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Excerpt from Rome and the Making of Modern Europe In 1886-7 the author of this book prepared a primer of Roman history upon a plan devised by John H.Vincent. The volume, which was entitled An Outline History of Rome, was placed upon the Chautauqua reading course for the ensuing year, where it gave a considerable degree of satisfaction - perhaps quite as much as was to be expected of a sketch so brief and bony. The aim of the book had been to restrict the work to the significant events and important actors, sacrificing dramatic form and picturesque detail to the necessity of condensation. The present work is an extension of the Outline History, so as to cover the historical period which bridges the gap between the Roman Empire and Modern Europe. The first six chapters are substantially a reprint of the former volume; the seventh has been rewritten; the three remaining chapters are new. Acknowledgment should be made in this place to the large number of writers upon this period whose works have been freely consulted in the preparation of this book. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.