e reign of Cyrus.
M190 Degeneracy of the Persian conquerors.
M191 Cambyses.
M192 His follies.
M193 Usurpation of the Magians.
M194 Darius.
M195 His conquests.
M196 His greatness.
M197 The revolt of the Ionian cities.
M198 Xerxes.
M199 Fate of the Persian empire.
M200 Its characteristics.
M201 Original inhabitants of Asia Minor.
M202 Its various nations.
M203 The Phrygians
M204 The Lydians. Gyges.
M205 His prosperous reign.
M206 Alliance of Lydia with Persia.
M207 Scythian inroads. Their characteristics.
M208 Scythian conquests.
M209 Croesus.
M210 His prosperity.
M211 The Phoenicians.
M212 Their Semitic origin.
M213 The country.
M214 Phoenician cities.
M215 Phoenician colonies.
M216 Voyage of the Phoenicians.
M217 Decline of Phoenician power.
M218 Carthage.
M219 Absorption of the ten tribes.
M220 The Jews at Babylon.
M221 Daniel.
M222 His beautiful character.
M223 Return of the Jews.
M224 Dedication of the Temple.
M225 Mordecai and Ahasuerus. The story of Esther.
M226 Return to Palestine of Jews under Ezra.
M227 Nehemiah. Rebuilding of Jerusalem. Revival of ancient laws.
M228 Obscurity of Jewish history after Nehemiah.
M229 Obscurity and growth of the Jews.
M230 The ascendency of the high priests.
M231 Persecution of the Jews by Antiochus.
M232 The reign of the high priests. Their turbulent reigns. Popular
tumults. Misery of the Jews.
M233 The Maccabees. Mattathias. His successes.
M234 His son Judas. His heroic deeds.
M235 Syria invades Palestine.
M236 Another unsuccessful invasion.
M237 Continued hostilities between Syria and Palestine.
M238 The Jews force an alliance with the Romans.
M239 Jonathan Maccabeus master of Judea. His rule. John Hyrcanus as high
priest.
M240 The Jews in Alexandria.
M241 The rule of John Hyrcanus.
M242 Succeeded by his son.
M243 Turbulent reign of Alexander.
M244 Queen Alexandra.
M245 The Idumean family.
M246 All parties invoke the aid of Pompey.
M247 Jerusalem falls into the hands of Pompey.
M248 Reorganization of the government.
M249 Jerusalem governed by Roman generals.
M250 Herod governor of Galilee.
M251 Receives the crown of Judea. And reigns tyrannically. His miserable
life.
M252 The hatred in which he was held. His death.
M253 His kingdom is divided among his sons. The claims of the rival
princes.
M254 The Romans confirm the will of Herod.
M255 Birth of Christ.
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