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The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel: Comprising Ancient and Modern History: the Biography of Eminent Men of Europe and America, and the Lives of Distinguished Travelers. — John Shaqi

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The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel: Comprising Ancient and Modern History: the Biography of Eminent Men of Europe and America, and the Lives of Distinguished Travelers.

Name: The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel: Comprising Ancient and Modern History: the Biography of Eminent Men of Europe and America, and the Lives of Distinguished Travelers.
Author: Prescott, Thomas H.

Prescott, Thomas H.

Biography; World history

ANCIENT HISTORY.

  ETHIOPIAN HISTORY                                                18-20

  MONGOLIAN HISTORY.――The Chinese                                  20-26

  CAUCASIAN HISTORY.――Ancient India――Eastern Nations――The
    Egyptians――Arabians――Syria――The Phœnicians――Palestine――The
    Jews――The Assyrians and Babylonians――The Medes and Persians――
    States of Asia Minor――The Lydians――The Persian Empire          26-53

  GRECIAN HISTORY.――Early History and Mythology――Religious Rites――
    Authentic History――Sparta――Lycurgus――Athens――Persian Invasion――
    Pericles――Alcibiades――Decline of Athenian Independence――
    Alexander the Great――Concluding Period                         53-78

  ROMAN HISTORY.――The Latins――The Kings――The Commonwealth――
    Struggle between the Patricians and Plebeians――Invasion of
    the Gauls――The Samnite Wars――The Punic Wars――The Revolutions
    of the Gracchi――Social Wars――Marius and Sulla――Pompey,
    Cicero, Cataline, Cæsar――Gallic Wars――Extinction of the
    Commonwealth――Civil Wars――Augustus――Dissemination of
    Christianity――Division of the Empire――Downfall of the Western
    Empire                                                        78-112


MIDDLE AGES.――The Eastern Empire――Constantine――Julian the
  Apostate――Theodosius the Great――Justinian; his
  Code――Arabia――Mohammed――Empire of the Saracens――The Feudal
  System――Charlemagne――The New Western Empire――France――The German
  Empire――Italy――Spain――General state of Europe――The
  Crusades――Chivalry――Rise of new Powers――Wm. Tell――The Italian
  Republics――Commerce――The Turks――Fall of Constantinople――Rise
  of Civil Freedom                                               112-145


MODERN HISTORY.

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The American Encyclopedia of History, Biography and Travel: Comprising Ancient and Modern History: the Biography of Eminent Men of Europe and America, and the Lives of Distinguished Travelers.

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