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The William Carey Morey Papers include the diary that Professor Morey kept while in 130th New York Infantry, the 1st New York Dragoons, 1863-65, as well as published and unpublished writings on English and American constitutional law, and report on Rochester schools, 1873.
William C. Morey was a 19th century historian who studied classical antiquity and wrote this comprehensive history of the various stages of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.
William C. Morey's Outlines of Roman History (1901) beautifully summarizes and encapsulates the political, military, intellectual, artistic, and religious history of Rome from its foundation to the fall of the western Empire. Mr. Kalb has modernized the original in this revised version. With completely redrawn maps, color images, a pronunciation guide, and two Florilegia containing primary sources in translation keyed to the Outlines by chapter, The Grandeur That Was Rome is an excellent resource for the advanced high school or early university student seeking a deeper understanding of our cultural heritage. It is the fourth installment in the Honors History Series, a projected five-year sequence covering the entire span of Western history.
Excerpt from Outlines of Roman History: For the Use of High Schools and Academies In tracing the growth of the Roman people, the effort has been made to keep clearly and prominently in view that which has given to this people their distinctive place in history, the genius for organization. The kingdom, the republic, and the empire are seen to be successive stages in the growth of a policy to bring together and organize the various elements of the ancient world. Attention is paid to the life and cus toms of the Roman people - their houses, meals, dress, mar riage and funeral customs, education, etc. But these have not been made so prominent as to lead the pupil to believe that the study of an...