Hauck’s “Kirchen Geschichte” and Lavisse’s “Histoire de France.” For the Ottoman conquest Professor Jorga’s two recently published volumes, “Geschichte des Osmanischen Reiches,” have been found especially useful because the author is thoroughly acquainted with the authorities both Slavonic and Turkish not previously accessible to Occidental scholars. In the chapter on the Spanish Conquest use has been made of Payne’s “History of the New World,” MacNutt’s “Life of Las Casas,” and in the narrative portion Garcia’s “Character de la Conquista Española” has been found especially valuable. In the life of Napoleon, which offers the most serious difficulties in applying any accepted method of condensation, the well-known volumes of Fournier and portions of the “Histoire Générale” of Lavisse and Rambaud have been followed. Much help has been received from Professor W. P. Trent, the editor of the series; in the arduous task of revision, I wish to express my special obligations for time and work ungrudgingly given by my colleague, the Rev. S. L. Tyson of the University of the South, and I cannot pass over aid of the same kind received from Mr. Karl Schmidt of the New York _Churchman_. W. L. B. SEWANEE, TENN., _January, 1913_. CONTENTS ALEXANDER THE GREAT PAGE I INTRODUCTORY 3 II THE CONQUEST OF GREECE 4 III THE CONQUEST OF PERSIA 17 IV THE INVASION OF INDIA 34 V ALEXANDER’S EMPIRE 48 CÆSAR I CÆSAR’S BEGINNINGS 65 II ALLIANCE WITH POMPEIUS AND CRASSUS 75 III THE CONQUEST OF GAUL 84 IV THE BREAK WITH POMPEIUS AND THE SENATE 102 V CÆSAR SUPREME 119 CHARLES THE GREAT I INTRODUCTORY 134 II CONSOLIDATION OF RULE 140 III THE CONQUEST OF THE SAXONS 144 IV OTHER MILITARY ACHIEVEMENTS 150 V THE RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WESTERN EMPIRE 158 VI CLOSING YEARS 166 VII THE CONSTITUTION OF THE EMPIRE 172 VIII CAROLINGIAN CULTURE 180 IX ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 189 X THE CHURCH 198 XI THE EMPIRE WITHOUT AND WITHIN 203 THE OTTOMANS I OSMAN 213 II MURAD I 219 III BAJESID 235 IV MURAD II 244 V MOHAMMED II 253 VI SELIM AND SOULIMAN 272 VII THE DECLINE OF THE OTTOMANS 280 SPANISH CONQUERORS