Postdiluvian History To The Call Of Abraham And The Patriarchal Constitution And The Division Of Nations
When Noah and his family issued from the ark, they were blessed by God. They were promised a vast posterity, dominion over nature, and all animals for food, as well as the fruits of the earth. But new laws were imposed, against murder, and against... Roman Civilization At The Close Of The Third Punic War And The Fall Of Greece
Rome was now the unrivaled mistress of the world. She had conquered all the civilized States around the Mediterranean, or had established a protectorate over them. She had no fears of foreign enemies. Her empire was established. Before we proce... Rome From The Death Of Sulla To The Great Civil Wars Of Caesar And Pompey
On the death of Sulla, the Roman government was once more in the hands of the aristocracy, and for several years the consuls were elected from the great ruling families. But, in spite of all the conquests of Sulla and all his laws, the State was t... Rome In Its Infancy Under Kings
In presenting the growth of that great power which gradually absorbed all other States and monarchies so as to form the largest empire ever known on earth, I shall omit a notice of all other States, in Italy and Europe, until they were brought int... The Age Of Pericles
With the defeat of the Persian armies, Athens and Sparta became, respectively, the leaders of two great parties in Greece. Athens advocated maritime interests and democratic institutions; Sparta, was the champion of the continental and oligarchal ... The Antediluvian World
The history of this world begins, according to the chronology of Archbishop Ussher, which is generally received as convenient rather than probable, in the year 4004 before Christ. In six days God created light and darkness, day and night, the firm... The Civil Wars Following The Death Of Caesar
The assassination of Caesar was not immediately followed with the convulsions which we should naturally expect. The people were weary of war, and sighed for repose, and, moreover, were comparatively indifferent on whom the government fell, since the... The Climax Of The Roman Empire
On the extinction of the Julian line, a new class of emperors succeeded, by whom the prosperity of the empire was greatly advanced. We have now to fall back on Niebuhr, Gibbon, and the Roman historians, and also make more use of Smith's digest of ... The Conquest Of Canaan To The Establishment Of The Kingdom Of David
The only survivors of the generation that had escaped from Egypt were Caleb and Joshua. All the rest had offended God by murmurings, rebellion, idolatries, and sundry offenses, by which they were not deemed worthy to enter the promised land. Even ... The Empire Of The Medes And Persians
The third of the great Oriental monarchies brought in contact with the Jews was that of the Medes and Persians, which arose on the dissolution of the Assyrian and Babylonian empires. The nations we have hitherto alluded to were either Hamite or Sh... The First Punic War
A contest greater than with Pyrrhus and the Greek cities, more memorable in its incidents, and more important in its consequences, now awaited the Romans. This was with Carthage, the greatest power, next to Rome, in the world at that time--a comme... The Geography Of Ancient Greece And Its Early Inhabitants
We have seen that the Oriental-world, so favored by nature, so rich in fields, in flocks, and fruits, failed to realize the higher destiny of man. In spite of all the advantages of nature, he was degraded by debasing superstitions, and by the dege... The Grecian States And Colonies To The Persian Wars
We come now to consider those States which grew into importance about the middle of the eighth century before Christ, at the close of the legendary period. The most important of these was Sparta, which was the leading State. We have seen how it... The Hebrew Race From Abraham To The Sale Of Joseph
We postpone the narrative of the settlements and empires which grew up on the banks of the Euphrates and the Nile, the oldest monarchies, until we have contemplated the early history of the Jews--descended from one of the children of Shem. This is... The Jewish Monarchy
We can not enter upon a detail of the conquests of David, the greatest warrior that his nation has produced. In successive campaigns, extending over thirty years, he reduced the various Canaanite nations that remained unconquered--the Amalekites, ...

Jewish History From The Babylonian Captivity To The Birth Of Christ The Antediluvian World The Hebrew Race From Abraham To The Sale Of Joseph The Civil Wars Between Caesar And Pompey Grecian Civilization Before The Persian Wars The Conquest Of Canaan To The Establishment Of The Kingdom Of David Rome In Its Infancy Under Kings The Empire Of The Medes And Persians

The Macedonian And Asiatic Wars The Mithridatic And Civil Wars The Fall Of The Empire The Conquest Of Italy The First Punic War The Geography Of Ancient Greece And Its Early Inhabitants The Decline Of The Empire The Lacedaemonian Empire