22 JUNE 1918, Page 19

A Short History of Rome. By G. Ferrero and C.

Barbagallo. (G. P. Putnam's Sons. 10s. net.)—Those who have not had time to read Signor Ferrero's large and brilliant work on the later Republic and the early Empire will find this short history of Rome highly interesting and suggestive. The present volume ends with the death of Caesar, and will be followed by a second volume. Signor Ferrero and his colleague handle in a fresh and vigorous fashion such topics as the wars with Carthage and the social revolution projected by the Gracchi.