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CONTENTS

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Introduction (W. D. Howells) vii
Preface xiii
Biographical Note xv
The Twins (Romulus and Remus) 1
What the Forest Lady Said (Numa) 8
Why the Romans Bore Pain (Brutus and Mutius) 16
The Second Founder of Rome (Camillus) 23
The Man Who Waited (Fabius) 30
How a Woman Saved Rome (Coriolanus and Volumnia) 38
The Triumph (Æmilius Paulus) 47
A Roman Undismayed (Marcellus) 55
Cato the Stern 62
The General Who Ate Dry Bread (Marius) 69
The Red General (Sulla) 77
Battle-Fields and Gardens (Lucullus) 84
The Man Who Loved Gold (Crassus) 92
The White Fawn (Sertorius) 100
The Conqueror of Pirates (Pompey) 107
Caesar and His Fortune 114

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