Project Gutenberg 2011-10-07 Public domain in the USA. 499 À Beckett, Gilbert Abbott 1811 1856 A Beckett, Gilbert Abbott Beckett, Gilbert Abbott À À Beckett, G. A. (Gilbert Abbott) A'Beckett, Gilbert Leech, John 1817 1864 Leech, J. (John) The Comic History of Rome Produced by Margo Romberg, crana and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Comic History of Rome" by Gilbert Abbott À Beckett is a comedic historical account written in the mid-19th century. This work aims to narrate the history of Rome, from its founding to the end of the Commonwealth, in an entertaining manner, blending humor with factual history. It employs a satirical tone to explore the legendary origins of Rome and its early rulers, making the serious subject of history more accessible and engaging. The opening of the book delves into the mythological origins of Rome, recounting the legendary tales of figures such as Æneas, Romulus, and Remus, the twin brothers raised by a she-wolf. The narrative humorously critiques these traditional accounts, questioning their plausibility while retaining the entertaining aspects of the myths. Through playful anecdotes, the author introduces the major players in Rome's early history, touching upon themes of rivalry, ambition, and absurdity, setting the stage for a lighthearted exploration of Rome's rise to power and its colorful characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wit and humor, Pictorial Rome -- History -- Humor DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: Humour 963341 963354 2024-09-16T04:17:08.679103 2023-09-16T10:47:46.487219 text/html text/html 962547 2011-10-07T12:54:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 17707515 2011-10-07T12:56:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 15215372 2024-09-16T04:17:50.555920 application/epub+zip 15234398 2024-09-16T04:17:24.663049 application/epub+zip 435404 2024-09-16T04:17:10.606150 application/epub+zip 8292150 2024-09-16T04:18:00.605850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8208026 2024-09-16T04:17:36.105994 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 669202 2022-09-17T08:55:34.585737 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 858943 2024-09-16T04:17:06.633106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 858863 2011-10-07T12:54:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 325669 2011-10-07T12:56:32 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19120 2024-09-16T04:18:00.775828 application/rdf+xml 11956 2024-09-16T04:17:11.028096 image/jpeg 3237 2024-09-16T04:17:10.820091 image/jpeg 18541241 2024-09-16T04:17:09.118146 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia