The legends told by Roman chroniclers about the founding and the
early history of the city cannot be regarded as sober narratives of
real events. They rest on the insecure basis of oral tradition
alone, for the written records perished at the sack of Rome by the
Gauls in 390 B.C. Nor are the traditions in themselves so probable
as to inspire belief. They give us, indeed, admirable pictures of
old Roman ideals and institutions, but the personages and events
portrayed in them are shadowy and unreal.-from "Chapter IV: The
Regal Period"Originally intended as a university-level textbook,
this history of the Roman civilization, written by two fellows and
tutors at Oxford, is a crisp and refreshingly readable overview of
the rise of Rome through the legendary reign of Julius Caesar,
including his spectacular conquest of the Gauls.First published in
1896 and featuring numerous enlightening maps and illustrations,
this essential primer focuses primarily on military and civic
arenas, covering at the length the important and eventful wars of
the Romans-including the Punic and Macedonian conflicts-and
offering an excellent chronicle of the Roman army. The authors also
describe, briefly but clearly, the development of the Roman
constitution, the institutions of the Roman government, and the
religious, political, social, and economic issues that predominated
through the centuries.Here, in one concise, elegant volume, is the
story of the civilization that is the root of our own.
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