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The Story of Rome Has Been but at Other Times Your Breath Will Come Quick with Written, As You Know, in Your Beautiful, Quiet Old Garden DEAR IAN AND WILLIE,—The Story of Rome has been But at other times your breath will come quick with written, as you know, in your beautiful, quiet old garden. wonder as you read of the dauntless courage, the rare endurance And as the story grew, the short cold days of winter passed of these mighty men of old. and the long warm days of summer were here. And if there are many things which you do not admire in In the garden a miracle had been wrought. It had become the people of Rome, yet they possess one virtue which you and alive. every British boy and girl may not only admire, but gladly imitate. After slow, persistent struggle with storm and frost, the What that virtue is I will leave you to find out for delicate bare branches were no longer bare, but clothed in living yourselves as you read The Story of Rome.—Yours affectionately, green. The hard black earth too had stirred, and shoots and blades MARY MACGREGOR. appeared, until at length the garden was ablaze with gold, purple, crimson. Sometimes I dreamed that, in its own different way, the Story of Rome too was a miracle, wrought out of the tears and throes of a brave and ambitious people. For the story tells of the birth of a city and of its growth through storm and struggle, until it became a great world empire. The city which Romulus founded was built upon a single hill; soon seven hills were not great enough to contain her. And when Augustus, the first Emperor of Rome, began to reign, part of Europe, Asia Minor, Egypt, Syria, and a large portion of Africa formed his kingdom. Although the story was written in the quiet of your garden, little of its peace has stolen into the tale, and for that you boys may care for it the more. As you read, fierce battle-cries will ring in your ears, and the clash of arms will startle you. You will hear the tramp of armies marching to new lands to conquer them and their treasures for Rome, the city of their love. Sometimes you will catch your breath in horror as you read of terrible and cruel deeds, for the Romans were often pitiless, showing little mercy to those they conquered. Original Copyright 1912 by Mary Macgregor 2 Distributed by Heritage History 2008 Conditions and Terms of Use Copyright © Heritage History 2009 Some rights reserved This text was produced and distributed by Heritage History, an organization dedicated to the preservation of classical juvenile history books, and to the promotion of the works of traditional history authors. The books which Heritage History republishes are in the public domain and are no longer protected by the original copyright. They may therefore be reproduced and disseminated within the United States without paying a royalty to the author. 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Permission to use Heritage History documents or images for commercial purposes, or more information about our collection of traditional history resources can be obtained by contacting us at [email protected] Original Copyright 1912 by Mary Macgregor 3 Distributed by Heritage History 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE FRIEND OF THE PEOPLE .................................................... 44 CAMILLUS CAPTURES THE CITY OF VEII ................................. 45 THE LADY ROMA ...................................................................... 6 THE STATUE OF THE GODDESS ................................................ 47 THE SHE-WOLF ........................................................................ 7 THE SCHOOLMASTER WHO PROVED A TRAITOR ..................... 48 THE TWIN BOYS ....................................................................... 8 THE BATTLE OF ALLIA ............................................................ 49 NUMITOR RECOGNISES HIS GRANDSONS .................................. 9 THE SACRED GEESE ................................................................ 50 THE SACRED BIRDS ................................................................ 10 THE CITY IS REBUILT .............................................................. 53 THE FOUNDING OF ROME ....................................................... 10 CAMILLUS SETS THE CAMP OF THE VOLSCIANS ON FIRE......... 55 THE SABINE MAIDENS ............................................................ 11 THE BATTLE ON THE BANKS OF THE ANIO .............................. 56 THE TARPEIAN ROCK ............................................................. 13 THE CURTIAN LAKE ................................................................ 58 THE MYSTERIOUS GATE ......................................................... 14 THE DREAM OF THE TWO CONSULS ........................................ 60 THE KING DISAPPEARS ........................................................... 15 THE CAUDINE FORKS .............................................................. 62 THE PEACE-LOVING KING ...................................................... 16 THE DISGRACE OF THE CAUDINE FORKS AVENGED ................ 65 HORATIUS SLAYS HIS SISTER ................................................. 17 FABIUS AMONG THE CIMINIAN HILLS...................................... 65 THE PRIDE OF TULLUS HOSTILIUS .......................................... 19 THE BATTLE OF SENTINUM ..................................................... 67 THE KING WHO FOUGHT AND PRAYED .................................. 20 THE SON OF FABIUS LOSES A BATTLE .................................... 68 THE FAITHLESS FRIEND .......................................................... 20 PYRRHUS, KING OF THE EPIROTS ............................................ 69 A SLAVE BECOMES A KING .................................................... 22 THE ELEPHANTS AT THE BATTLE OF HERACLEA ..................... 71 THE CRUEL DEED OF TULLIA ................................................. 23 PYRRHUS TRIES TO FRIGHTEN FABRICIUS ............................... 73 THE FATE OF THE TOWN OF GABII .......................................... 24 PYRRHUS IS DEFEATED ........................................................... 75 THE BOOKS OF THE SIBYL ...................................................... 25 THE ROMANS BUILD A FLEET ................................................. 76 THE INDUSTRY OF LUCRETIA .................................................. 27 THE BATTLE OF ECNOMUS ...................................................... 77 THE DEATH OF LUCRETIA ....................................................... 28 THE ROMAN LEGIONS IN AFRICA ............................................ 78 THE SONS OF BRUTUS ............................................................. 29 REGULUS IS TAKEN PRISONER ................................................ 79 HORATIUS COCLES, OR THE ONE-EYED .................................. 30 THE ROMANS CONQUER THE GAULS ...................................... 81 GAIUS MUCIUS BURNS HIS RIGHT HAND ............................... 32 THE BOY HANNIBAL ............................................................... 82 THE DIVINE TWINS ................................................................. 34 HANNIBAL PREPARES TO INVADE ITALY ................................. 84 THE TRIBUNES ........................................................................ 35 HANNIBAL CROSSES THE ALPS ............................................... 85 CORIOLANUS AND HIS MOTHER VETURIA .............................. 36 THE BATTLE OF TREBIA .......................................................... 87 THE ROMAN ARMY IN A TRAP ................................................ 38 THE BATTLE OF LAKE TRASIMENUS ....................................... 89 THE HATED DECEMVIRS ......................................................... 40 HANNIBAL OUTWITS FABIUS .................................................. 92 THE DEATH OF VERGINIA ....................................................... 41 FABIUS WINS TWO VICTORIES ................................................ 94 Original Copyright 1912 by Mary Macgregor 4 Distributed by Heritage History 2008 The Battle of Cannae ............................................................. 95 MARIUS RETURNS TO ROME ................................................. 152 THE DESPAIR OF ROME ........................................................... 97 THE ORATOR ARISTION .......................................................
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