A Manual of Ancient History [Illustrated]

A MANUAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE CONSTITUTIONS, THE COMMERCE, AND THE COLONIES, OF THE STATES OF ANTIQUITY. SECOND EDITION

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and linked Footnotes

CONTENTS (abridged list)
Introduction
General geographical outline of Asia
Preliminary and General Observations upon the History and Constitution of the great Asiatic Empires
History of the ancient Asiatic kingdoms before the reign of Cyrus
I. Assyrian monarchy
II. Median monarchy
III. Babylonian monarchy
IV. States in Asia Minor
1. Trojan empire
2. Phrygian empire
3. Lydian empire
V. Phœnicia
VI. Syrians
VII. Jews
1. Period of the Nomad state from Abraham till the conquest of Palestine
2. Period of the federative republic
3. Period of the monarchy from B. C. 1100 — 600
The Jewish state as one single kingdom
The Jewish state as a divided kingdom
African Nations
General geographical outline of Ancient Africa
I. Egyptians
1st Period. From the earliest times down to the Sesostridæ, about B. C. 1500
2nd Period. From the Sesostridæ till the sole dominion of Psammetichus, B. C. 1500 — 650
3rd Period. From the reign of Psammetichus to the Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, B. C. 650 — 525
II. Carthaginians
1st Period. From the foundation of Carthage to the wars with Syracuse, B. C. 880 — 480
2nd Period. From the breaking out of the wars with Syracuse to the commencement of those with Rome, B. C. 480 — 264
3rd Period. From the beginning of the wars with Rome to the downfal of Carthage, B. C. 264 — 146

Geographical outline of Greece
1st Period. Traditional history down to the Trojan war, about B. C. 1200
2nd Period. From the Trojan war to the breaking out of the Persian war, B. C. 1200 — 500
History of the Hellenic states within Greece
General history
Sparta
Athens
...
IV. History of some smaller or more distant kingdoms and states formed out of the Macedonian monarchy
The kingdom of Pergamus
Bithynia
Paphlagonia
Pontus
Cappadocia
Armenia
The kingdom of Parthia
The kingdom of Bactria
The restored kingdom of the Jews
1. Under the Persians
2. Under the Ptolemies and Seleucidæ
3. Under the Maccabees
4. Under the family of Herod
Period I. From the foundation of Rome to the conquest of Italy, and the commencement of the wars with Carthage, B. C. 754 — 264, or A. U. C. 1 — 490
Period II. From the commencement of the war with Carthage to the rise of the civil broils under the Gracchi, B. C. 264 — 134, or A. U. C. 490 — 620
Period III. From the beginning of the civil broils under the Gracchi to the fall of the republic, B. C. 134 — 30, or A. U. C. 620 — 724
Period IV. History of the Roman state as a monarchy till the overthrow of the western empire, B. C. 30 — A. C. 476
Geographical outline. View of the Roman empire and provinces, and other countries connected with it by war or commerce
1st Section. From Augustus Cæsar to the death of Commodus, B. C. 30 — A. C. 193
2nd Section. From the death of Commodus to Diocletian, A. C. 193 — 284
3rd Section. From Diocletian to the overthrow of the Roman empire in the west, A. C. 284 — 476
Appendix. Chronology of Herodotus from the time of Cyrus, according to Volney
Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of Macedon
Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Seleucidæ
Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Ptolemies
Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Jews
Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Cæsars
Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of Constantine

About the Author
A. H. L. HEEREN; KNIGHT OF THE NORTH STAR AND GUELPHIC ORDER; AULIC COUNSELLOR AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GOETTINGEN; AND MEMBER OF SEVERAL OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES.

A Manual of Ancient History [Illustrated]