Chapter XXVII. The Two Western Republics

§ 1. The beginnings of the Latins 445 § 2. A new sort of state 454 § 3. The Carthaginian republic of rich men 466 § 4. The First Punic War 467 § 5. Cato the Elder and the spirit of Cato 471 § 6. The Second Punic War 475 § 7. The Third Punic War 480 § 8. How the Punic War undermined Roman liberty 485 § 9. Comparison of the Roman republic with a modern state 486