Produced by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. [Illustration: Famous painting of the head Jesus Christ (By steadily gazing at the eyes in the picture they will be seen to suddenly open.) Painting by Gabriel Max.] THE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY, EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTING THESE AS COMPLETE NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDS OF THE MOST EMINENT HISTORIANS NON-SECTARIAN NON-PARTISAN NON-SECTIONAL ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHERED FROM THE MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICA AND EUROPE, INCLUDING BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTS TO CONNECT AND EXPLAIN THE CELEBRATED NARRATIVES, ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY. WITH THOROUGH INDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGIES. AND COURSES OF READING EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D. ASSOCIATE EDITORS CHARLES F. HORNE, Ph.D. JOHN RUDD, LL.D. _With a staff of specialists_ _VOLUME III_ [Illustration: Decorative] The National Alumni COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY THE NATIONAL ALUMNI CONTENTS VOLUME III PAGE _An Outline Narrative of the Great Events_, xi CHARLES F. HORNE _Germanicus in Germany (A.D. 13-16)_, 1 TACITUS _The Crucifixion (A.D. 30)_, 23 FREDERIC WILLIAM FARRAR _The Rise and Spread of Christianity (A.D. 33)_, 40 RENAN WISE NEWMAN _Burning of Rome under Nero (A.D. 64)_, 108 SIENKIEWICZ TACITUS _Persecution of the Christians under Nero (A.D. 64-68)_, 134 FREDERIC WILLIAM FARRAR _The Great Jewish Revolt_ _Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem (A.D. 70)_, 150 JOSEPHUS _Destruction of Pompeii (A.D. 79)_, 207 PLINY LYTTON _The Jews' Last Struggle for Freedom_ _Their Final Dispersion (A.D. 132)_, 222 CHARLES MERIVALE _Martyrdom of Polycarp and Justin Martyr_ _Polycarp's Epistle to the Philippians (A.D. 155)_, 231 HOMERSHAM COX POLYCARP _Persecution of the Christians in Gaul (A.D. 177)_, 246 FRANÇOIS P. G. GUIZOT _Beginning of Rome's Decline_ _Commodus (A.D. 180)_, 263 EDWARD GIBBON _Eventful Reign of Sapor I, King of Persia (A.D. 241)_, 277 GEORGE RAWLINSON _Conversion of Constantine_ _Decline of Paganism (A.D. 300-337)_, 289 JOHANN L. VON MOSHEIM _First Nicene Council_ _Rise and Decline of Arianism (A.D. 325)_, 299 JOHANN L. VON MOSHEIM ARTHUR P. STANLEY _Foundation of Constantinople (A.D. 330)_, 320 EDWARD GIBBON _Julian the Apostate Becomes Emperor of Rome (A.D. 360)_, 333 EDWARD GIBBON