Principia Latina, part v. Short tales and anecdotes from ancient history, for translation into Latin proseJohn Murray, 1866 - 128 pages |
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Page 4 - History of Rome. From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. With the History of Literature and Art.
Page 12 - Histories are constructed on a plan which is novel and we think well chosen, and we are glad to find that they are deservedly popular, for they cannot be too strongly recommended."— Journal of Education . A HISTORY OF ENGLAND, FROM THE FIRST INVASION BY THE ROMANS.
Page 2 - THE STUDENT'S HISTORY OF ROME. FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMPIRE. With Chapters on the History of Literature and Art. By DEAN LIDDELL.
Page 6 - Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire " forms the important link between ancient and modern history. Its title conveys an inadequate idea of its contents. It contains nearly a complete history of the world for a period of more than twelve centuries, from the time of the Antonines to the capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453.
Page 22 - This work holds an intermediate place between the Thesaurus of Forcellini and the ordinary School Dictionaries. It makes no attempt to supersede Forcellini.