The Best of the World's Classics

VOL. II

ROME

234 b.c.—180 a.d.


CONTENTS

Vol. II—Rome

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[Cato the Censor—(Born in 234 b.c., died in 149.)]
[ Of Work on a Roman Farm. ][3]
(From "De Re Rustica." Translated by Dr. E.Wilson)
[Cicero—(Born in 106 b.c., assassinated in 43.)]
I [ The Blessings of Old Age]. [8]
(From the "Cato Major." Translated byCyrus R. Edmonds)
II [ On the Death of His Daughter Tullia. (A letter to Sulpicius)][34]
III [ Of Brave and Elevated Spirits. ][37]
(From Book I of the "Offices."Translated by Cyrus R. Edmonds)
IV [ Of Scipio's Death and of Friendship.][43]
From the "Dialog on Friendship." (Translated by Cyrus R. Edmonds)
[Julius Cæsar—(Born in 100 b.c., assassinated in 44.)]
I [ The Building of the Bridge Across the Rhine. ][61]
(From Book IV of the"Commentaries on the Gallic War." Translated by McDivett and W. S.Bohn)
II [ The Invasion of Britain. ][64]
(From Book V of the "Commentaries on theGallic War." Translated by McDivett and Bohn)
III [ Overcoming the Nervii. ][71]
(From Book II of the "Commentaries on theGallic War." Translated by McDivett and Bohn)
IV [ The Battle of Pharsalia and the Death of Pompey. ][78]
(From Book III ofthe "Commentaries on the Gallic War." Translated by McDivett and Bohn)
[Sallust—(Born about 86 b.c., died about 34.)]
I [ The Genesis of Catiline]. [91]
(From the "Conspiracy of Catiline."Translated by J. S. Watson)
II [ The Fate of the Conspirators.] [98]
(From the "Conspiracy of Catiline."Translated by J. S. Watson)
[Livy—(Born in 59 b.c., died in 17 a.d.)]
I [ Horatius Cocles at the Bridge. ][105]
(From Book II of the "History ofRome." Translated by D. Spillan and Cyrus R. Edmonds)
II [ Hannibal's Crossing of the Alps. ][108]
(From Book XXI of the "History ofRome." Translated by Spillan and Edmonds)
III [ Hannibal and Scipio at Zama. ][117]
(From Book XXX of the "History ofRome." Translated by Spillan and Edmonds)
[Seneca—(Born about 4 b.c., died in 65 a.d.])
I [ Of the Wise Man. ][128]
(From Book II of the "Minor Essays." Translated byAubrey Stewart)
II [ Of Consolation for the Loss of Friends. ][134]
(From Book VI of the "MinorEssays." Translated by Aubrey Stewart)
III [ To Nero on Clemency.][141]
(From the "Minor Essays." Translated byAubrey Stewart)
IV [ The Pilot. ][149]
(From Epistle 85. Translated by Thomas Lodge)
V [ Of a Happy Life. ][153]
(From Book VII of the "Minor Essays." Translated byAubrey Stewart)
[Pliny the Elder—(Born in 23 a.d., perished in the Eruption of Vesuvius.)]
I [ The Qualities of the Dog. ][162]
(From the "Natural History." Translated byBostock and Riley)
II [ Three Great Artists of Greece.][165]
(From the "Natural History."Translated by Bostock and Riley)
[Quintilian—(Born about 35 a.d., died about 95.)]
[ The Orator Must Be a Good Man. ][171]
(From Book XII, Chapter I, of the"Institutes." Translated by J. S. Watson)
[Tacitus—(Born about 55 a.d., died about 117.)]
I [ From Republican to Imperial Rome.] [177]
(From Book I of the "Annals." TheOxford translation revised)
II [ The Funeral of Germanicus. ][183]
(From Book III of the "Annals." TheOxford translation revised)
III [ The Death of Seneca.] [189]
(From Book XV of the "Annals." The Oxfordtranslation revised)
IV [ The Burning of Rome by Order of Nero.][193]
(From Book XV of the"Annals." The Oxford translation revised)
V [ The Burning of the Capitol at Rome.] [202]
(From Book III of the "History."The Oxford translation revised)
VI [ The Siege of Cremona.][205]
(From Book III of the "History." The Oxfordtranslation revised)
VII [ Agricola. ][212]
(The Oxford translation revised)
[Pliny the Younger—(Born in 63 a.d., died in 113.)]
I [ Of the Christians in His Province. ][218]
(From the "Letters." The Melmothtranslation revised)
II [ To Tacitus on the Eruption of Vesuvius. ][222]
(From the "Letters." TheMelmoth translation revised)
[Suetonius—(Lived in the first half of the second century a.d.)]
I [ The Last Days of Augustus.][231]
(From the "Lives of the Cæsars."Translated by Alexander Thomson, revised by Forester)
II [ The Good Deeds of Nero.] [236]
(From the "Lives of the Cæsars." Translatedby Thomson, revised by Forester)
III [ The Death of Nero. ][241]
(From the "Lives of the Cæsars." Translated byThomson, revised by Forester)
[Marcus Aurelius—(Born in 121 a.d., died in 180.)]
[ His Debt to Others. ][248]
(From the "Meditations." Translated by GeorgeLong)