Mammals of Northwestern South Dakota

ROMETHE story of Rome is a mighty chronicle of such deep importance towards an understanding of the growth of Europe that a feeling almost of helplessness assails me as I essay to set down in this limited space an account of the city’s ancient grandeur and of its monuments. It is with a sense of awe that one enters Rome. The scene gives birth to so much reflection the pulse quickens the imagination is stirred by the annals of Pompey and Cæsar and the mighty names that resound in the history of the wonderful capital; while the ruins of the days of power and pomp are as solemn tokens of the fate of all great civilisations.The surroundings of Rome the vast silent Campagna that rolling tract of wild country may be likened to an upland district of Wales. Here are scattered relics of the resplendent days in a desert where the sirocco breathes hotly; where flocks of sheep and goats wander and foxes prowl close to the ancient gates. Eastward stand the great natural ramparts of purple mountains whence the Tiber rolls swiftly and washing Rome winds on through lonely valleys.Dim are the early records of the city. Myth and legend long passed as history in the chronicles of the founding of Rome. We learn now from the etymologists and modern historians that the name of Rome was not derived from Roma the mother of Romulus nor from ruma but according to Niebuhr from the Greek rhoma signifying strength; while Michelet tells us that city was called after the River Rumo the ancient name of the Tiber.Romulus the legendary founder was supposed to have lived B.C. 752. The growth of the community on the Seven Hills began according to the old annalists with a settlement of shepherds. We are told that after the death of Romulus the first king the city was ruled by Numa Pompilius. This sovereign instituted nine guilds of industry and united the mixed population. Tarquinius Superbus the despotic king reigned with fanatical religious austerity and after his banishment Rome became a republic.The first system of rule was sacerdotal the second aristocratic and the third a state of liberty for the plebeians. Then came the Gauls who burned the city to the ground and harried the whole country. Hannibal and Scipio arose and we enter upon the period of the great Punic Wars followed by the stirring epoch of Cæsar and Pompey.CONTENTSRomeAssisiVenicePerugiaFlorenceVeronaSevilleCordovaToledoGranadaOportoPoitiersRouenChartresRheimsBrugesGhentAntwerp AmsterdamCologneHeidelbergNurembergWittenbergPragueAthensILLUSTRATIONSROUEN. A Street showing the Tower of the Cathedral 1822ROME. The Bridge and Castle of St Angelo 1831VENICE. The Grand Canal 1831FLORENCE. Ponte Santa Trinita 1832VERONA. 1830SEVILLE. Plaza Real and Procession of the Corpus Christi 1836CORDOVA. The Prison of the Inquisition 1836TOLEDO. 1837OPORTO. From the Quay of Villa Nova 1832POITIERS. The Church of Notre Dame 1845GHENT. 1832ANTWERP. The Cathedral 1832COLOGNE. St Martin’s Church 1826NUREMBERG. 1832PRAGUE. The City and Bridge 1832ATHENS. A supposed appearance if restored 1824