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.

2

3 Intrigues of the Tarquinian party at Rome, and consequent

measures of the consuls. Examination of the historical

accounts.

6

5 508 B.C.

6

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.

ib.

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