Project Gutenberg 2004-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 205 Pennell, Robert F. 1850 1905 Pennell, Robert Franklin Pennell, R. F. (Robert Franklin) Ancient Rome : from the earliest times down to 476 A. D. Reading ease score: 62.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Lynn Bonnett, Teresa Thomason, and David Widger "Ancient Rome: From the Earliest Times Down to 476 A.D." by Robert F. Pennell is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This comprehensive work aims to provide a clear and concise overview of Rome's rise and fall, encompassing its geographical, political, and cultural evolution. The text also includes biographical sketches of key figures and outlines significant institutions and events that shaped Roman civilization. The opening of the book begins with a preface that establishes its purpose as a companion to the author's History of Greece, indicating its educational focus for high schools and academies. Following this, the first chapter presents the geography of Italy, detailing its natural landscape, including the Alps and the extensive Apennine mountain range, while delineating important regions such as Latium, Etruria, and Campania. The subsequent chapter introduces the early inhabitants of Italy, categorizing them into races including the Iapygians, Etruscans, and Italians, and outlines the progression of their civilizations leading to the foundation of Rome. Each element presented in this early section sets the stage for understanding the complex historical narrative of Ancient Rome that unfolds in later chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Rome -- History DG Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 510826 510823 2024-10-03T11:42:43.500877 2023-10-03T10:16:07.694453 text/html text/html 504650 2013-02-07T10:05:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 173319 2013-02-07T10:05:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 271644 2024-10-03T11:42:54.445779 application/epub+zip 279910 2024-10-03T11:42:47.534815 application/epub+zip 260508 2024-10-03T11:42:46.036839 application/epub+zip 585071 2024-10-03T11:42:59.271764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 548729 2024-10-03T11:42:53.389831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 413350 2022-09-04T04:00:41.007197 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 438438 438392 2024-10-03T11:42:42.417850 2023-10-03T10:16:06.769450 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 437789 2009-03-20T17:14:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 165831 2009-03-20T17:15:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 437781 2009-03-20T17:14:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 165351 2009-03-20T17:15:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21271 2024-10-03T11:42:59.446760 application/rdf+xml 22054 2024-10-03T11:42:46.596848 image/jpeg 4802 2024-10-03T11:42:46.315834 image/jpeg 261464 2024-10-03T11:42:43.540836 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