The Story of the Romans
Helene A. Guerber
- This
- elementary
- history
- of
- the
- Roma
- Empire
- is
- intended
- for
- supplementary
- reading
- or
- as
- a
- first
- history
- textbook
- for
- young
- pupils.
- It
- is
- therefore
- made
- up
- principally
- of
- stories
- about
- persons;
- for,
- while
- history
- proper
- is
- largely
- beyond
- the
- comprehension
- of
- children,
- they
- are
- able
- at
- an
- early
- age
- to
- understand
- and
- enjoy
- anecdotes
- of
- people,
- especially
- of
- those
- in
- the
- childhood
- of
- civilization.
- At
- the
- same
- time,
- these
- stories
- will
- give
- a
- clear
- idea
- of
- the
- most
- important
- events
- that
- have
- taken
- place
- in
- the
- ancient
- world,
- and,
- it
- is
- hoped,
- will
- arouse
- a
- desire
- to
- read
- further.
- They
- also
- aim
- to
- enforce
- the
- lessons
- of
- perseverance,
- courage,
- patriotism,
- and
- virtue
- that
- are
- taught
- by
- the
- noble
- lives
- described.
- A
- knowledge
- of
- ancient
- history,
- however
- superficial,
- is
- of
- very
- great
- value;
- and
- the
- classic
- legends
- are
- almost
- equally
- worth
- knowing,
- because
- of
- the
- prominent
- part
- they
- play
- in
- the
- world's
- literature.
- These
- tales
- make
- a
- deep
- impression
- on
- the
- minds
- of
- children,
- and
- the
- history
- thus
- learned
- almost
- in
- play
- will
- cling
- to
- the
- memory
- far
- more
- tenaciously
- than
- any
- lessons
- subsequently conned.
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