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A Manual of Ancient History (Classic Reprint)
A Manual of Ancient History - Classic Reprint Author:Jean Gilbert 1. The former inhabitants of our world arc known to us by three kinds of evidence: (1) Written Records; (2) Architectural Monuments; (3) Fragmentary Remains. — 2. Of these the first alono can be considered as true sources of History, though the latter afford its most interesting and valuable illustrations. Several races of men haye disappeared fr... more »om the globe, leaving no record* inscribed either upon stone or parchment. Their existence and character can only be interred from fragments of their weapons, ornaments, and household utensils found in their tombs or among the ruins of their habitations. Such were the Lake-dwellers of Switzerland, and the unknown authors'of the shell-mounds of Denmark and India, the tumuli of Britain, and the earthworks of the Mississippi Valley.
3. Tbc magniliccnt temples and palaces of Egypt, Assyria, and India have only afforded materials of history since the patient diligence of oriental scholars ha3 succeeded iu deciphering the inscriptions which they bea
Table of Contents
Sources of History 9; Dispersion of Races; Periods and Divisions of ????? 10; Auxiliary Sciences: Chronology and Geography 11; BOOK I,; Asiatic and African Natfau, /torn Iht Dispersion at Babel bo tJte ?? of the Persian; Empire; Part I-The Asiatic Nations; View of the Geography of Asia IS,; History of tlic Chaldtcan Monarchy, 17; The Assyrian Monarchy'IS; The Median Monarchy 22; The Babylonian Monarchy 21; Kingdoms of Asia MloOr 29; Phoenicia SO; Syria 33; Judisa 34; (?) Theocracy 85; (b) United Monarchy 36; (c) The Kingdom of Israel 39; (rf) The Kingdom ofJudah 12; 1art II-Thk afkican Nations,; Geographical Outline of Africa 48,; History of Egypt 50; (?) The Old F-mplrc 51; (6) The Shepherd Kings 53; (c) The New Kmplrc ?,; Religion ??? Ranks in Kgypt 6); History of Carthage GC; BOOK II; The I'craian Empire, from the l« less