| Opposition of the landowners | 150 |
| The Tribune Octavius puts his veto upon it | 150 |
| Deposition of Octavius | 151 |
| The Agrarian Law enseted | 151 |
| Three Commissioners elected | 151 |
| Distribution of the treasures of Pergamus among the Roman people | 151 |
| Renewed opposition to Tiberius | 151 |
| He becomes a candidate for the Tribunate a second time | 151 |
| Riots | 152 |
| Death of Tiberius | 152 |
132. | Return of Scipio to Rome | 152 |
| He opposes the popular party | 153 |
129. | Death of Scipio | 153 |
126. | Expulsion of the Allies from Rome | 154 |
125. | M. Fulvius Flaccus proposes to give the franchise to the Italians | 154 |
| Revolt and destruction of Fregellæ | 154 |
126. | C. Gracchus goes to Sardinia as Quæstor | 154 |
124. | He returns to Rome | 157 |
123. | He is elected Tribune | 157 |
| His legislation | 157 |
| I. Laws for improving the condition of the people | 157 |
| 1. Extension of the Agrarian Law | 157 |
| 2. State provision for the poor | 157 |
| 3. Soldiers equipped at the expense of the Republic | 157 |
| II. Laws to diminish the power of the Senate | 157 |
| 1. Transference of the judicial power from the Senators to the Equites | 157 |
| 2. Distribution of the Provinces before the election of the Consuls | 158 |
122. | C. Gracchus Tribune a second time | 158 |
| Proposes to confer the citizenship upon the Latins | 158 |
| Unpopularity of this proposal | 158 |
| The Tribune M. Livius Drusus outbids Gracchus | 158 |
| Foundation of a colony at Carthage | 159 |
| Decline of the popularity of Gracchus | 159 |
121. | His murder | 160 |
| Cornelia, the mother of the Gracchi | 160 |
| CHAPTER XXII. | |
| JUGURTHA AND HIS TIMES. B.C. 118–104. | |
| C. MARIUS | 161 |
134. | Serves at the siege of Numantia | 161 |
| Attracts the notice of Scipio Africanus | 161 |
119. | Tribune of the Plebs | 162 |
115. | Prætor | 162 |
149. | Death of Masinissa | 162 |
| Accession of Micipsa | 162 |
134. | Jugurtha serves at the siege of Numantia | 162 |
118. | Death of Micipsa | 162 |
| Jugurtha assassinates Hiempsal | 163 |
| War between Jugurtha and Adherbal | 163 |
117. | Roman commissioners divide Numidia between Jugurtha and Adherbal | 163 |
| Fresh war between Jugurtha and Adherbal | 163 |
| Siege of Cirta | 163 |
112. | Death of Adherbal | 163 |
111. | The Romans declare war against Jugurtha | 163 |
| Jugurtha bribes the Consul Calpurnius Bestia | 163 |
| Indignation at Rome | 163 |
| Jugurtha comes to Rome | 164 |
111. | He murders Massiva | 164 |
| Renewal of the war | 164 |
110. | Incapacity of the Consul Sp. Postumius Albinus | 164 |
| Defeat of his brother Aulus | 164 |
109. | Bill of the Tribune C. Mamilius | 164 |
| Many Romans condemned | 164 |
| The Consul Q. Cæcilius Metellus lands in Africa | 164 |
| Accompanied by Marius as his lieutenant | 165 |
| Metellus defeats Jugurtha | 165 |
| Ambitious views of Marius | 165 |
108. | He quits Africa and arrives in Rome | 166 |
| Is elected Consul | 166 |
| Attacks the nobility | 166 |
| Campaign of Metellus as Proconsul | 166 |
| The people give Marius command of the Numidian War | 166 |
107. | First Consulship of Marius | 166 |
| He arrives in Africa | 166 |
| He defeats Jugurtha and Bocchus, king of Mauritania | 167 |
106. | Bocchus surrenders Jugurtha to Sulla, the Quæstor of Marius | 167 |
| Early history of Sulla | 167 |
| His character | 167 |
104. | Triumph of Marius | 168 |
| His second Consulship | 168 |
| CHAPTER XXIII. | |
| THE CIMBRI AND TEUTONES, B.C. 113–101. SECOND SERVILE WAR IN SICILY, B.C. 103–101. | |
| Invasion of the Cimbri and Teutones | 169 |
| Their probable origin | 169 |
113. | Defeat of the Consul Cn. Papirius Carbo | 169 |
109. | Defeat of the Consul M. Junius Silanus | 169 |
107. | Defeat of the Consul L. Cassius Longinus | 169 |
105. | Defeat of the Consul Cn. Mallius Maximus and the Proconsul Cn. Servilius Cæpio | 170 |
104. | Second Consulship of Marius | 170 |
| The Cimbri invade Spain | 170 |
103. | Third Consulship of Marius | 170 |
102. | Fourth Consulship of Marius | 170 |
| The Cimbri return from Spain | 170 |
102. | Marius takes up his position near Arles | 170 |
| The Cimbri enter Italy by the Pass of Tridentum | 170 |
| Great defeat of the Teutones by Marius at Aquæ Sextiæ | 171 |
101. | Fifth Consulship of Marius | 171 |
| Great defeat of the Teutones at Vercellæ by Marius and the Proconsul Catulus | 171 |
| Triumph of Marius and Catulus | 171 |
103–101. | Second Servile War in Sicily | 171 |
| Tryphon king of the Slaves | 172 |
| Succeeded by Athenio as king | 172 |
101. | The Consul Aquillius puts an end to the war | 172 |
| CHAPTER XXIV. | |
| INTERNAL HISTORY OF ROME, FROM THE DEFEAT OF THE CIMBRI AND TEUTONES TO THE SOCIAL WAR. B.C. 100–91. | |
100. | Sixth Consulship of Marius | 173 |
| His league with the demagogues Saturninus and Glaucia | 173 |
| Agrarian Law of Saturninus | 174 |
| Banishment of Metellus | 174 |
| Saturninus declared a public enemy | 174 |
| He is put to death | 175 |
| Marius visits the East | 175 |
92. | Condemnation of Rutilius Lupus | 175 |
91. | Tribunate of M. Livius Drusus | 175 |
| His measures | 176 |
| Proposes to give the franchise to the Italian allies | 176 |
| His assassination | 176 |
| CHAPTER XXV. | |
| THE SOCIAL OR MARSIC WAR. B.C. 90–89. | |
90. | The Allies take up arms | 178 |
| The war breaks out at Asculum in Picenum | 178 |
| Corfinium the new capital of the Italian confederation | 178 |
| Q. Pompædius Silo, a Marsian, and C. Papius Mutilus, a Samnite, the Italian Consuls | 178 |
| Defeat and death of the Roman Consul P. Rutilius Lupus | 179 |
| Exploits of Marius | 179 |
| The Lex Julia | 179 |
89. | Success of the Romans | 180 |
| The Lex Plautia Papiria | 180 |
| The franchise given to the Allies | 180 |
| All the Allies lay down their arms except the Samnites and Lucanians | 180 |
| Ten new Tribes formed | 180 |
| CHAPTER XXVI. | |
| FIRST CIVIL WAR. B.C. 88–86. | |
88. | Consulship of Sulla | 181 |
| Receives the command of the Mithridatic War | 181 |
| The Tribune P. Sulpicius Rufus | 182 |
| He proposes to distribute the Italians among the thirty-five Tribes | 182 |
| Sulla flies from Rome to Nola | 182 |
| The people give Marius the command of the Mithridatic War | 182 |
| Sulla marches upon Rome | 182 |
| Sulpicius put to death | 183 |
| Marius flies from Rome | 183 |
| His adventures | 183 |
| Is seized at Minturnæ | 183 |
| Escapes to Africa | 184 |
| Sulla sails to the East | 184 |
87. | Riots at Rome | 185 |
| The Consul Cinna invites the assistance of Marius | 185 |
| Marius and Cinna march upon Rome | 185 |
| They enter the city | 185 |
| Proscription of their enemies | 185 |
86. | Seventh Consulship of Marius | 185 |
| His death | 185 |
| CHAPTER XXVII. | |
| FIRST MITHRIDATIC WAR. B.C. 88–84. | |
| Kingdom of Pontus | 186 |
| Its history | 186 |
120. | Accession of Mithridates VI | 186 |
| His early life | 186 |
| His attainments | 187 |
| His conquests | 187 |
| His disputes with the Romans | 187 |
88. | He invades Cappadocia and Bithynia | 187 |
| He invades the Roman province of Asia | 188 |
| Massacre of Romans and Italians | 188 |
87. | The Grecian states declare in favor of Mithridates | 188 |
| Sulla lands in Epirus | 188 |
| He lays siege to Athens and the Piræus | 188 |
86. | Takes these cities | 188 |
| Defeats Archelaus, the general of Mithridates, at Chæronea | 188 |
85. | Again defeats Archelaus at Orchomenus | 189 |
84. | Peace with Mithridates | 189 |
| Sulla attacks Fimbria, the Marian general, in Asia | 189 |
83. | He returns to Italy | 189 |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. | |
| SECOND CIVIL WAR—SULLA'S DICTATORSHIP, LEGISLATION, AND DEATH. B.C. 83–78. | |
84. | Consulship of Cinna and Carbo | 190 |
| Death of Cinna | 190 |
83. | Consulship of Scipio and Norbanus | 190 |
| Preparations for war | 191 |
| The Italians support the Marian party | 191 |
| Sulla marches from Brundusium to Campania | 191 |
| Defeats the Consul Norbanus | 191 |
| Pompey, Metellus Pius, Crasus, and others, join Sulla | 192 |
83. | Consulship of Papirus Carbo and the younger Marius | 192 |
| Defeat of Marius, who takes refuge in Præneste | 192 |
| Murder of Senators in Rome by order of Marius | 192 |
| Great battle before the Colline gate at Rome between Sulla and the Samnites | 192 |
| Defeat of the Samnites | 193 |
| Surrender of Præneste | 193 |
| Death of Marius | 193 |
| End of the war | 193 |
| Sulla master of Rome | 193 |
| Proscription | 193 |
| Dreadful scenes | 194 |
81. | Sulla dictator | 194 |
| He celebrates his triumph over Mithridates | 194 |
| His reforms in the constitution | 194 |
| His military colonies | 194 |
73. | He resigns the Dictatorship | 195 |
| He retires to Puteoli | 195 |
73. | His death | 195 |
| His funeral | 196 |
| LEGES CORNELLÆ— | |
| I. Laws relating to the Constitution | 196 |
| Deprive the Comitia Tribute of their legislative and judicial powers | 196 |
| Increase the power of the Senate | 197 |
| Increase the number of the Quæstors and Prætors | 197 |
| Deprive the Tribunes of all real power | 197 |
| II. Laws relating to the Ecclesiastical Corporations | 197 |
| Repeal of the Lex Domitia | 197 |
| Increase of the number of Pontiffs and Augurs | 197 |
| III. Laws relating to the Administration of Justice | 197 |
| Quæstiones Perpetuæ | 197 |
| Transference of the Judicia from the Equites to the Senators | 198 |
| IV. Laws relating to the improvement of Public Morals | 198 |
| CHAPTER XXIX. | |
| FROM THE DEATH OF SULLA TO THE CONSULSHIP OF POMPEY AND CRASSUS. B.C. 78–70. | |
78. | Consulship of Lepidus and Catulus | 199 |
| Lepidus attempts to repeal the laws of Sulla | 199 |
| Is opposed by Catulus | 199 |
| Is defeated at the Mulvian Bridge | 199 |
| Retires to Sardinia | 200 |
| His death | 200 |
82. | Sertorius in Spain | 200 |
79. | Carries on war against Metellus | 200 |
| CN. POMPEIUS MAGNUS | 200 |
| His birth | 200 |
89. | Fights against the Italians under his father | 200 |
83. | Joins Sulla | 200 |
82. | Is sent into Sicily and Africa | 200 |
80. | Enters Rome in triumph | 201 |
78. | Supports the aristocracy against Lepidus | 201 |
76. | Is sent into Spain to assist Metellus | 201 |
72. | Assassination of Sertorius by Perperna | 202 |
71. | Pompey finishes the war in Spain | 202 |
73. | War of the Gladiators: Spartacus | 202 |
72. | Spartacus defeats both Consuls | 202 |
71. | Crassus appointed to the command of the war against the Gladiators | 202 |
| Defeats and slays Spartacus | 203 |
| Pompey cuts to pieces a body of Gladiators | 203 |
70. | Consulship of Pompey and Crassus | 203 |
| Pompey restores the Tribunitian power | 203 |
| Law of L. Aurelius Cotta, transferring the Judicia to the Senators, Equites, and Tribuni Ærarii | 204 |
| CHAPTER XXX. | |
| THIRD OR GREAT MITHRIDATIC WAR. B.C. 74–61. | |
83. | SECOND MITHRIDATIC WAR— | |
| Murena invades Pontus | 205 |
83. | Mithridates defeats Murena | 205 |
| End of the Second Mithridatic War | 205 |
| Preparations of Mithridates | 206 |
71. | THIRD MITHRIDATIC WAR— | |
| Mithridates defeats the Consul Cotta | 206 |
| He lays siege to Cyzicus | 206 |
73. | The siege is raised by Lucullus | 207 |
| Lucullus defeats Mithridates | 207 |
71. | Mithridates takes refuge in Armenia | 207 |
70. | Lucullus settles the affairs of Asia | 207 |
69. | He invades Armenia and defeats Tigranes | 208 |
68. | Lucullus defeats Tigranes and Mithridates, and lays siege to Nisibis | 208 |
67. | Mithridates returns to Pontus and defeats the generals of Lucullus | 208 |
| Mutiny in the army of Lucullus | 208 |
| The command of the Mithridatic War given to Glabrio | 209 |
| WAR WITH THE PIRATES— | |
| Account of the Pirates | 209 |
| Command of the war given by the Gabinian Law to Pompey | 210 |
| Success of Pompey | 210 |
| He finishes the war | 210 |
66. | THIRD MITHRIDATIC WAR CONTINUED | 210 |
| Command of the Mithridatic War given by the Manilian Law to Pompey | 210 |
| It is opposed by the aristocracy | 211 |
| It is supported by Cicero | 211 |
| Pompey defeats Mithridates | 211 |
| Mithridates retires into the Cimmerian Bosporus | 211 |
| Pompey invades Armenia | 212 |
| Submission of Tigranes | 212 |
65. | Pompey pursues Mithridates | 212 |
| He advances as far as the River Phasis | 212 |
| He returns to Pontus, which he reduces to the form of a Roman province | 212 |
64. | He marches into Syria, which he makes a Roman province | 212 |
63. | He subdues Phœnicia and Palestine | 212 |
| He takes Jerusalem | 212 |
| Preparations of Mithridates | 213 |
| Conspiracy against him | 213 |
| His death | 213 |
| Pompey settles the affairs of Asia | 213 |
62. | He returns to Italy | 213 |
| CHAPTER XXXI. | |
| INTERNAL HISTORY, FROM THE CONSULSHIP OF POMPEY AND CRASSUS TO THE RETURN OF POMPEY FROM THE EAST: THE CONSPIRACY OF CATILINE. B.C. 69–61. | |
| C. JULIUS CÆSAR— | |
100. | His birth | 214 |
| His early history | 214 |
| Proscribed by Sulla | 215 |
81. | He serves in Asia | 215 |
77. | Accuses Dolabella | 215 |
| Taken by the Pirates | 215 |
75. | Studies in Rhodes | 215 |
68. | Quæstor | 215 |
65. | Curule Ædile | 216 |
| Restores the statues of Marius | 216 |
| M. TULLIUS CICERO— | |
106. | His birth | 216 |
80. | Serves in the Social War | 216 |
81. | His speech for P. Quintius | 216 |
80. | His speech for Sex. Roscius of Ameria | 216 |
79. | He goes to Athens | 216 |
78. | He studies in Rome | 216 |
77. | He returns to Rome | 216 |
76. | Quæstor in Sicily | 217 |
70. | He accuses Verres | 217 |
68. | Ædile | 217 |
66. | Prætor | 217 |
| He speaks on behalf of the Manilian law | 217 |
65. | First conspiracy of Catiline | 217 |
| History of Catiline | 218 |
63. | Consulship of Cicero | 219 |
| Second conspiracy of Catiline | 219 |
| Catiline quits Rome | 220 |
| Cicero seizes the conspirators | 220 |
| They are put to death | 221 |
62. | Defeat and death of Catiline | 221 |
| Popularity of Cicero | 221 |
| Remarks upon the punishment of the conspirators | 221 |
| CHAPTER XXXII. | |
| FROM POMPEY'S RETURN FROM THE EAST TO CICERO'S BANISHMENT AND RECALL. B.C. 62–57. | |
62. | Pompey arrives in Italy | 223 |
61. | Triumph of Pompey | 223 |
| State of parties in Rome | 224 |
60. | The Senate refuses to sanction Pompey's measures in Asia | 224 |
63. | Prætorship of Cæsar | 224 |
61. | Proprætor in Spain | 224 |
60. | His victories in Spain | 224 |
| He returns to Rome | 225 |
| FIRST TRIUMVIRATE | 225 |
59. | Consulship of Cæsar | 225 |
| Agrarian Law for the division of the Campanian land | 225 |
| Ratification of Pompey's acts in Asia | 225 |
| Marriage of Julia, Cæsar's daughter, with Pompey | 225 |
| Cæsar gains over the Equites | 225 |
| Vatinian Law, granting to Cæsar the provinces of Cisalpine Gaul and Illyricum for five years | 226 |
| Transalpine Gaul added | 226 |
62. | Clodius profanes the rites of the Bona Dea | 226 |
61. | His trial and acquittal | 227 |
| His enmity against Cicero | 227 |
58. | Tribune of the Plebs | 227 |