CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

CHAPTER I.

"The Extent and Military Force of the Empire, in the Age of the Antonines.

Of the Union and Internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Intonines. ib.

CHAPTER III.

Of the Constitution of the Roman Empire, in the Age of the Antonines.

Idea of a Monarchy..

Situation of Augustus..

He reforms the Senate..

Resigns his usurped Power..

Is prevailed upon to resume it un-
der the Title of Emperor or Ge-
neral....

Power of the Roman Generals...

Lieutenants of the Emperor

Divison of the Provinces between

the Emperor and the Senate...

The former preserves his military

Command, and Guards, in Rome

itself.

Consular and Tribunitian Powers.

Of Tiberius......

ib.

.....

96 Adoption and Character of Trajan 81

The Cruelty, Follies, and Murder of Commodus-Election of Pertinax-His Attempts to

Reform the State-His Assassination by the Prætorian Guards.

CHAPTER V.

Public Sale of the Empire to Didius Julianus by the Prætorian Guards-Clodius Albinas in

Britain, Pescennies Niger in Syria, and Septimius Severus in Pannonia, declare against

the murderers of Pertinax-Civil Wars and Victory of Severus over his three Rivals-Re-

laxation of Discipline-New Maxims of Government.

A. D.

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Proportion of the military Force to

the Number of the People...... 105

The institution of the Prætorian

A. D.

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Disgrace of the Prætorian Guards ib.
Funeral and Apotheosis of Perti-

116

ib.

117

ib.

ib.

118

Toward Niger.

Toward Albinus.

Event of the civil Wars..

nate.......

109

...

Takes Possession of the Palace... ib.
The public Discontent...

ib.

The Armies of Britain, Syria, and

Pannonia, declare against Ju-

lian....

110

Clodius Albinus in Britain..

ib.

Senate......

Pescennius Niger in Syria..

111

Pannonia and Dalmatia

112

193 Septimius Severus...

ib.

Declared Emperor by the Panno-

nian Legions...

113

Decided by one or two Battles.... 119

Siege of Byzantium...

Death of Niger and Albinus..

Cruel Consequences of the Civil

Wars...

Animosity of Severus against the

The Wisdom and Justice of his

Government..

General Peace and Prosperity

Relaxation of military discipline.. ib.
New Establishment of the Præto-

ib.

120

ib.

ib.

121

...

122

Marches into Italy.

ib.

rian Guards...

123

Advances toward Rome.

ib.

Distress of Julian...

114

His uncertain Conduct.

ib.

The Office of Prætorian Præfect..

The Senate oppressed by military

Despotism..

ib.

124

Is deserted by the Prætorians..

115

Is condemned and executed by Or-

New Maxims of the Imperial Pre-
rogative.....

ib.

der of the Senate...

ib.

CHAPTER VI.

The Death of Severus-Tyranny of Caracalla-Usurpation of Macrinus-Follies of Elaga-

balus-Virtues of Alexander Severus-Licentiousness of the Army-General State of the

Roman Finances.

CHAPTER VII...

The Elevation and Tyranny of Maximin—Rebellion in Africa and Italy, under the Authority

of the Senate-Civil Wars and Seditions-Violent Deaths of Maximin and his Son,

of Maximus and Balbinus, and of the three Gordians-Usurpation and secular Games of

Philip.

A. D.

CHAPTER VIII.

Of the State of Persia after the Restoration of the Monarchy by Artaxerxes.