ANCIENT ROME

FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES
DOWN TO 476 A.D.

BY ROBERT F. PENNELL

_REVISED EDITION_ WITH PLANS AND COLORED MAP




PREFACE.

This compilation is designed to be a companion to the author's History
of Greece. It is hoped that it may fill a want, now felt in many high
schools and academies, of a short and clear statement of the rise and
fall of Rome, with a biography of her chief men, and an outline of her
institutions, manners, and religion.

For this new edition the book has been entirely rewritten, additional
matter having been introduced whenever it has been found necessary to
meet recent requirements.

The penults of proper names have been marked when long, both in the
text and Index. The Examination Papers given are introduced to
indicate the present range of requirement in leading colleges.

The maps and plans have been specially drawn and engraved for this
book. The design has been to make them as clear and open as possible;