This is a comprehensive history of Rome from its beginnings to the collapse of the Republic at the hands of Julius Caesar. From the preface: "It is proposed to rehearse the lustrous story of Rome, from its beginning in the mists of myth and fable down to the mischievous times when the republic came to its end, just before the brilliant period of the empire opened. As one surveys this marvellous vista from the vantage-ground of the present, attention...