The comic history of Rome

Illustrated t.p Book, cloth 12 p. of the publisher's advertisements at end Includes 10 hand-colored plates Includes bibliographical references From the foundation of Rome to the death of Romulus -- From the accession of Numa Pompilius to the death of Ancus Marrtius -- From the accession of Tarquinius Priscus to the death of Servius Tullius -- From the accession of Tarquinius Superbus to the banishment of the royal family, and the abolition of the kingly dignity -- From the banishment of Tarquinius Superbus to the Battle of Lake Regillus -- From the Battle of the Lake Regillus to the close war with the Volscians -- From the close war with the Volscians to the passing of the Bill of Terentillus -- From the establishment of the Decemvirate to the taking of Veil -- From the taking of Rome by the Gauls to its subsequent preservation by Manlius -- From the tribuneship of C. Licinius to the defeat of the Gauls by Valerius -- From the first war against the Samnites to the passing of the Laws of Publilius -- From the beginning of the second to the end of the Third Samnite War -- On the peaceful occupations of the Romans (from the scarcity of subject, necessarily a very short chapter) -- From the end of the Third Samnite War to the subjugation of all Italy by the Romans -- The First Punic War -- Some miscellaneous wars of Rome -- The Second Punic War -- Conclusion of the Second Punic War -- War with the Macedonians ; Proclamation of the freedom of Greece by Flamnius ; War with Antiochus ; Death of Hannibal, and of Scipio Africanus -- Public amusements, morals, manners, customs, and state of the drama and literature among the Romans -- Wars against Perseus ; The Third Punic War ; Siege and destruction of Carthage, and ditto ditto of Corinth -- Wars in Spain ; Viriathus ; Destruction of Numantia ; The Servile War in Sicily ; Appropriation of Pergamus -- The Gracchi and their mother ; Rise and fall of Tiberius and Caius Gracchus -- The Jugurthine War ; War against the Cim