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Excerpt from Romae Antiquae Notitia; Or the Antiquities of Rome: In Two Parts Highness cannot but seek an early Acquaintance with the Roman State. It must needs please You, Sir, to understand the Constitution of that People, before you appear the Rival of their Glory: And the first Steps to both these Attainments will be alike uneasy. Many Fatigues are to be undergone ere You surpass them in Action and Conduct: And in the same Manner, before You are introduced into the more delightful Scenes of their Policy and Government, Your Highness should be first presented with the rougher Prospect of their Customs and Ceremonies. For Your Direction in so noble (though intricate) a Path of Ancient Story, Your Highness is desired to accept this small Endeavour, no otherwise than You would a few Shadows, or a little Model, to give You, Sir, the first Notion of some admired Picture, or some magnificent Building. 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.