Book First. The Period Anterior to the Abolition of the Monarchy: 1. Introduction; 2. The earliest migrations into Italy; 3. The settlements of the Latins; 4. The beginnings of Rome; 5. The original constitution of Rome; 6. The non-burgesses and the reformed constitution; 7. The hegemony of Rome in Latium; 8. The Umbro-Sabellian stock - beginnings of the Samnites; 9. The Etruscans; 10. The Hellenes in Italy - maritime supremacy of the Tuscans and Carthaginians; 11. Law and justice; 12. Religion; 13. Agriculture, trade, and commerce; 14. Measuring and writing; 15. Art; Book Second. From the Abolition of the Monarchy in Rome to the Union of Italy: 1. Change of the constitution - limitation of the power of the magistrate; 2. The tribunate of the plebs and the decemvirate; 3. The equalization of the orders and the new aristocracy; 4. Fall of the Etruscan power - the Celts; 5. Subjugation of the Latins and Campanians by Rome; 6. Struggle of the Italians against Rome; 7. The struggle between Pyrrhus and Rome; 8. Law, religion, military system, economic condition, nationality; 9. Art and science; Appendix.