The Story of the Romans
by Helene A. Guerber Author, Christine Miller Editor
(From Amazon): Elementary history of Rome, presenting short stories of the great heroes, mythical and historical, from Aeneas and the founding of Rome to the fall of the western empire. Around the famous characters of Rome are graphically grouped the great events with which their names will forever stand connected. Vivid descriptions bring to life the events narrated, making history attractive to the young, and awakening their enthusiasm for further reading and study. (SCM Note): This edition is edited by Christine Miller and reflects a Biblical view of mythology. Other versions of this book, including the ones available in public domain, are worded differently.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 1599150123
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 106
- Pages
- 214
- Suggested Grades
- 1st - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- Rome
- Historical Setting
- 1800 BC - 476 AD
- Publisher
- Nothing New Press
- Edition
- Fourth
- Copyright
- 2016
- Written
- 1896
Chapters
- 1 The First Settlers
- 2 The Roman Religion
- 3 The Escape from the Burning City
- 4 The Clever Trick
- 5 The Boards Are Eaten
- 6 The Wolf and the Twins
- 7 Romulus Builds Rome
- 8 The Maidens Carried Off
- 9 Union of Sabines and Romans
- 10 Death of Romulus
- 11 The Strange Signs of the Romans
- 12 The Quarrel with Alba
- 13 The Fight Between the Horatii and the Curiatii
- 14 Tarquin and the Eagle
- 15 The Roman Youths
- 16 The King Outwitted
- 17 The Murder of Tarquin
- 18 The Ungrateful Children
- 19 The Mysterious Books
- 20 Tarquin’s Poppies
- 21 The Oracle of Delphi
- 22 The Death of Lucretia
- 23 The Stern Father
- 24 A Roman Triumph
- 25 A Roman Triumph (continued)
- 26 The Defense of the Bridge
- 27 The Burnt Hand
- 28 The Twin Gods
- 29 The Wrongs of the Poor
- 30 The Fable of the Stomach
- 31 The Story of the Coriolanus
- 32 The Farmer Hero
- 33 The New Laws
- 34 The Death of Virginia
- 35 The Plans of a Traitor
- 36 The School-Teacher Punished
- 37 The Invasion of the Gauls
- 38 The Sacred Geese
- 39 Two Heroes of Rome
- 40 The Disaster at the Caudine Forks
- 41 Pyrrhus and His Elephants
- 42 The Elephants Routed
- 43 Ancient Ships
- 44 Regulus and the Reptile
- 45 Hannibal Crosses the Alps
- 46 The Romans Defeated
- 47 The Inventor Archimedes
- 48 The Roman Conquests
- 49 Destruction of Carthage
- 50 Roman Amusements
- 51 The Jewels of Cornelia
- 52 The Death of Tiberius Gracious
- 53 Caius Gracchus
- 54 Jugurtha, King of Numidia
- 55 The Barbarians
- 56 The Social War
- 57 The Flight of Marius
- 58 The Proscription Lists
- 59 Sertorius and His Doe
- 60 The Revolt of the Slaves
- 61 Pompey's Conquests
- 62 The Conspiracy of Catiline
- 63 Caesar's Conquests
- 64 The Crossing of the Rubicon
- 65 The Battle of Pharsalia
- 66 The Death of Caesar
- 67 The Second Triumvirate
- 68 The Vision of Brutus
- 69 Antony and Cleopatra
- 70 The Poisonous Snake
- 71 The Augustan Age
- 72 The King of the Jews
- 73 Death of Augustus
- 74 Varus Avenged
- 75 Death of Germanicus
- 76 Tiberius Smothered
- 77 The Wild Caligula
- 78 The Wicked Wives of Claudius
- 79 Nero's First Crimes
- 80 The Christians Persecuted
- 81 Nero's Cruelty
- 82 Two Short Reigns
- 83 The Soldier Emperor
- 84 The Siege of Jerusalem
- 85 The Destruction of the Temple
- 86 The Buried Cities
- 87 The Terrible Banquet
- 88 The Emperor's Tablets
- 89 The Good Trajan
- 90 Trajan's Column
- 91 The Great Wall
- 92 Hadrian's Death
- 93 Antoninus Pius
- 94 The Model Pagan
- 95 Another Cruel Emperor
- 96 An Unnatural Son
- 97 The Senate of Women
- 98 The Gigantic Emperor
- 99 Invasion of the Goths
- 100 Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra
- 101 A Prophecy Fulfilled
- 102 The First Christian Emperor
- 103 The Roman Empire Divided
- 104 An Emperor's Penance
- 105 Sieges of Rome
- 106 End of the Empire of the West
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