VOLUME II
A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'SHISTORY. EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTINGTHESE AS COMPLETE NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDS OF THE MOSTEMINENT HISTORIANS
NON-SECTARIAN NON-PARTISAN NON-SECTIONAL
ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHEREDFROM THE MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICA AND EUROPE,INCLUDING BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTS TO CONNECT AND EXPLAINTHE CELEBRATED NARRATIVES, ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY, WITH THOROUGHINDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGIES, AND COURSES OFREADING
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
ROSSITER JOHNSON, LL.D.
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
CHARLES F. HORNE, Ph.D.
JOHN RUDD, LL.D.
COPYRIGHT, 1905
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An Outline Narrative of the GreatEvents, CHARLES F. HORNE
Institution and Fall of the Decemvirate inRome (B.C. 450), HENRY G. LIDDELL
Pericles Rules in Athens (B.C.444), PLUTARCH
Great Plague at Athens (B.C. 430),GEORGE GROTE
Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse (B.C.413), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY
Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks (B.C.401-399), XENOPHON
Condemnation and Death of Socrates (B.C.399), PLATO
Brennus Burns Rome (B.C. 388),BARTHOLD GEORG NIEBUHR
Tartar Invasion of China by Meha (B.C.341), DEMETRIUS CHARLES BOULGER
Alexander Reduces Tyre, Later FoundsAlexandria (B.C. 332), OLIVER GOLDSMITH
The Battle of Arbela (B.C. 331),SIR EDWARD S. CREASY
First Battle Between Greeks and Romans(B.C. 280-279), PLUTARCH
The Punic Wars (B.C.264-219-149), FLORUS
Battle of the Metaurus (B.C.2O7), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY
Scipio Africanus Crushes Hannibal at Zamaand Subjugates Carthage (B.C. 202), LIVY
Judas Maccabaeus Liberates Judea (B.C.165-141), JOSEPHUS
The Gracchi and Their Reforms (B.C.133), THEODOR MOMMSEN
Caesar Conquers Gaul (B.C. 58-50),NAPOLEON III
Roman Invasion and Conquest of Britain(B.C. 55-A.D. 79), OLIVER GOLDSMITH
Cleopatra's Conquest of Caesar and Antony(B.C. 51-30), JOHN P. MAHAF