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Title: Ancient States and Empires

Author: John Lord

Release Date: November 1, 2008 [Ebook #27114]

Language: English

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***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ANCIENT STATES AND EMPIRES***

Ancient States and Empires

For Colleges And Schools

By

John Lord LL.D.

Author of the "Old Roman World"

"Modern History" &c.

New York

Charles Scribner & Company

1869

CONTENTS

PREFACE.
BOOK I. ANCIENT ORIENTAL NATIONS.
CHAPTER I. THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD.
CHAPTER II. POSTDILUVIAN HISTORY TO THE CALL OF ABRAHAM.--THE
PATRIARCHAL CONSTITUTION, AND THE DIVISION OF NATIONS.
CHAPTER III. THE HEBREW RACE FROM ABRAHAM TO THE SALE OF JOSEPH.
CHAPTER IV. EGYPT AND THE PHARAOHS.
CHAPTER V. THE JEWS UNTIL THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN.
CHAPTER VI. THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM
OF DAVID.
CHAPTER VII. THE JEWISH MONARCHY.
CHAPTER VIII. THE OLD CHALDEAN AND ASSYRIAN MONARCHIES.
CHAPTER IX. THE EMPIRE OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS.
CHAPTER X. ASIA MINOR AND PHOENICIA.
CHAPTER XI. JEWISH HISTORY FROM THE BABYLONIAN CAPTIVITY TO THE BIRTH
OF CHRIST.--THE HIGH PRIESTS AND THE ASMONEAN AND IDUMEAN KINGS.
CHAPTER XII. THE ROMAN GOVERNORS.
BOOK II. THE GRECIAN STATES.
CHAPTER XIII. THE GEOGRAPHY OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ITS EARLY
INHABITANTS.
CHAPTER XIV. THE LEGENDS OF ANCIENT GREECE.
CHAPTER XV. THE GRECIAN STATES AND COLONIES TO THE PERSIAN WARS.
CHAPTER XVI. GRECIAN CIVILIZATION BEFORE THE PERSIAN WARS.
CHAPTER XVII. THE PERSIAN WAR.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE AGE OF PERICLES.
CHAPTER XIX. THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.
CHAPTER XX. MARCH OF CYRUS AND RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND GREEKS.
CHAPTER XXI. THE LACEDAEMONIAN EMPIRE.
CHAPTER XXII. THE REPUBLIC OF THEBES.
CHAPTER XXIII. DIONYSIUS AND SICIL