Roman Conquest. The Roman army — Military service — The levy — Legions and allies — Military exercises — Camp — Order of battle — Discipline — Colonies and military roads.
Character of the Conquests. War — Conquest of Italy — Punic wars — Hannibal — Conquest of the Orient — Conquest of barbarian lands — The triumph — Booty — Allies of Rome — Motives of conquest.
Results of the Conquests. Empire of the Roman people — The public domain — Agrarian laws.
The Conquered Peoples. The provincials — Provinces — The proconsuls — Tyranny and oppression of the proconsuls — The publicans — Bankers — Defencelessness of the provincials.
Slavery. Sale of slaves — Condition of slaves — Number of slaves — Urban slaves — Rural slaves — Treatment of slaves — Ergastulum and mill — Character of the slaves — Revolts — Admission to citizenship.
Transformation of Life in Rome. Influence of Greece and the Orient.
Changes in Religion. Greek gods — The Bacchanals — Superstitions of the Orient — Sceptics.
Changes in Manners. The old customs — Cato the Elder — The new manners — Oriental luxury — Greek humanity — Lucullus — The new education — New status of women — Divorce.