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The Roman Public Domain - The Licinian Law — The Agrarian
Law of Tiberius Gracchus — Struggle over its Enactment-
Public Harangue of Gracchus — The Tribune Octavius vetoes
the Bill — Gracchus deposes him — The Bill passed
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Litigation under the Law of Gracchus — Scipio Æmilianus em-
ployed in it His Mysterious Death Gaius Gracchus
elected Tribune — He gives the Judicial Power to Knights
-Demands Roman Citizenship for Italian Allies - Sails to
Africa with Fulvius Flaccus — Rioting in Rome after his
Return - Death of Gracchus and Flaccus
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CHAPTER IV
Failure of the Agrarian Law - The Killing of Nonius — Division
of Gallic Land - The Sedition of Saturninus - Banishment
of Metellus — Murder of Memmius — Punishment of Saturni-
- Reign of Terror .
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CHAPTER V
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Origin of the Social War — Measures of Livius Drusus — Murder
of Drusus — Continued Seditions - Revolt of the Italians —
The Social War – Leaders on Either Side - Various Battles
- The Consul Rutilius killed
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CHAPTER VI
Defeat and Death of Q. Cæpio — Defeat of Sextus Cæsar — Sulla
defeats the Marsians — Death of Judacilius — The Etruscans
and Umbrians admitted to Citizenship — Victories won by
Sulla — Fighting in Apulia - End of the Social War - Up-
rising against Usury — A Prætor murdered
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CHAPTER VII
The Civil Wars of Marius and Sulla The Command against
Mithridates — Sulla marches against the City — Captures it
- Flight of the Marians — Changes introduced by Sulla
Rome under Martial Law — Narrow Escape of Marius — He
passes over to Africa — Killing of Quintus Pompeius
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CHAPTER VIII
Attempted Revolution of Cinna- Cinna expelled from the City
- Raises an Army and returns — Return of Marius — They
besiege Rome, and cut off its Supplies — The City surrenders
- Massacre of Citizens - Heads exposed in the Forum
- Death of Marcus Antonius the Orator - Sulla's Friends
killed and his Property confiscated — Death of Merula and
Catulus — Death of Marius
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CHAPTER IX
Sulla ends the Mithridatic War - Prepares to return to Rome -
Death of Cinna — Negotiations with Sulla — Sulla in Italy
Terror in the City — Marshalling the Forces against Sulla —
Omens and Prodigies — Battle at Canusium .
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Desertions to Sulla — Sertorius goes to Spain - Success of Sulla's
Generals — Continued Victories of Sulla — Murders in Rome
Young Marius besieged in Præneste - More Desertions
to Sulla — The Consul Carbo flees to Africa — Sulla's Victory
at the City Gates — Surrender of Præneste - Suicide of
Young Marius
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CHAPTER XI
Proscription and Massacre by Sulla — Confiscation and Murder in
the Provinces — Sulla Triumphant — Is made Dictator for
Life — The Sullan Constitution — Lucretius Ofella slain by
Sulla's Order — Distress and Exhaustion of Italy.
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CHAPTER XII
Sulla's Abdication - Character of Sulla — His Death, and Funeral
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CHAPTER XIII
New Dissensions in Rome — The War with Sertorius — Pompey
sent against him — Sertorius defeats Pompey — Wars Else-
where — Sertorius puts Pompey to Flight at Pallantia — Ser-
torius assassinated by Perpenna - Perpenna takes the Com-
mand — Is defeated and slain by Pompey
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CHAPTER XIV
The War with Spartacus - He defeats the Romans in Several
Engagements Crassus appointed to the Command — He
defeats and kills Spartacus — End of the War — Rivalry of
Pompey and Crassus — Their Reconciliation.
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THE CIVIL WARS (CONTINUED)
CHAPTER I
The Conspiracy of Catiline - Discovered by Cicero — The Con-
spirators arrested and put to Death - Battle of Pistoria and
Death of Catiline .
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CHAPTER II
sus -
Cæsar in Spain - The Triumvirate of Cæsar, Pompey, and Cras-
Cæsar's Agrarian Law — Tumult in the City — Cato
ejected from the Forum — The Affair of Vettius — Cæsar
conciliates the Knights — Is appointed Governor of Gaul —
Gives his Daughter in Marriage to Pompey .
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CHAPTER III
Clodius prosecutes Cicero for putting Citizens to Death without
Trial Cicero banished and recalled Cæsar's Conference
at Lucca - Bloodshed in the Forum - The Triumvirs divide
the Government - Death of Cæsar's Daughter — Shocking
State of Roman Political Life — Pompey and Milo — Assassi-
nation of Clodius — Disorders consequent thereon — Pompey
made Sole Consul — His Law against Bribery
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Prosecutions for Bribery — Cæsar authorized to stand for the Con-
sulship while absent — Enmity of Marcellus — Attempts to
deprive Cæsar of his Command -Curio insists that Pompey
shall lay down his Command also - Increasing Hostility to
Cæsar in the Senate — Pompey's Neglect of Preparations for
War — The Consuls invest Pompey with the Defence of Italy 102
Cæsar offers to lay down his Arms at the Same Time with Pom-
pey — The Senate declares Cæsar a Public Enemy - Cæsar
addresses his Soldiers — War openly declared— Cæsar crosses
the Rubicon Seizes Ariminum - Panic and Prodigies in
Italy - Pompey departs to the Army at Capua
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Cæsar captures Corfinium and L. Domitius — The Consuls cross
over to Dyrrachium — Pompey escapes from Cæsar at Brun-
dusium — Cæsar takes the Money from the Public Treasury
Cæsar marches to Spain - Captures the Pompeian Forces
there
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Campaign of Curio in Africa — He is defeated and killed —
Mutiny in Cæsar's Army at Placentia — Cæsar chosen Dictator 118
Pompey's Forces Pompey's Speech to his Army -- Cæsar at
Brundusium - He addresses his Soldiers — Cæsar sails for
Epirus — Captures Oricum and Apollonia — Marches toward
Dyrrachium — Encamps before it.
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Cæsar attempts to cross the Adriatic in a Small Boat — Sends for
Reënforcements — Antony arrives with the Remainder of the
Army — Skirmishes at Dyrrachium — Cæsar attempts to sur-
round Pompey - Battle of Dyrrachium — Cæsar defeated
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CHAPTER X
Cæsar encourages his Men — Marches to Thessaly — Pompey en-
camps at Pharsalus — Cæsar short of Supplies — Pompey
prefers Delay but is overruled by his Council — Prodigies
before the Battle – The Armies at Pharsalus – Allies and
Mercenaries,
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