Young Folks' History of Rome

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Young Folks' History of Rome is by Charlotte M. Yonge, and its preface says the sketch of the History of Rome covers the period till the reign of Charles the Great as head of the new Western Empire. The preface adds that the history has been given as briefly as could be done consistently with such details as can alone make it interesting to all classes of readers. The contents list chapters named The Wanderings of Æneas, The Founding of Rome and Menenius Agrippa's Fable.

The history describes Æneas entering a temple, where he found the walls sculptured with all the story of the siege of Troy, and a lady named Dido. The text says Genseric's ships were ready, and sailed into the Tiber, and that nobody had any courage or resolution but the Pope Leo, who went forth again to meet the barbarian and plead for his city. An old man looks up and sternly answers, Say that you have seen Caius Marius sitting in the ruins of Carthage.

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Charlotte M. Yonge

Charlotte M. Yonge (1823-1901) was an English novelist, hugely popular in the Victorian era, whose numerous novels of family, faith, and history influenced generations of readers.