The Project Gutenberg EBook of Stories From Livy, by Alfred ChurchThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Stories From LivyAuthor: Alfred ChurchIllustrator: PinelliRelease Date: December 25, 2007 [EBook #24030]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STORIES FROM LIVY ***Produced by David WidgerSTORIES FROM LIVYBy The Rev. Alfred Church, M.A.Professor of Latin in University College, LondonWith Illustrations From Designs by Pinelli.Scribner And WelfordMDCCCLXXXIII.Frontispiece 011Titlepage 012TOHENRY FRANCIS CHURCHBEST OF BROTHERSContentsPREFACE.STORIES FROMLIVY.CHAPTER I. THE STORY OF ROMULUS AND OF NUMA.CHAPTER II. THE STORY OF ALBA.CHAPTER III. THE STORY OF THE ELDER TARQUIN.CHAPTER IV. THE STORY OF SERVIUS.CHAPTER V. THE STORY OF BRUTUS.CHAPTER VI. THE STORY OF LARS PORSENNA.CHAPTER VII. THE STORY OF CORIOLANUS.CHAPTER VIII. THE STORY OF THE FABII.CHAPTER IX. THE STORY OF CINCINNATUS.CHAPTER X. THE STORY OF THE DECEMVIRS AND OF VIRGINIA.CHAPTER XI. THE STORY OF VEII.CHAPTER XII. THE STORY OF CAMILLUS.CHAPTER XIII. THE STORY OF ROME AND THE GAULS.CHAPTER XIV. THE STORY OF ROME AND THE GAULS (continued).CHAPTER XV. THE STORY OF MANLIUS OF THE TWISTED CHAIN.CHAPTER XVI. STORIES OF CERTAIN GREAT ROMANS ...
The Project Gutenberg EBook of Stories From Livy, by Alfred Church
This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: Stories From Livy
Author: Alfred Church
Illustrator: Pinelli
Release Date: December 25, 2007 [EBook #24030]
Language: English
START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK STORIES FROM LIVY *** ***
Produced by David Widger
STORIES FROM LIVY
By The Rev. Alfred Church, M.A.
Professor of Latin in University College, London
With Illustrations From Designs by Pinelli.
Scribner And Welford
MDCCCLXXXIII.
Frontispiece 011
Titlepage 012
TO
HENRY FRANCIS CHURCH
BEST OF BROTHERS
Contents
PREFACE. STORIES FROM LIVY. CHAPTER I. ROMULUS AND OF NUMA. OFTHE STORY CHAPTER II. ALBA. OFTHE STORY CHAPTER III.THE STORY THE ELDER TARQUIN. OF CHAPTER IV.THE STORY SERVIUS. OF CHAPTER V.THE STORY OF BRUTUS. CHAPTER VI.THE STORY OF LARS PORSENNA. CHAPTER VII. CORIOLANUS. OFTHE STORY CHAPTER VIII. THE FABII. OFTHE STORY CHAPTER IX. OF CINCINNATUS.THE STORY CHAPTER X. OF THE DECEMVIRS AND OF VIRGINIA.THE STORY CHAPTER XI.THE STORY VEII. OF CHAPTER XII.THE STORY CAMILLUS. OF CHAPTER XIII.THE STORY OF ROME AND THE GAULS. CHAPTER XIV.THE STORY OF ROME AND THE GAULS (continued). CHAPTER XV. MANLIUS OF THE TWISTED CHAIN. OFTHE STORY CHAPTER XVI.STORIES OF CERTAIN GREAT ROMANS. CHAPTER XVII. THE THE PASSES OF CAUDIUM. STORY OF
Frontispiece Titlepage The Wolf and the Twins The Death of Tarpeia Death of the Horatti and Curiattii Tullia Driving over the Body of Her Father Brutus Condemning his Sons to Death Horatius on the Bridge Mutius Before King Porsenna Cloelia and Her Companions Coriolanus Before his Mother Incinnatus Called to Be Dictator The Death of Virginia Roman Ladies Bringing Their Ornaments The Gauls and the Senators Curtius Leaping Into the Chasm Decius Devoting Himself for his Country
List of Illustrations
PREFACE.
I had wished to say a few words as to the great difficulty of transforming Livy's ornate diction into the simple style I have hitherto adopted; but a stroke of illness has prevented my being able even to correct the proofs—a work which has been carried out for me by my kind friend, C. Simmons, Esq., of Balliol College, Oxford. Pymlico, Hadley, October 2, 1882.