CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

The Extent and Military Force of the Empire, in the Age of the An-

Of the Union and Internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire in the Age of the Antonines

CHAPTER III.

Of the Constitution of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines.

Idea of a Monarchy

Situation of Augustus

He reforms the Senate

Resigns his usurped Power

der the Title of Emperor or Ge-

neral

-

Power of the Roman Generals

Lieutenants of the Emperor

Division of the Provinces between

the Emperor and the Senate

The former preserves his military
Command, and Guards, in Rome
itself

71 96 Adoption and Character of Trajan 84

Consular and Tribunitian Powers 73

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Image of Government for the Ar-

82

mies

Their Obedience

ib.

Designation of a Successor

83

. Of Tiberius

ib.

Of Titus

ib.

The Race of the Cæsars and Flavi-

an Family

ib.

117 Of Hadrian

85

Adoption of the elder and younger

Verus

86

138-180 Adoption of the two An-

tonines

ib.

Character and Reign of Pius

87

-of Marcus

ib.

The Magistrates

75

The Senate

76

Its precarious Nature

ib.

General Idea of the Imperial Sys-

Memory of Tiberius, Caligula, Ne-

tem

77

ro, and Domitian

ib.

Court of the Emperors

ib.

Peculiar Misery of the Romans un-

Deification

78

der their Tyrants

90

Titles of Augustus and Cæsar

79

Insensibility of the Orientals

ib.

Character and policy of Augustus 80

Knowledge and free Spirit of the

Image of Liberty for the People

Attempts of the Senate after the

ib.

Romans

91

Extent of their Empire left them

1 Death of Caligula

81

no Place of Refuge

92

CHAPTER IV.

PAGE A. D.

94

The Cruelty, Follies, and Murder of Commodus-Election of Pertinax-His Attempts

to Reform the State-His Assassination by the Pretorian Guards.

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To his Wife Faustina

ib

Hatred and Cruelty of Commodus

towards the Senate

98

To his Son Commodus

95

The Quintilian Brothers

99

180 Accession of the Emperor Commo-

186 The Minister Perennis

ib.

dus

ib.

Revolt of Maternus

100

Character of Commodus

96

The Minister Cleander

101

His Return to Rome

183 Is wounded by an Assassin

ib.

His Avarice and Cruelty

ib.

98 189 Sedition and Death of Cleander

102

Public Sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus by the Prætorian Guards-Clodius Albi-

nus in Britain, Pescennius Niger in Syria, and Septimius Severus in Ponnonia, de-

clare against the murderers of Pertinax--Civil Wars and Victory of Severus over his

three Rivals Relaxation of Discipline-New Maxims of Government.

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Disgrace of the Prætorian Guards 129

Funeral and Apotheosis of Per-

tinax

Niger and against Albinus

Conduct of the two civil Wars

130

193-197. Success of Severus against

ib.

131

193 It is purchased by Julian

Julian is acknowledged by the

Senate

Decided by one or two Battles

Siege of Byzantium

Death of Niger and Albinus

Cruel Consequences of the civil

ib.

134

135

Wars

ib.

Clodius Albinus in Britain

ib.

Senate

136

CHAPTER VI.

The Death of Severus.-Tyranny of Caracalla.-Usurpation of Macrinus.-Follies of

Elagabalus.-Virtues of Alexander Severus.-Licentiousness of the Army-General

State of the Roman Finances.