The Child S First History Of Rome

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Elizabeth Missing Sewell provides an accessible and engaging introduction to the history of ancient Rome in this children's book. From the founding of the city to the fall of the Empire, Sewell covers all the major events and figures in Roman history. This book is an excellent choice for parents looking to introduce their children to the classics. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ... What did the augurs say? Relate what is said of a young warrior What do the ancient writers declare? /. Of what is frequent mention made, during this period? On one occa sion. what took place? Who accepted the offer? B. Of what does this anecdote remind us? Relate the difference which can always be discovered between the actions Of heathens and the worshippers of the True God. 3. What was tho wish of the Roman, and what of David? CHAPTER XVHT.--What is the subject of this chapter? 1. What would it have been difficult for the Romans to avoid, and why? What, besides that? 2. Who were now the rivals of Rome? What is said of their country, and how was it situated? What is said of its inhabitants? X How many great wars were there between the Romans and Samnites? What caused the first one? I What was of great importance to the Romans? What if they had lost It? What is still more interesting, and why? t. What had the consul done? How were the troops situated? Who saved them, and how? 6. With what was Deeius rewarded? What is said of that crown? 7. What was a custom among the Romans? 8. What other reward is mentioned? To whom was it granted? How long did that first war last? Why did the Roman senators find it desirable to make peace? 9. What is said of the death of Deeius Mus? 10. What did the Roman consuls dream, and what agreement did ther make? What farther is said of the battle and of Deeius? CHAPTER XIX.--What is the subject of this chapter? 1. From what did it begin? What is there reason to think? What was one of the most remarkable events of that war? 9 By what had the Romans not profited? What at last happened? What were the Romans forced to do? What was required of them? What was the army obliged to do? 3. What was the name of the...

Excerpt from The Child's First History of Rome Another consequence of the present temper of the public, is a flood of fictitious works designed. For the perusal of the young. In these works, a series of imaginary facts is made a vehicle to con vey moral and religious information, Such facts, of course, beyond their immediate use, possess no value; and it may be seriously questioned, whether the lessons-they convey, wanting, as they do, the authority which real facts impart, possess more. Be this as it may, all must admit that these lessons make, but a slight impres sionna the feelings and memory in comparison with the interest awakened by the incidents of the story nand its progress to the catastrophe; while the distaste thus engendered for less exciting though infinitely more useful reading, 1s a positive injury for which they offer no equivalent or compensation Whatever. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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