An Abridgment of the History of Rome is a historical book originally written by Roman historians Paterculus and Velleius in the 1st century AD. This particular edition, published in 1814, is an abridged version of the original work. The book covers the history of Rome from its legendary founding by Romulus and Remus to the end of the reign of Augustus Caesar. It includes details of the Roman Republic, the Punic Wars, the rise and fall of Julius Caesar,...