This Reader consists of 90 selections illustrating the history of Rome from the myth of Aeneas to the founding of the Augustan Principate.
Historical background is provided in prefaces to the selections..
The selections have been chosen with three aims: gradual increase in length and difficulty, continuity of subject matter, and stylistic variety.
This Reader consists of 90 selections illustrating the history of Rome from the myth of Aeneas to the founding of the Augustan Principate