ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD.
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| Initial T.—Æneas and Anchises | 1 |
| Rhea Silvia | 4 |
| Romulus Consulting the Augury | 6 |
| Remus jumping over the Walls | 7 |
| Awful Appearance of the Shade of Remus to Romulus | 8 |
| The Romans walking off with the Sabine Women | 10 |
| Initial R | 14 |
| Numa Pompilius remembering the Grotto | 15 |
| Death of Cluilius | 17 |
| Combat between the Horatii and Curiatii | 19 |
| Initial | 23 |
| Celeres | 24 |
| Debtor and Creditor. Seizure of Goods for a Debt | 28 |
| Initial T | 33 |
| Tarquinius Superbus has the Sibylline Books valued | 35 |
| The Evil Conscience of Tarquin | 37 |
| Mrs. Sextus consoles herself with a Little Party | 39 |
| Tail-piece | 42 |
| Initial B | 43 |
| Aruns and Brutus | 45 |
| Horatius Cocles Defending the Bridge | 49 |
| Mucius Scævola before Porsenna | 51 |
| Clælia and her Companions escaping from the Etruscan Camp | 52 |
| Initial T | 56 |
| Coriolanus parting from his Wife and Family | 63 |
| Initial A | 65 |
| A Lictor is sent to arrest Publilius Volero | 68 |
| Cincinnatus chosen Dictator | 70 |
| Roman Bull and Priest of the Period | 73 |
| Virginia carried off by a Minion in the pay of Appius | 78 |
| In the foreground of the Tableau may be observed a Patrician looking very black at the Triumph of the General |
83 |
| In all probability something of this sort | 84 |
| School-boys flogging the Schoolmaster | 88 |
| Initial A.—A Gaul | 89 |
| The Citadel saved by the cackling of the Geese | 93 |
| Initial R.—Roman Soldier | 97 |
| Miss Fabia, the Younger, astonished at the Patrician's Double-knock | 98 |
| Titus threatening Pomponius | 103 |
| Terrific Combat between Titus Manlius and a Gaul of gigantic Stature | 105 |
| Initial T | 107 |
| A Scare-crow | 109 |
| Metius aggravating Titus Manlius | 111 |
| The Romans clothed by the Inhabitants of Capua | 119 |
| Samnite Soldier | 126 |
| Initial I.—Æsculapius | 129 |
| The Ambassadors purchasing Æsculapius | 133 |
| Tail-piece | 134 |
| Initial R | 135 |
| Appearance in the Senate of a young Nobleman, named Meto | 139 |
| Self-possession of Fabricius, the Ambassador, under rather Trying Circumstances | 142 |
| Discovery of the Head of Summanus | 145 |
| Curius Dentatus refusing the Magnificent Gift offered by the Samnite Ambassadors | 146 |
| Initial A | 150 |
| Roman Man-of-War, from a scarce Medal | 153 |
| Initial P | 161 |
| Hanno announcing to the Mercenaries the Emptiness of the Public Coffers | 162 |
| Early Roman Gladiator and his Patron | 165 |
| His Excellency Q. Fabius offering Peace or War to the Carthaginian Senate | 169 |
| Hannibal crossing the Alps | 173 |
| Hannibal disguising himself | 176 |
| The "Slow Coach" | 179 |
| Young Varro | 180 |
| Archimedes taking a Warm Bath | 186 |
| Considerate Conduct of Scipio Africanus | 188 |
| Initial W | 193 |
| Hannibal leads the Ambassadors rather a fatiguing Walk round Carthage | 197 |
| Hannibal requesting the Cretan Priests to become his Bankers | 200 |
| Hannibal makes the usual neat and appropriate Speech previous to killing himself | 201 |
| Initial I | 204 |
| Roman Lady "Shopping" | 205 |
| Terence reading his Play to Cæcilius | 210 |
| Light Comedy Man of the Period | 212 |
| Bacchanalian Group, from a very old Vase | 223 |
| Assassination of Viriathus | 226 |
| Arrest of Eunus | 231 |
| Tib. Gracchus canvassing | 238 |
| Melancholy end of Tib. Gracchus | 239 |
| Scipio Æmilianus cramming himself for a Speech after a hearty Supper | 240 |
| Rash Act of Caius Gracchus | 244 |
| Tail-piece | 246 |
| Drusus is Stabbed, and Expires gracefully | 254 |
| Initial F | 257 |
| "Who dares kill Marius?" | 261 |
| Marius in the Ruins of Carthage | 263 |
| Marius in his Old Age | 266 |
| Funeral Pile of Sulla | 274 |
| Initial T—Cæsar and Pompey very much alike, especially Pompey | 275 |
| Sertorius and his young Friends | 278 |
| Armed Slave | 280 |
| Spartacus | 281 |
| Mithridates, his rash act | 286 |
| Mithridates | 287 |
| Initial A—Libertas, Æqualitas, Fraternitas | 289 |
| Fulvia | 291 |
| Cicero throws up his Brief, like a Gentleman | 296 |
| Initial C | 299 |
| "Quid times? Cæsarem vehis." | 301 |
| The End of Julius Cæsar | 308 |
THE
COMIC HISTORY OF ROME.
