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Adherbal Æmilius afterwards Amulius Antony Appius army AUGUSTUS CÆSAR AURELIUS brave brother Brutus Cæsar called Camillus Caracalla Carthage Carthaginians Cato Christians CLAUDIUS Cleopatra coloured command conquered Constantius Consuls contrived Coriolanus Crassus cruel Decemviri defeated Dictator died dominions dreadful Empire endeavoured enemy engaged engravings Fabius father friends gained Gauls governed Gracchus Gratian Greece half-bound Hamilcar Hannibal HARRIS AND SON heathen HISTORY honour Italy Italy and Greece Jugurtha Julius Cæsar killed King kingdom late Emperor length LESSON Lucius Lucretia Map of Africa Map of Asia Map of Europe Map of Italy Marius Micipsa murdered named Nero Numidia Numitor obliged Octavius peace Pompey Prince prisoners provinces put an end put to death Pyrrhus reigned resolved retired Romans Rome Romulus Sabines Scipio seized Senate sent Servius soldiers soon Spain Sylla Tarquin TARQUINIUS Temple throne Tiberius Titus took Tribunes Trimmer's troops Tullus VALENTINIAN Vespasian victory Volsci wicked wife
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