Excerpt from The History of Rome, Vol. 2 But for the breaking out of this tremendous calamity, I should have hastened after a short interval of rest to complete and publish the third volume; of which the part comprehended within the limits of the original se cond volume has already been planned, the remainder down to the first Punic war only wants a last revision. If peace be allowed to continue any time, this shall be the first work I take in hand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.