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No. 30
Editors:
HERBERT FISHER, M.A., F.B.A.
Prof. GILBERT MURRAY, Litt.D., LL.D., F.B.A.
Prof. J. ARTHUR THOMSON, M.A.
Prof. WILLIAM T. BREWSTER, M.A.
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| HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY | |
|---|---|
| Already Published | |
| THE DAWN OF HISTORY | By J. L. Myres |
| ROME | By W. Warde Fowler |
| THE PAPACY AND MODERN TIMES | By William Barry |
| MEDIEVAL EUROPE | By H. W. C. Davis |
| THE FRENCH REVOLUTION | By Hilaire Belloc |
| THE IRISH NATIONALITY | By Mrs. J. R. Green |
| CANADA | By A. G. Bradley |
| THE CIVIL WAR | By Frederic L. Paxson |
| HISTORY OF OUR TIME (1885-1911) | By C. P. Gooch |
| POLAR EXPLORATION (with maps) | By W. S. Bruce |
| THE OPENING UP OF AFRICA | By Sir H. H. Johnston |
| THE CIVILIZATION OF CHINA | By H. A. Giles |
| A SHORT HISTORY OF WAR AND PEACE | By G. H. Perris |
| MODERN GEOGRAPHY | By Marion Newbigin |
| Future Issues | |
| A SHORT HISTORY OF EUROPE | By Herbert Fisher |
| ANCIENT GREECE | By Gilbert Murray |
| THE REFORMATION | By Principal Lindsay |
| A SHORT HISTORY OF RUSSIA | By Prof. Milyoukov |
| PEOPLES AND PROBLEMS OF INDIA | By Sir T. W. Holderness |
| FRANCE OF TO-DAY | By Gabriel Monod |
| THE EVOLUTION OF CITIES | By Patrick Geddes |
| ANCIENT EGYPT | By F. L. Griffith |
| THE COLONIAL PERIOD | By Charles M. Andrews |
| FROM JEFFERSON TO LINCOLN | By William MacDonald |
| RECONSTRUCTION AND UNION (1865-1912) | By Paul L. Haworth |
| LATIN AMERICA | By W. R. Shepherd |
ROME
BY
W. WARDE FOWLER, M.A.
AUTHOR OF “LIFE OF JULIUS CÆSAR,” “THE CITY-STATE OF THE GREEKS AND ROMANS,” “SOCIAL LIFE AT ROME IN THE AGE OF CICERO,” ETC.
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