"Dr. Mommsen's work," as Dr. Schmitz remarks in the
introduction, "though the production of a man of most profound and
extensive learning and knowledge of the world, is not as much designed
for the professional scholar as for intelligent readers of all classes
who take an interest in the history of by-gone ages, and are inclined
there to seek information that may guide them safely through the
perplexing mazes of modern history."
CRITICAL NOTICES.
"A work of the very highest merit; its learning is exact and
profound; its narrative full of genius and skill; its descriptions
of men are admirably vivid. We wish to place on record our opinion
that Dr. Mommsen's is by far the best history of the Decline and
Fall of the Roman Commonwealth."--_London Times_.
"Since the days of Niebuhr, no work on Roman History has appeared
that combines so much to attract, instruct, and charm the reader.
Its style--a rare quality in a German author--is vigorous,
spirited, and animated. Professor Mommsen's work can stand a
comparison with the noblest productions of modern history."--_Dr.
Schmitz._
"This is the best history of the Roman Republic, taking the work on
the whole--the author's complete mastery of his subject, the
variety of his gifts and acquirements, his graphic power in the
delineation of national and individual character, and the vivid
interest which he inspires in every portion of his book.
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