April 12, 2024
1835 WORLD HISTORY Engravings LEATHER Ancient Greece ROME FRENCH REVOLUTION
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LARDNER'S OUTLINES OF UNIVERSAL HISTORY, published by Hogan & Thompson in 1835. "Embracing a concise history of the world, from the earliest period to the present time, arranged so that the whole may be studied in periods or the history of any country may be read by itself." Illustrated with 49 engravings on wood by Atherton, Parmelee and others. Contents: Part 1 - introduction, ancient states of Central and Western Asia, Greece, Greece to her subversion by the Macedonians, Alexander and his successors, Rome til the Punic Wars, Rome til the time of the Gracchi, Rome til the end of the Republic, Rome as an Empire, decline of the Empire; Part 2 - the Middle Ages - establishment of the Barbarians in the Western Empire, the times of Mohammed and the first Khalifs, the times of Charlemagne and Haroon-er-Rasheed, the dissolution of the great empire sof the East and West, increase of the Papal power, the Papal power at its greatest height, decline of the Papl power and formation of great monarchies; Part 3 - Modern History - view of the state of Europe, times of Charles V, times of Philip II, times of Thirty Years' War, times of Louis XIV, period of comparative repose, times of Frederic II, times of the French Revolution and Empire, plus appendices - tabular view of royal dynasties, eminent persons, and chronological view of important events.
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