IV. States in Asia Minor 29 1. Trojan empire ib. 2. Phrygian empire ib. 3. Lydian empire ib. V. Phoenicia 30 VI. Syrians 33 VII. Jews 34 1. Period of the Nomad state from Abraham till the conquest of Palestine 35 2. Period of the federative republic 36 3. Period of the monarchy from B. C. 1100-600 38 The Jewish state as one single kingdom ib. The Jewish state as a divided kingdom 40 African Nations 45 General geographical outline of Ancient Africa ib. I. Egyptians 47 1st Period. From the earliest times down to the Sesostridae, about B. C. 1500 51 2nd Period. From the Sesostridae till the sole dominion of Psammetichus, B. C. 1500-650 62 3rd Period. From the reign of Psammetichus to the Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, B. C. 650-525 69 II. Carthaginians 73 1st Period. From the foundation of Carthage to the wars with Syracuse, B. C. 880-480 74 2nd Period. From the breaking out of the wars with Syracuse to the commencement of those with Rome, B. C. 480-264 80 3rd Period. From the beginning of the wars with Rome to the downfal of Carthage, B. C. 264-146 82 Book II. History of the Persian empire from B. C. 560-330 90 Book III. History of the Grecian states 112 Geographical outline of Greece ib. 1st Period. Traditional history down to the Trojan war, about B. C. 1200 118 2nd Period. From the Trojan war to the breaking out of the Persian war, B. C. 1200-500 127 History of the Hellenic states within Greece ib. General history ib. Sparta 131 Athens 136 Principal data for the history of the smaller states: