3. [The Privilege of a Vestal 37]
  4. [Lucius Ahenobarbus Airs His Grievance 50]
  5. [A Very Old Problem 73]
  6. [Pompeius Magnus 102]
  7. [Agias's Adventure 117]
  8. ["When Greek Meets Greek" 146]
  9. [How Gabinius Met with a Rebuff 159]
  10. [Mamercus Guards the Door 172]
  11. [The Great Proconsul 198]
  12. [Pratinas Meets Ill-Fortune 217]
  13. [What Befell at Baiæ 241]
  14. [The New Consuls 262]
  15. [The Seventh of January 277]
  16. [The Rubicon 302]
  17. [The Profitable Career of Gabinius 329]
  18. [How Pompeius Stamped with His Feet 334]
  19. [The Hospitality of Demetrius 364]
  20. [Cleopatra 387]
  21. [How Ulamhala's Words Came True 409]
  22. [The End of the Magnus 433]
  23. [Bitterness and Joy 448]
  24. [Battling for Life 464]
  25. [Calm after Storm 496]

Chapter I

Præneste