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 TABLE OF CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. CHAPTER I. THE EXTENT AND MILITARY FORCE OF THE EMPIRE IN THE AGE OF THE ANTONINES. Introduction. , Page 1 Moderation of Augustus. 2 Imitated by his successors. . 3 Conquest of Britain was the first exception to it. .4 Conquest of Dacia, the second ex- ception. . 6 Conquests of Trajan in the east. 7 Resigned by his successor Hadrian 8 Contrast of Hadrian ard Antoni- nus Pius. . .9 Pacific system of Hadrian and the two Antonines. ib. Defensive wars of Marcus Antoninus 10 Military establishment of the Ro- man emperors. . ib. Discipline. . .11 Exercises. . . 13 The legions under the emperors. 14 Arms ... 15 Cavalry. . . . 16 Auxiliaries. . 17 Artillery. . . . 18 Encampment. . ib. March. . . . 19 Number and disposition of the le- gions. . 20 Navy. . .21 Amount of the whole establishment 22 View of the provinces of the Ro- man empire. . ib. Spain. . . ib. Gaul. . .23 Britain. ., 24 Italy. . . ib. The Danube and Illyrian frontier 25 Rhaetia. . .26 Noricum and Pannonia. ib. Dalmatia. ., ib. Maesia and Dacia. . 27 Thrace, Macedonia, and Greece. ib. Asia Minor. . 28 Syria, Phoenicia, and Palestine. 29 Egypt ... 30 Africa. . . . ib. The Mediterranean, with its islands 31 General idea of the Roman em- pire. . .32 CHAPTER II. OF THE UNION AND INTERNAL PROSPERITY OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN THE AGE OF THE ANTONINES. Principles of government. 33 Universal spirit of toleration. ib. Of the people. . ib. Of philosophers. . 35 Of the magistrate. . 37 In the provinces. • ib. At Rome. . 38 Freedom of Rome. . 39 Italy ... 40 The provinces. . 41 Colonies and municipal towns. 42 Division of the Latin and the Greek provinces. . 43 General use of both languages. 46 Slaves. . . ib. Their treatment. . ib. Enfranchisement. 47 Numbers. . .48 Populousness of the Roman em- pire Obedience and union Roman monuments Many of them erected at private expense Example of Herodes Atticus His reputation , Most of the Roman monuments for public use ; temples, theatres, aqueducts Number and greatness of the cities of the empire In Italy. . . Gaul and Spain Africa Asia Roman roads 49 50 51 ib. 53 54 55 56 57 ib. 58 ib.