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LONDON:
SAVILL AND EDWARDS, PRINTERS, CHANDOS STREET,
COVENT GARDEN.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER XII.
History of Rome, from the Expulsion of the Kings to the
Burning of the City by the Gauls.
(509-390 B.C.)
PART I.-FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CONSULS TO THE
2
509 B.C. Nature of the change from the regal to the consular
government.
3 Intrigues of the Tarquinian party at Rome, and consequent
measures of the consuls. Examination of the historical
accounts.
6
5 508 B.C.
505 B.C.
4 Battle with the Veientes and death of Brutus. Measures of
Valerius. Dedication of the Capitoline temple of Jupiter
Institution of quæstors. War with Porsena.
War with the Sabines. Attus Clausus removes to
7
503 B.C.
Death of Valerius Publicola
2235
8
502 B.C. Discordant accounts of military events in Dionysius
and Livy
23
9 501 B.C. Creation of the dictatorship, and appointment of a
dictator
497 B.C. Decree respecting mixed marriages of Romans and
Latins
12 Consequences of the battle. Death of Tarquin at Cumæ .
13 Comments upon the historical accounts for the first fourteen
14 Chronological arrangement of the events for the same period 51
15 495 B.C. War with the Volscians. Discontent created by
§ 16 494 B.C. Breach of faith on the part of the Senate, with
respect to the law of debt. Secession of the plebs to the
Mons Sacer
17 Comments upon the historical accounts of the First Secession
18 The plebeians enlist: their grievances respecting the Law of
Debt are removed
p. 62
73
84
PART II.-FROM THE FIRST SECESSION TO THE TERENTILLIAN
ROGATION.
19 492 B.C. Scarcity at Rome, and measures for obtaining corn.
Discontents of the people. Expedition under C. Marcius
Coriolanus against Antium
20
21
22
491 B.C. Disputes respecting the distribution of corn. Im-
peachment of Coriolanus by the tribunes: he is tried by
the assembly of tribes, and condemned: he goes into exile
489 B.C. Story of Atinius
489-8 B.C. Coriolanus goes to the Volscian general, Attius Tullus: he leads a Volscian army against Rome. Embassy of the matrons he withdraws his army, and dies
:
23 Comments upon the story of Coriolanus.
24 487 B.C.
Hostilities against the Hernici, Æqui, and Volsci 127
25 486 B.C. An agrarian law is proposed by Sp. Cassius. A measure is carried
26 485 B.C. Sp. Cassius is accused of aiming at regal power: he is condemned, and executed: nature of his agrarian law.
27 Story of burning nine tribunes .
129
132
28 484-3 B.C.
Equians
139
Hostilities against the Veientes, Volscians, and
29 482-80 B.C. Veientine war
.
144
150
30 479-7 B.C. The Cremera is occupied by the Fabii: they are
surprised and all cut off. Subsequent defeat of the Veientes
31
473 B.C. Death of the tribune Genucius
32 472-1 B.C. Law of Volero Publilius for transferring the election
of tribunes of the people from the curia to the tribes . . 151
33 470 B.C. Military executions of Appius Claudius: his
impeachment, and death . .
34 468-7 B.C.
cians.
35 466-3 B.C.
155
Alleged assassinations of plel eians by the patri-
Capture of Antium, and division of its territory. 156
Character of the historical accounts of this period 159
§ 36 462 B.C.
37 461 B.C.
PART III.-FROM THE TERENTILLIAN ROGATION TO THE OVERTHROW OF THE DECEMVIRAL GOVERNMENT.
38 460 B.C. Story of the forged letter produced by the tribunes 172
39 Seizure of the capitol by Herdonius
173
40 The army of Minucius is in danger: it is relieved by Cin-
cinnatus.
174
41 457 B.C. The number of tribunes is increased from five to ten.
Extent of the power of the comitia tributa .
180
42 456 B.C. Law of Icilius for the division of the Aventine hill. 182
43 455 B.C. Tumults between the patricians and plebeians. Some
patricians are sentenced to confiscation of goods. Expedition
to Tusculum. Atrocious treatment of Siccius Dentatus and
his volunteers by the consuls. The consuls are fined . . 184
44 454 B.C. Law of Aternius respecting fines for resisting
magistrates
45 Three commissioners are appointed to visit Greece, and to
collect laws
46 452 B.C. The commissioners return from Greece.
47 451 B.C. First year of the decemvirate. Decemvirs are
appointed, with supreme legislative power: they administer
the government with moderation: they prepare ten tables
of laws, and abdicate at the end of the year.
48 450 B.C. Second year of the decemvirate. A second set of
decemvirs is elected: they are led by Appius Claudius;
they exercise their power tyrannically: they add two
tables of laws. .
49 449 B.C. Third year of the decemvirate. The decemvirs
prolong their office into a second year without re-election.
Invasion of the Roman territory by the Sabines and
Equians. Meeting of the Senate. Troops are levied.
50 Murder of Siccius Dentatus by order of the decemvirs.
51 Attempt of Appius upon Virginia .
52 The army moves from the camp at Algidus to Rome.
throw of the decemvirs
53 Valerius and Horatius are elected consuls: their laws
54 Examination of the history of the decemvirate
193
194
196
ib.
199
203
PART IV.-FROM THE OVERTHROW OF THE DECEMVIRAL GOVERNMENT
TO THE SIEGE OF VEII.
§ 55 448-7 B.C. The differences between the orders continue after
the decemviral legislation
56 445-4 B.C. The Canuleian rogation. Intermarriage of patri-
cians and plebeians. Creation of the office of consular
tribune.
57 443 B.C. Creation of the office of censor
58 442 B.C. Dispute respecting a portion of the territory of
Ardea
p. 253
255
265
267
59 439 B.C. Alleged treason of Sp. Mælius: he is put to death 269
60 437 B.C. A. Cornelius Cossus slays Lars Tolumnius, king of
the Veientes, and dedicates his armour as spolia opima 275
61 434 B.C. Law of Mam. Æmilius respecting the duration of
the censorship. Doubts as to the consuls for the year. . 278
62 431 B.C. Postumius executes his son. Notice of Livy re-
specting the invasion of Sicily by the Carthaginians
63 427 B.C.
281
War renewed with the Veientes
283
64 421 B.C.
The quæstorship is opened to the plebeians
284
65 410-8 B.C. Hostilities against the Æqui and Volsci. Question
as to the appointment of a dictator
286
66 407 B.C. The twenty years' truce with Veii expires. The Ro-
mans demand reparation.
67 406 B.C. Declaration of war against Veii. Introduction of
PART V.-FROM THE SIEGE OF VEII TO THE BURNING OF ROME
BY THE GAULS.
70 405 B.C. The siege of Veii is commenced. The Veientes are
not assisted by the other Etruscans
297
71 404-399 B.c. Progress of the siege. Election of plebeians as
consular tribunes
299
72 398 B.C. Prodigy of the swelling of the Alban lake. Draining
of the lake by a tunnel
74 A gold crater from the spoils of Veii is sent to the temple of
Delphi ..
304
75 395 B.C. Capture of Falerii. Treachery of the schoolmaster 306