CONTENTS. Narration 1. Death of Sardanapalus 2. Death of Cyrus 3. Consecration of Zopyrus 4. Manners of the Scythians 6. Battle of Thermopyle 7. Flight of Xerxes 8. Lycurgus 9. Taking of Athens by Lysander 10. Pelopidas delivers his country 12. Philip and Alexander 13. Alexander falls sick at Tarsus 16. Noble conduct of Alexander towards the princesses his prisoners 56 17. The siege of Tyre 18. Triumphant entry of Alexander into Babylon 59 19. Murder of Clytus 20. Magnanimity of Porus. 84 21. Voyage upon the Indus 87 Curiatii 5. Ruin of Alba 6. Death of Lucretia 22. Death of Alexander The Conclusion Narrations from Roman History. Narration 1. The rape of the Sabine Virgins 2. This act the signal for a war 3. The battle of the Horatii and the 4. Horatius kills his sister 7. Conspiracy detected & punished 117 91 98 99 102 104 107 110 111 Narration 8. Battle of Brutus and Aruns 9. Horatius Cocles 10. Mucius Scævola 11. Revolt of the people 12. Emigration to Mons Sacer 14. Quintius Cincinnatus 15. Appius enamoured of Virginia 18. Capture of Veii page. 120 124 126 129 131 133 137 143 146 149 158 19. Capture of Rome by the Gauls 161 20. Siege of the Capitol 168 21. Punishment of Marcus Manlius 174 22. Devoted act of young T. Manlius 177 23. Singular combat of T. Manlius 179 24. T. Manlius condemns his son to death 182 25. Decius devotes his life 186 26. The Roman army passes under 189 27. War of Pyrrhus 200 28. The first punic war 205 29. Hannibal joins the Spanish army 30. Siege and capture of Saguntum 209 207 59. Augustus made emperor-Tibe- Agrippina at Brindici 60. Death of Tiberius 379 385 387 393 RECOMMENDATIONS. THE Publishers of the new course of Latin books, are happy at this time to possess an opportunity of adding so many respectable and flattering testimonials of the merits of their works. The books are also adopted in several seminaries to the southward, from which no particular recommendations have yet been received, or solicited. Philadelphia, January, 1811. * I ESTEEM the " Epitome Historie Sacre and "De Viris illustribus urbis Romæ," &c. as excellent elementary books for acquiring a knowledge of the Latin language. σε SAMUEL S. SMITH, President of the College of New-Jersey. Nassau-Hall, October` 234, 1810. ober} Trenton Academy, October 25, 1810. It is with real pleasure that I unite with others in recommending the three Latin books entitled, Epitome Historie Sacra," "De Viris illustribus urbis Rome," and "Narrationes Excerptæ," the two first I have introduced already, and shall introduce the third into the Seminary over which I preside, as soon as published. ELIJAH SLACK, Principal. New-York, November 2d, 1810. THE books entitled, "Epitome Historie Sacre," "De Viris illustribus urbis Roma," &c. are, in my |