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CONTENTS.
LECTURE CVIII.
PAGE.
Decimus Laberius and P. Syrus............................................. 146
State of Greek literature ..................................................... 147
Domestic relations of Augustus.............................................. 148
His friends, M. Vipsanius Agrippa and Cilnius Maecenas .................. 149
The family of Augustus ...................................................... 151
LECTURE CIX.
Buildings of Augustus....................................................... 153
His wars against the Cantabri, in Dalmatia, Noricum, and Pannonia...... 155
Wai- against the Alpine tribes................................................ 156
War in Germany.............................................................. 157
Maroboduus ................................................................. 159
Insurrection of Dalmatia and Pannonia...................................... 160
LECTURE CX.
Quintilius Varus.............................................................. 161
Arminius ...................................................................... 162
Battle of Varus................................................................ 163
Last years and death of Augustus............................................ 165
Extent of the Roman empire at that time.................................... 167
Civil legislation of Augustus.................................................. 168
LECTURE CXI.
General character of the history of the empire .............................. 168
Tacitus ........................................................................ 170
SuetoniusandDionCassius .................................................. 170
History of Tiberius till the time of his accession.............................. 173
Beginning of his government................................................. 174
LECTURE CXIL
The reign of Tiberius, continued.............................................. 175
WarsofGermanicusandhisdeath .......................................... 176
Later period of the reign of Tiberius.......................................... 179
Aelius Seianus ............................................................... 181
Macro.......................................................................... 182
Death of Tiberius.............................................................. 183
LECTURE CXIII.
Caius Caesar (Caligula) ...................................................... 183 .
Claudius........................................................................ 186-
LECTURE CXIV.
State of Roman literature during the early period of the empire............ 191
Seneca......................................................................... 192
Lucan.......................................................................... 193
Reign of Nero.................................................................. 194
LECTURE CXV.
Servius Sulpicius Galba ...................................................... 199
M. Salvius Otho............................................................... 201
A. Vitellius.................................................................... 202
T. Flavius Vespasianus........................................................ 204
Josephus, the Jewish historian................................................ 205
CONTENTS.
LECTURE CXVI.
FAGB.
T. Flavius Vespasianus, continued. .......................................... 206
Insurrection of Claudius Civilis, and state of Gaul under the Romans...... 210
Titus .......................................................................... 2I4
LECTURE CXVII.
Titus, continued .............................................................. 214
Domitian ...................................................................... 21θ
Literature of the age of Domitian............................................ 216
LECTURE CXVIII.
M. Cocccius Nerva............................................................ 221
M. Ulpius Nerva Trajanus.................................................... 223
LECTURE CXIX.
The arts and architecture of Rome in the time of Trajan.................... 228
The forum Ulpium and the column of Trajan................................ 229
Roman literature in the age of Trajan: Tacitus, Pliny the younger, Floras 231
Greek literature of the same period : Dion Chrysostom and I1Iutarcli...... 234
LECTURE CXX.
Hadrian........................................................................ 236
Insurrection of the Jews and Mauretanians.................................. 237
Jurisprudence.................................................................. 239
Roman literature in the time of Hadrian: A. Gellius, Corn. Fronto, Apu-
leius, Tertullian ............................................................ 239
Greek literature of the same period : Lucian, Pausanias1 Aelius Aristides.. 243
LECTURE CXXL
Hadrian’s buildings............................................................ 244
T. Antoninus Pius............................................................ 245
M. Aurelius Antoninus........................................................ 247
Stoic philosophy .............................................................. 248
Causes of the unhappiness of M. Aurelius.................................... 250
LECTURE CXXII.
M. Aurelius, continued........................................................ 251
War against the Marcomanni ................................................ 252
Insurrection of Avidius Cassius .............................................. 253
Weakness of M. Aurelius as a sovereign...................................... 255
Commodus ....................................................... 257
P. Helvius Pertinax .......................................................... 259
LECTURE CXXIII.
Didius Salvius Julianus ...................................................... 260
Clodius Alhinus .............................................................. 261
Pescennius Niger.............................................................. 261
Septimius Severus ............................................................ 262
Christianity emerges from obscurity.......................................... 262
Julia Domna................................................................. 266
Caracalla and Geta............................................................ 267
The correctores............................................................... 267