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Title	Ancient History, Revised Edition
Author	Philip Van Ness Myers
Year	1904
Publisher	Ginn and Company
Location	Boston, USA and London
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CONTENTS

1. PAGE

2. List of Illustrations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   ix

3. List of Plates ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   xiv

4. Lists of Maps ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   xv

5. CHAPTER

6. I.

   General Introduction: Prehistoric Times ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

7. II.

   Races and Groups of Peoples at the Dawn of History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   14

8.  

   PART I—THE EASTERN NATIONS

9. III.

   Ancient Egypt (from about 5000 to 30 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   20

10. I.

    The Land and the People ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    20

11. II.

    Political History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    23

12. III.

    Religion, Arts, and General Culture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    32

13. IV.

    The Early City-States of Babylonia and the Old Babylonian Empire (from about 5000 to 1100 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    46

14. I.

    Political History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    46

15. II.

    Arts and General Culture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    51

16. V.

    The Assyrian Empire (from an unknown date to 606 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    62

17. I.

    Political History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    62

18. II.

    The Civilization ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    66

19. VI.

    The Chaldean Empire (625–538 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    72

20. VII.

    The Hebrews ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    75

21. VIII.

    The Phoenicians ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    83

22. IX.

    The Persian Empire (558–330 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    88

23. I.

    Political History ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    88

24. II.

    Government, Religion, and Arts ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    94

25. X.

    India and China ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    98

26. I.

    India ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    98

27. II.

    China ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    102

28.  

    PART II—GREECE

29. XI.

    The Land and the People ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    107

30. XII.

    Prehistoric Times according to Greek Accounts ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    115

31. XIII.

    The Inheritance of the Historic Greeks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    127

32. I.

    Political Institutions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    127

33. II.

    Religious Ideas and Institutions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    129

34. III.

    Language, Mythology, Literature, and Art ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    138

35. XIV.

    The Growth of Sparta ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    141

36. XV.

    The Age of Greek Colonization (about 750–600 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    152

37. XVI.

    The Age of the Tyrants (about 650–500 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    162

38. XVII.

    The History of Athens up to the Persian Wars ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    168

39. XVIII.

    Hellas Overshadowed by the Rise of Persia: Prelude to the Persian Wars ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    178

40. XIX.

    The Persian Wars (500–479 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    183

41. XX.

    The Making of the Athenian Empire (479–445 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    200

42. XXI.

    The Age of Pericles (445–431 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    210

43. XXII.

    The Peloponnesian War (431–404 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    220

44. I.

    The War to the Peace of Nicias (431–421 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    220

45. II.

    From the Peace of Nicias to the Defeat of the Sicilian Expedition (421–413 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    229

46. III.

    From the Sicilian Disaster to the Fall of Athens: the Decelean War (413–404 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    237

47. XXIII.

    The Spartan and the Theban Supremacy (404–362 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    244

48. I.

    The Spartan Supremacy (404–371 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    244

49. II.

    The Ascendancy of Thebes (371–362 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    254

50. XXIV.

    The Greeks of Western Hellas (413-336 B.c ) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    259

51. XXV.

    The Rise of Macedonia: Reign of Philip II (359–336 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    266

52. XXVI.

    .Alexander the Great (336–323 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    273

53. XXVII.

    The Greco-Oriental World from the Death of Alexander to the Conquest of Greece by the Romans (323–146 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    286

54. XXVIII.

    Greek Architecture, Sculpture, and Painting ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    294

55. I.

    Architecture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    295

56. II.

    Sculpture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    300

57. III.

    Painting ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    308

58. XXIX.

    Greek Literature ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    312

59. I.

    Introductory ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    312

60. II.

    The Period before 475 B.C. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    313

61. III.

    The Attic or Golden Age (475–300 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    315

62. IV.

    The Alexandrian Age (300–146 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    324

63. XXX.

    Greek Philosophy and Science ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    327

64. XXXI.

    Social Life of the Greeks ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    340

65.  

    PART III—ROME
66.  

    First Period—Rome as a Kingdom
    (753?-509 B.C.)

67. XXXII.

    Italy and its Early Inhabitants ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    350

68. XXXIII.

    The Society and Government of Early Rome ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    355

69. XXXIV.

    The Roman Religion ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    362

70. XXXV.

    Rome under the Kings ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    367

71.  

    Second Period—Rome as a Republic
    (509–31 B.C.)

72. XXXVI.

    The Early Republic; Plebeians acquire the Full Rights of Citizens (509–367 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    377

73. XXXVII.

    The Conquest of Italy (367–264 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    394

74. XXXVIII.

    The First Punic War (264–241 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    405

75. XXXIX.

    Rome and Carthage between the First and the Second Punic War (241–218 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    414

76. I.

    Rome ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    414

77. II.

    Carthage ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    416

78. XL.

    The Second Punic War (218–201 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    419

79. XLI.

    Events between the Second and the Third Punic War: Conquest of the East by Rome (201–146 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    429

80. XLII.

    The Third Punic and Numantine Wars ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    436

81. I.

    The Third Punic War (149–146 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    436

82. II.

    The Numantine War (143–133 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    439

83. XLIII.

    The Last Century of the Republic; First Period (133–78 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    441

84. XLIV.

    The Last Century of the Republic; Second Period (78–31 B.C.) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    460

85.  

    Third Period—Rome as an Empire
    (31 B.C.–A.D. 476)

86. XLV.

    The Establishment of the Empire and the Reign of Augustus Caesar (31 B.C.–A.D. 14) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    484

87. XLVI.

    From Tiberius to Marcus AureUus (A.D. 14–180) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    494

88. XLVII.

    The Empire under Commodus and "The Barrack Emperors" (A.D. 180–284) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    514

89. XLVIII.

    The Reigns of Diocletian and Constantine the Great ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    520

90. I.

    The Reign of Diocletian (A.D. 284–305) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    520

91. II.

    Reign of Constantine the Great (A.D. 306–337) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    524

92. XLIX.

    The Last Century of the Empire in the West (A.D. 376–476) ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    532

93. L.

    Architecture, Literature, Law, and Social Life among the Romans ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    549

94. I.

    Architecture ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    549

95. II.

    Literature and Law ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    555

96. III.

    Social Life ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    562

97.  

    PART IV—THE ROMANO-GERMAN OR TRANSITION AGE
    (A.D. 476–800)

98. LI.

    The Barbarian Kingdoms ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    571

99. LII.

    The Church and its Institutions ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    576

100. I.

     The Conversion of the Barbarians ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     576

101. II.

     The Rise of Monasticism ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     579

102. LII.

     The Rise of the Papacy ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     582

103. LIII.

     The Fusion of Latin and Teuton ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     587

104. LIV.

     The Roman Empire in the East ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     592

105. LV.

     The Rise of Islam ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     595

106. LVI.

     Charlemagne and the Restoration of the Empire in the West ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     603

107. Index and Pronouncing Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

     609