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THE PIRATES AT ANCHOR

History of

Julius Caesar

BY

JACOB ABBOTT

WITH ENGRAVINGS

1904

PREFACE.

It is the object of this series of histories to present a clear,distinct, and connected narrative of the lives of those great personageswho have in various ages of the world made themselves celebrated asleaders among mankind, and, by the part they have taken in the publicaffairs of great nations, have exerted the widest influence on thehistory of the human race. The end which the author has had in view istwofold: first, to communicate such information in respect to thesubjects of his narratives as is important for the general reader topossess; and, secondly, to draw such moral lessons from the eventsdescribed and the characters delineated as they may legitimately teachto the people of the present age. Though written in a direct and simplestyle, they are intended for, and addressed to, minds possessed of someconsiderable degree of maturity, for such minds only can fullyappreciate the character and action which exhibits itself, as nearly allthat is described in these volumes does, in close combination with theconduct and policy of governments, and the great events ofinternational history.

CONTENTS.

ENGRAVINGS.