Perfection of the Latin language by Cicero and his contemporaries, 126
Varro. P. Nigidius Figulus. M. Lælius Rufus. Curio. C. Licinius
Calvus, 127
Sallust. Lucretius. Catullus, 128
Valerius Cato, 128
Perfection of his metres, 129
Dec. Laberius. Furius Bibaculus. Varro Atacinus. Asinius Pollio, 129
Munatius Plancus. Hirtius. Augustan age. Valerius Messala, 130
Virgil, 131
Horace, 133
Tibullus. Lygdamus, 137
Cornelius Gallus, 138
Varius, 138
Propertius, 189
Ovid, 139
Cornelius Severus. Pedo Albinovanus, 140
Livy. Dec. Laberius. P. Syrus. Valgius, 141
Greek literature. Dionysius of Halicarnassus, 141
PRIVATE LIFE OF AUGUSTUS. AGRIPPA. MÆCENAS. FAMILY CONNEXIONS.
BUILDINGS.
Character of Augustus, 142
Livia. Agrippa, 143
C. Cilnius Mæcenas, 144
Marcellus. Julia. Death of Agrippa, 146
Tiberius Claudius Nero. Lucius and Caius Cæsar, 147
Buildings of Augustus, 148
WARLIKE ENTERPRISES OF AUGUSTUS. HIS DEATH. GENERAL SURVEY OF THE
EMPIRE.
War in Dalmatia, 149
The Cantabrian war, 149
New war in Dalmatia, Mœsia, Pannonia, 150
War against the Alpine races, 151
War in Germany, 152
Nero Claudius Drusus, 153
Tiberius, 153
Marbod. State of civilization in Germany, 154
Revolt in Dalmatia and Pannonia, 155
Quintilius Varus. Arminius, 156
Battle in the Teutoburg Forest, 157
Consequences of the battle, 158
Germanicus. Agrippina, 160
Death of Augustus, 160
Extent of the Roman Empire, 161
Legislation of Augustus, 162