TEXT Ⅰ.Helen Elopes with Paris 1
Ⅱ.The Siege of Troy 1
Ⅲ.The Flight of Aeneas 2
Ⅳ.The Story of Romulus and Remus 3
Ⅴ.The Founding of Rome 3
Ⅵ.The Reign of Romulus 4
Ⅶ.A Mortal Combat 5
Ⅷ.Horatius Keeps the Bridge 5
Ⅸa,b.A Political Strike 6
Ⅹ.An Unjust Judge 7
Ⅺ.Cincinnatus 8
Ⅻ.Coriolanus 9
ⅩⅢa,b.The Gauls Take Rome 9
ⅩⅣa,b.A Roman Army Trapped 11
ⅩⅤ.An Incorruptible Roman 12
ⅩⅥ.A Strange Encounter 13
ⅩⅦ.A True Patriot 14
ⅩⅧ.Lake Trasimene 14
ⅩⅨ.The News at Rome 15
ⅩⅩ.Hannibal at the Gates 16
ⅩⅪ.Battle of the Metaurus River 17
ⅩⅫ.Hannibal's Death 18
ⅩⅩⅢ.Scipio and his Enemies 19
ⅩⅩⅣ.A Remedy for Plague 20
ⅩⅩⅤ.The Liberation of Greece 20
ⅩⅩⅥa,b.Cato 21
ⅩⅩⅦ.Fall of Carthage 23
ⅩⅩⅧ.Forceful Diplomacy 24
ⅩⅩⅨ.Roman Treachery 25
ⅩⅩⅩ.Tiberius Gracchus 25
ⅩⅩⅪ.Gaius Gracchus and the Italians 26
ⅩⅩⅫ.Battle of Aquae Sextiae 27
ⅩⅩⅩⅢ.Marius'Adventures 28
ⅩⅩⅩⅣa,b.Sulla's Proscriptions 29
ⅩⅩⅩⅤ.Siege of Jerusalem 31
ⅩⅩⅩⅥ.Catiline's Conspiracy 32
ⅩⅩⅩⅦ.Clodius and Milo 33
ⅩⅩⅩⅧ.Caesar and the Pirates 33
ⅩⅩⅩⅨa.Caesar and Britain 34
ⅩⅩⅩⅨb.Geography of Britain 35
ⅩⅩⅩⅨc.Caesar's First Landing 36
ⅩⅩⅩⅨd.Caesar's Second Landing 37
ⅩLa.Caesar in Gaul 37
ⅩLb.The Revolt of Vercingetorix 38
ⅩLⅠa.Siege of Dyrrhachium 39
ⅩLⅠb.Pharsalia 39
ⅩLⅡ.Caesar's Murder 40
ⅩLⅢ.Augustus 41
ⅩLⅣ.The Defeat of Varus 42
ⅩLⅤ.Nero's Suicide 44
ⅩLⅥ.Vespasian 44
ⅩLⅦ.Domitian's Death 45
ⅩLⅧ.Agricola in Britain 46
ⅩLⅨa.Pliny and the Christians 47
ⅩLⅨb.Trajan's Answer to Pliny 48
La,b.Verres'Misrule of Sicily 49
LⅠ.A Roman's Day in Town 50
LⅡ.A roman at his Country-House 51
LⅢ.Roman Entertainments 52
LⅣ.A roman Boy's Ingenuity 52
LⅤ.A Roman Duped by a Greek 53
LⅥ.A Ghost Story 54
LⅦ.Rome's Destiny 55
LⅧ.Fabius Saved Rome 55
LⅨ.Cicero's Boast 56
LⅩ.Another's Trouble 56
LⅪ.A Spartan Mother 56
LⅫ.A Woman's Word 56
LⅩⅢ.Friendship 56
LⅩⅣ.Optimism 56
LⅩⅤ.Lovely as a Rose 57
LⅩⅥ.Lie Lightly,Earth 57
LⅩⅦ.Fickle Woman 57
LⅩⅧ.I do not like you,Dr Fell 57
LⅩⅨ.An Author's Fears 57
LⅩⅩ.Life Will Not Wait 57
LⅩⅪ.Rose and Thorn 58
LⅩⅫ.A Primitive Picnic 58
LⅩⅩⅢ.Master of His Soul 58
LⅩⅩⅣ.Doomsday 58
LⅩⅩⅤ.Farewell,My Soul 59
EXERCISES 61
SUPPLEMENTARY EXERCISES FOR REVISION 85
VOCABULARY I(Words assumed to be previously known) 89
VOCABULARY II(General) 93