The World's Greatest Books XI

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Editor

Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander), 1871-1949

Title

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 11 — Ancient and Mediæval History

Credits

Produced by John Hagerson, Kevin Handy and PG Distributed Proofreaders

Language

English

LoC Class

D: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere

Subject

Middle Ages

Category

Text

eBook-No.

12745

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12745

Release Date

June 25, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE WORLD'S — GREATEST — BOOKS
2. 2.VOL. XI — ANCIENT HISTORY — MEDIÆVAL HISTORY — Table of Contents — Acknowledgment — Ancient History
3. 3.GASTON MASPERO — The Dawn of Civilisation — I.--The Nile and Egypt — II.--The Gods of Egypt — III.--Legendary History of Egypt — IV.--Political Constitution of Egypt — V.--The Memphite Empire — VI.--The First Theban Empire — VII.--Ancient Chaldæa — VIII.--The Temples and the Gods of Chaldæa — IX.--Chaldæan Civilisation — The Struggle of the Nations — I.--The Chaldæan Empire and the Hyksos — II.--Beginning of the Egyptian Conquest — III.--The Eighteenth Theban Dynasty — IV.--The Last Days of the Theban Empire — V.--The Rise of the Assyrian Empire — The Passing of the Empires — I.--The Assyrian Revival — II.--To the Destruction of Babylon — III.--The Crisis of the Assyrian Power — IV.--Fall of Media and Chaldæa
4. 4.FLAVIUS JOSEPHUS — The Antiquities of the Jews — I.--From Alexander to Antiochus — II.--To the Death of Judas — III.--To the Roman Dominion — IV.--The Jews and the Romans — V.--The Herodian Era — The Wars of the Jews — I.--Beginning of the Great Conflict — II.--The Gathering of Great Storms — III.--Judea in Rebellion Against Rome — IV.--Vespasian and Josephus — V.--The Prelude to the Great Siege — VI.--The Siege and Fall of Jerusalem
5. 5.HENRY MILMAN, D.D. — History of the Jews — I.--Dissolution of the Jewish States — II.--Judaism and Christianity — III.--The Golden Age of Judaism — IV.--The Iron Age of Judaism — V.--The Jews in England
6. 6.HERODOTUS — History — I.--The Rise of Persian Power — II.--Wars of Egypt and Persia — III.--Persian Arms in Europe — IV.--Marathon and Thermopylæ — V.--Destruction of the Persian Hosts
7. 7.THUCYDIDES — The Peloponnesian War — I.--The Beginning of the War — II.--Early Successes of Athens — III.--Victories of Lacedæmon — IV.--The Disaster of Syracuse
8. 8.XENOPHON — Anabasis — I.--The Going-up of Cyrus — II.--The Homeward March — III.--The Sea! The Sea! — IV.--The End of the Expedition
9. 9.GEORGE GROTE — History of Greece — I.--Early History — II.--The Struggles of Athens and Sparta — III.--The Blotting Out of Hellas
10. 10.HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN — Troy and Its Remains — I.--Searching for the Site of Troy — II.--Trojan Life and Civilisation — III.--Homeric Legends Verified
11. 11.JULIUS CÆSAR — Commentaries on the Gallic War — I.--Subduing Celtic Gaul — II.--Taming the Rebellious Belgæ — III.--War by Land and Sea in Gaul — IV.--The First Landing in Britain — V.--Cæsar on the Thames
12. 12.TACITUS — Annals — I.--Emperor and Nephew — II.--The Development of Despotism — III.--Morbid Tyrant and Dotard — IV.--The Infamies of Nero
13. 13.SALLUST — The Conspiracy of Catiline — I.--The Plotting — II.--The Downfall
14. 14.EDWARD GIBBON — Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire--I — I.--Rome, Mistress of the World — II.--The Seeds of Dissolution — III.--An Empire at Auction — IV.--Tyranny and Disaster — V.--Restorers of the Roman World — VI.--Reign of the Six Emperors — Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire--II — I.--Decay of the Empire under Constantine — II.--The Division of East and West — III.--Ruin by Goth, Vandal, and Hun — IV.--The Last Emperor of the West — Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire--III — I.--The Growth of the Christian Church — II.--The Days of Persecution — III.--The Church under Constantine — IV.--The Conversion of the World — Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire--IV — I.--Theodoric the Ostrogoth — II.--Justinian the Great — III.--Gothic Italy — IV.--Gregory the Great — V.--The New Era of Charlemagne
15. 15.THEODOR MOMMSEN — History of Rome — I.--The Description of Italy — II.--The Revolution — III.--Pompey and Cæsar — Mediæval History
16. 16.EDWARD GIBBON — The Holy Roman Empire — I.--Birth and Sway of the Empire — II.--Latin Rulers of Constantinople — III.--End of the Roman World — IV.--The Great Siege of Constantinople
17. 17.FRANÇOIS GUIZOT — History of Civilisation in Europe — I.--The Nature of Civilisation — II.--Feudalism — III.--The Church — IV.--The Towns — V.--The Crusades — VI.--The Age of Centralisation — VII.--The Spiritual Revolt — VIII.--The Political Revolt
18. 18.HENRY HALLAM — View of the State of Europe During the Middle Ages — I.--France — II.--Italy and Spain — III.--The German Empire and the Papacy — IV.--England — V.--Europe
19. 19.STANLEY LANE-POOLE — Egypt in the Middle Ages — I.--A Province of the Caliphate — II.--Turkish Governors — III.--The Fatimid Caliphs — IV.--The House of Saladin — V.--The Mamluks
20. 20.RAPHAEL HOLINSHED — Chronicles of England, Scotland, and Ireland — I.--Master Holinshed to his Good Lord and Master, Sir William Brooke, Knight — II.--Some Account of the Historie of Britaine — III.--Of King Richard, the First, and his Journie to the Holie Land — IV.--Of King Richard's Captivitie — V.--Of Good Queen Elisabeth, and How She Came into Her Kingdom
21. 21.EDWARD A. FREEMAN — The Norman Conquest of England — Preliminary Events
22. 22.JAMES ANTHONY FROUDE — History of England — I.--The Condition of England — II.--The Fall of Wolsey's Policy — Anne Boleyn — Protestantism — Edward's Guardian — The Reign of Terror

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