The Jews Until The Conquest Of Canaan
When Joseph was sold by the Midianites to Potiphar, Egypt was probably ruled by the Shepherd kings, who were called Pharaoh, like all the other kings, by the Jewish writers. Pitiphar (Pet-Pha, dedicated to the sun) was probably the second person i... The Lacedaemonian Empire
I have already shown that Sparta, after a battle with the Argives, B.C. 547, obtained the ascendency in the southern part of the Peloponnesus, and became the leading military State of Greece. This prestige and power were not lost. The severe simpl... The Legends Of Ancient Greece
The Greeks possessed no authentic written history of that period which included the first appearance of the Hellenes in Thessaly to the first Olympiad, B.C. 776. This is called the heroic age, and is known to us only by legends and traditions, cal... The Mithridatic And Civil Wars
There reigned at this time in Pontus, the northeastern State of Asia Minor, bordered on the south by Cappadocia, on the east by Armenia, and the north by the Euxine, a powerful prince, Mithridates VI., surnamed Eupator, who traced an unbroken line... The Old Chaldean And Assyrian Monarchies
On a great plain, four hundred miles in length and one hundred miles in width, forming the valley of the Euphrates, bounded on the north by Mesopotamia, on the east by the Tigris, on the south by the Persian Gulf, and on the west by the Syrian Des... The Peloponnesian War
The great and disastrous war between the two leading States of Greece broke out about two years and a half before the death of Pericles, but the causes of the war can be traced to a period shortly after the Persians were driven out of the Ionian c... The Persian War
We come now to the most important and interesting of Grecian history--the great contest with Persia--the age of heroes and of battle-fields, when military glory was the master passion of a noble race. What inspiration have all ages gained from tha... The Reform Movement Of The Gracchi
A new era in the history of Rome now commences, a period of glory and shame, when a great change took place in the internal structure of the State, now corrupted by the introduction of Greek and Asiatic refinements, and the vast wealth which rolle... The Republic Of Thebes
After Sparta and Athens, no State of Greece arrived at pre-eminence, until the Macedonian empire arose, except Thebes, the capital of Boeotia; and the empire of this city was short, though memorable, from the extraordinary military genius of Epami... The Revolt Of Italy And The Social War
Great discontent had long existed among the Italian subjects of Rome. They were not only oppressed, but they enjoyed no political privileges. They did not belong to the class of burgesses. With the view of extending the Roman franchise, a moveme... The Roman Empire On The Accession Of Augustus
Octavius, now master of the world, is generally called Augustus Caesar--the name he assumed. He was the first of that great line of potentates whom we call emperors. Let us, before tracing the history of the empire, take a brief survey of its exte... The Roman Governors
The history of the Jews after the death of Herod is marked by the greatest event in human annals. In four years after he expired in agonies of pain and remorse, Jesus Christ was born in Bethlehem, whose teachings have changed the whole condition o... The Roman Republic Till The Invasion Of The Gauls
The Tarquins being expelled, political power fell into the hands of the patricians, under whose government the city slowly increased in wealth and population, but it was the heroic period of Roman history, and the legends of patriotic bravery are ... The Second Punic Or Hannibalic War
The peace between the Carthaginians and Romans was a mere truce. Though it lasted twenty-one years, new sources of quarrel were accumulating, and forces were being prepared for a more decisive encounter. Before we trace the progress of this stil... The Six Caesars Of The Julian Line
We have alluded to the centralization of political power in the person of Octavius. He simply retained all the great offices of State, and ruled, not so much by a new title, as he did as consul, tribune, censor, pontifex maximus, and chief of the ...

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