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EUTROPIUS
EDITED FOR SCHOOL USE
BY
J. C. HAZZARD, Ph.D.
PROFESSOR OF LATIN, PORTLAND ACADEMY
NEW YORK ·:· CINCINNATI ·:· CHICAGO
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY
To
REV. JACOB COOPER, D.D., D.C.L., LL.D.
WITH GRATEFUL AFFECTION
Copyright, 1898, by
AMERICAN BOOK COMPANY.
EUTROPIUS.
W. P. I
PREFACE
The Breviarium of Eutropius has for many years been usedsuccessfully in German schools, but, though an American editionwas published in the early part of this century, the authorhas of late years received little attention in this country. Yetin character and subject the Breviarium is admirably adaptedfor elementary work. While the Viri Romae deals only withthe early history of Rome and the lives of a few great men ofthe republican age, the Breviarium gives an outline of thehistory of Rome from the founding of the city to the deathof the Emperor Jovian in 364 A.D., and is thus in subjectclosely related to the Latin course. The Latin is good, remarkablyso for the time of its composition, and is not so difficultas that of Nepos or of parts of the Viri Romae.
In editing the text the beginner has constantly been hadin mind, and so references to the standard Latin Grammarshave been added more copiously than some will consider judicious.It has been found, however, by experience in the classroom,that a reference to the grammar when carefully studiedis worth far more than a translation of a difficult passage orcomment upon it. The grammatical references are placed atthe bottom of the page where they belong. In the Notes,which are principally historical and geographical, the editorhas tried to aid the student in mastering the difficulties that[4]occur rather than to do his work for him. The references tothe histories are intended rather for the teacher than for thepupil. If a few minutes can be spent every day in readingto the class the portions referred to, the time will not be wasted,and it will fill in the outline of the history that the text contains.It is strongly urged that each student should be providedwith a copy of some good outline of Roman History(Creighton’s Primer is admirable), and follow the text in itfrom day to day. In this way a knowledge of the principalfacts of Roman History may be obtained with but slightconscious effort on the part of the student.
In the analyses of the books and the chapters the accepteddates have been given, indicating where Eutropius is mistakenin his chronology. In marking the quantities of the longvowels, Lewis, in his Elementary Latin Diction BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!
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