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II--ROME

CATO THE CENSOR--(Born in 234 B.C., died in 149.)

Of Work on a Roman Farm. (From "De Re Rustica." Translated by Dr. E. Wilson)

CICERO--(Born in 106 B.C., assassinated in 43.)

I The Blessings of Old Age. (From the "Cato Major." Translated by Cyrus R. Edmonds)

II On the Death of His Daughter Tullia. (A letter to Sulpicius)

III Of Brave and Elevated Spirits. (From Book I of the "Offices." Translated by Cyrus R. Edmonds)

IV Of Scipio's Death and of Friendship. From the "Dialog on Friendship." (Translated by Cyrus R. Edmonds)

JULIUS CÆSAR--(Born in 100 B.C., assassinated in 44.)

I The Building of the Bridge Across the Rhine. (From Book IV of the "Commentaries on the Gallic War." Translated by McDivett and W. S. Bohn)

II The Invasion of Britain. (From Book V of the "Commentaries on the Gallic War." Translated by McDivett and Bohn)

III Overcoming the Nervii. (From Book II of the "Commentaries on the Gallic War." Translated by McDivett and Bohn)

IV The Battle of Pharsalia and the Death of Pompey. (From Book III of the "Commentaries on the Gallic War." Translated by McDivett and Bohn)

SALLUST--(Born about 86 B.C., died about 34.)

I The Genesis of Catiline. (From the "Conspiracy of Catiline." Translated by J. S. Watson)

II The Fate of the Conspirators. (From the "Conspiracy of Catiline." Translated by J. S. Watson)

Livy--(Born in 59 B.C., died in 17 A.D.)

I Horatius Cocles at the Bridge. (From Book II of the "History of Rome." Translated by D. Spillan and Cyrus R. Edmonds)

II Hannibal's Crossing of the Alps. (From Book XXI of the "History of Rome." Translated by Spillan and Edmonds)

III Hannibal and Scipio at Zama. (From Book XXX of the "History of Rome." Translated by Spillan and Edmonds)

SENECA--(Born about 4 B.C., died in 65 A.D.)

I Of the Wise Man. (From Book II of the "Minor Essays." Translated by Aubrey Stewart)

II Of Consolation for the Loss of Frie

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