{"id":4773,"date":"2019-09-05T18:38:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T18:38:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/?page_id=4773"},"modified":"2025-03-24T12:15:03","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T12:15:03","slug":"the-story-of-rome-by-mary-macgregor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.yesterdaysclassics.com\/books\/the-story-of-rome-by-mary-macgregor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story of Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

tHE Story of Rome<\/strong><\/h3>\n

by Mary Macgregor<\/p>\n

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Description:  <\/span>A vivid account of the story of Rome from the earliest times to the death of Augustus, retold for children, chronicling the birth of a city and its growth through storm and struggle to become a great world empire.  Gives short accounts of battles and campaigns, and of the men who expanded the borders of the Roman empire to include all lands bordering the Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Ages:  <\/strong>10-14<\/em>Length: <\/strong><\/span> <\/span>593 pages<\/span><\/em>Format:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Paperback, Ebook<\/span><\/span><\/em>Illustrations:<\/strong><\/span> <\/span><\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> Black and white (paperback),<\/span><\/em>                     Color (ebook)<\/span><\/em>Year published:<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>2006<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>ISBN:<\/strong>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em>978-1-59915-034-5<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>Genres:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>  <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>History, Ancient History<\/span><\/em> <\/p>\n

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Table of Contents<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

1. The Lady Roma 2. The She-Wolf 3. The Twin Boys 4. Numitor Recognises His Grandsons 5. The Sacred Birds 6. The Founding of Rome 7. The Sabine Maidens 8. The Tarpeian Rock 9. The Mysterious Gate 10. The King Disappears 11. The Peace-Loving King 12. Horatius Slays His Sister 13. The Pride of Tullus Hostilius 14. The King Who Fought and Prayed 15. The Faithless Friend 16. A Slave Becomes a King 17. The Cruel Deed of Tullia 18. The Fate of the Town of Gabii 19. The Books of the Sibyl 20. The Industry of Lucretia 21. The Death of Lucretia 22. The Sons of Brutus 23. Horatius Cocles, or the One-Eyed 24. Gaius Mucius Burns His Right Hand 25. The Divine Twins 26. The Tribunes 27. Coriolanus and His Mother Veturia 28. The Roman Army in a Trap 29. The Hated Decemvirs 30. The Death of Verginia 31. The Friend of the People 32. Camillus Captures the City of Veii 33. The Statue of the Goddess 34. The Schoolmaster Who Proved a Traitor 35. The Battle of Allia 36. The Sacred Geese 37. The City Is Rebuilt 38. Camillus Sets the Camp of the Volscians on Fire 39. The Battle on the Banks of the Anio 40. The Curtian Lake 41. The Dream of the Two Consuls 42. The Caudine Forks 43. The Disgrace of the Caudine Forks Avenged 44. Fabius among the Ciminian Hills 45. The Battle of Sentinum 46. The Son of Fabius Loses a Battle 47. Pyrrhus, King of the Epirots 48. The Elephants at the Battle of Heraclea 49. Pyrrthus Tries To Frighten Fabricius 50. Pyrrhus Is Defeated 51. The Romans Build a Fleet 52. The Battle of Ecnomus 53. The Roman Legions in Africa 54. Regulus Is Taken Prisoner 55. The Romans Conquer the Gauls 56. The Boy Hannibal 57. Hannibal Prepares To Invade Italy 58. Hannibal Crosses the Alps 59. The Battle of Trebia 60. The Battle of Lake Trasimenus 61. Hannibal Outwits Fabius 62. Fabius Wins Two Victories 63. The Battle of Cannae <\/em><\/p>\n

64. The Despair of Rome 65. The Defeat of Hasdrubal 66. Livius and Claudius Enjoy a Triumph 67. The Capture of New Carthage 68. Scipio Sails to Africa <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

69. The Romans Set Fire to the Camp of the Numidians 70. Hannibal Leaves Italy 71. The Battle of Zama 72. Scipio Receives a Triumph 73. Flamininus Is Covered with Garlands 74. The Death of Hannibal <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

75. The Hatred of Cato for Carthage 76. The Stern Decree 77. The Carthaginians Defend Their City 78. The Destruction of Carthage 79. Cornelia, the Mother of the Gracchi 80. Tiberius and His Friend Octavius 81. The Death of Tiberius Gracchus 82. The Death of Gaius Gracchus 83. The Gold of Jugurtha 84. Gaius Marius Wins the Notice of Scipio Africanus 85. Gaius Marius Becomes Commander of the Army 86. The Capture of Jugurtha’s Treasure Towns 87. The Capture of Jugurtha 88. Jugurtha Is Brought to Rome in Chains 89. Marius Conquers the Teutones 90. Marius Mocks the Ambassadors of the Cimbri 91. Metellus Is Driven from Rome 92. Sulla Enters Rome with His Troops 93. The Flight of Marius 94. The Gaul Dares Not Kill Gaius Marius 95. Marius Returns to Rome 96. The Orator Aristion 97. Sulla Besieges Athens 98. Sulla Saves Rome from the Samnites 99. The Proscriptions of Sulla 100. The Gladiators’ Revolt 101. The Pirates 102. Pompey Goes to War with Mithridates 103. Cicero Discovers the Catilinarian Conspiracy104. The Death of the Conspirators 105. Julius Caesar Is Captured by Pirates 106. Caesar Gives Up His Triumph 107. Caesar Praises His Tenth Legion 108. Caesar Wins a Great Victory over the Nervii109. Caesar Invades Britain 110. Caesar Crosses the Rubicon 111. Caesar and the Pilot 112. The Flight of Pompey 113. Cato Dies Rather Than Yield to Caesar 114. Caesar Is Loaded with Honours 115. The Nobles Plot against Caesar 116. The Assassination of Caesar 117. Brutus Speaks to the Citizens 118. Mark Antony Speaks to the Citizens 119. The Second Triumvirate 120. The Battle of Philippi 121. The Death of Brutus 122. Antony and Cleopatra 123. The Battle of Actium 124. Antony and Cleopatra Die 125. The Emperor Augustus<\/em><\/p>\n

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