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Beacon Lights of History, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)
Beacon Lights of History Vol 4 - Classic Reprint Author:John Lord BEACON LIGHTS OP HISTORY — CYRUS THE GREAT. — ASIATIC SUPREMACY. — /^NE of the most prominent and romantic charae-^*-' ters in the history of the Oriental world, before its conquest by Alexander of Macedon, is Cyras the Great; not as a sage or prophet, not as the founder of new religious systems, not even as a law-giver, but as the founder and orga... more »nizer of the greatest empire the world has seen, next to that of the Komans. The territory over which Cyrus bore rule extended nearly three thousand miles from east to west, and fifteen hundred miles from north to south, embracing the principal nations known to antiquity, so that he was really a king of kings. He was practically the last of the great Asiatic emperors, absorbing in his dominions those acquired by the Assyrians, the Babylonians, and the Lydians. He was also the first who brought Asia
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Table of Contents
CYRUS THE GREAT Asiatic Supremacy; P-age; The Persian EmpireĢ 27; Persia Proper, 28; Origin of tbe Persians 81; Tbe Religion of the Iranians 32; Persian Civilization* 34; Persian rulers 87; Youth, and education of Cyrus 38; Political Union of Persia and Media 41; The Median Empire 42; Early Conquests of Cyrus 44; The Lydian Empire 45; Croesus, King of Lydia 4C; War between Crcesus and Cyrus 47; Fate of Croesus49; Conquest of the Tonian Cities 50; Conquest of Babylon 62; Assyria and Babylonia 55; Subsequent conquests of Cyrus 56; His kindness to the Jews 57; Character of Cvrus 58; Canibyses; Darius Ifystaspes M; Xerxes "*; Pall of the Persian Empire 61; Authorities 6^; JULIUS CJESAR Imperialism; Ctcsar an instrument of Providence65-67; His family and person 68; Early manhood ; marriage; profession; ambition 69; Curule magistrates: the Roman Senate 70; Only rich men who eontrol elections OTdinaril)- elected 71; Venality of the people 72; Caisar borrows money to« less