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Excerpt from History of Ancient and Modern Rome That the principal events of Roman History may be condensed into a small compass, is sufficiently proved by the manuals which have been prepared by several distinguished writers. In this little volume we have endeavoured to give all that is important in a concise, and at the same time, clear and pleasing form. As it is intended to serve chiefly as an introduction to Pinnock's edition of Goldsmith's History of Rome, or some similar work, we believe it will be found sufficiently full. Questions are placed at the end of the volume for the aid of learners and teachers. The embellishments consist of authentic costumes of the military classes, and likenesses of the emperors. The latter are taken from medals which were, in each case, struck during the lifetime of the person represented. Such illustrations are of themselves historical documents, and will no doubt be satisfactory to all who use the work. 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.