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	Egypt	25
	Africa	25
	The Mediterranean with its Islands	26
	General idea of the Roman Empire	26

CHAPTER II

Of the Union and Internal Prosperity of the Roman Empire in the Age of the Antonines

A.D.		PAGE
	Principles of Government	28
	Universal Spirit of Toleration	28
	Of the People	28
	Of Philosophers	30
	Of the Magistrates	31
	In the Provinces	32
	At Rome	32
	Freedom of Rome	33
	Italy	34
	The Provinces	35
	Colonies, and Municipal Towns	35
	Division of the Latin and the Greek Provinces	37
	General Use of both the Greek and Latin Languages	39
	Slaves	35
	Their Treatment	39
	Enfranchisement	39
	Numbers	39
	Populousness of the Roman Empire	42
	Obedience and Union	43
	Roman Monuments	43
	Many of them erected at Private Expense	43
	Example of Herodes Atticus	45
	His Reputation	45
	Most of the Roman Monuments for Public Use	46
	Temples, Theatres, Aqueducts	46
	Number and Greatness of the Cities of the Empire	48
	In Italy	48
	Gaul and Spain	48
	Africa	49
	Asia	49
	Roman Roads	50
	Posts	50
	Navigation	51
	Improvement of Agriculture in the Western Countries of the Empire	51
	Introduction of Fruits, &c.	52
	The Vine	52
	The Olive	52
	Flax	53
	Artificial Grass	53
	General Plenty	53
	Arts of Luxury	53