ANCIENT HISTORY. 117 



micor and his brother Amulius, which was in 

 the year of the world 3249. 



6. Romulus and Remus, who laid the foun- 

 dation of the city of Rome, and of a new em 

 pi re. 



XXVI. We may confider the Roman empire 

 as under feveral different itates. 



1. Under leven kings from Romulus to Tar- 

 quin the Proud, during 245 years. 



2. As a republic under the confuls during 465 

 years, that is to the year of the world 3960, when 

 Csefar began to make himfelf fovereign lord by 

 the deftrucVion of liberty. Numberlefs actions 

 of war and policy fignalized this period, and e- 

 fpeciaily the three Punic wars, that is, thofc 

 againit Carthage. 



3. Under Julius Csefar, who reigned with the 

 title of perpetual dictator and impcrator, or ge- 

 neral of the army, He was afiaffinatcd in the 

 IN id It of the fenate. Auguflus and Pompey 

 dilputed the empire. Pompey fell. Augultus 

 reigned, and took the tide of emperor. Jefus 

 Chrifb, the Saviour of the world, was born in Jti- 



;th this ever memorable period ancient 

 hiftory ends. The hiftory of the middle age here 

 begins, and comprehends the remaining part of 

 Ivoman monarchy, as we (hall fee in the fol- 

 lowing chanter. 



XXVII. This is what we may, and ought ru- 

 lly to comprehend under the idea of ancient 



hiftory 



