CAUCASIAN HISTORY.――Ancient India――Eastern Nations――The
Egyptians――Arabians――Syria――The Phœnicians――Palestine――The
Jews――The Assyrians and Babylonians――The Medes and Persians――
States of Asia Minor――The Lydians――The Persian Empire 26-53
GRECIAN HISTORY.――Early History and Mythology――Religious Rites――
Authentic History――Sparta――Lycurgus――Athens――Persian Invasion――
Pericles――Alcibiades――Decline of Athenian Independence――
Alexander the Great――Concluding Period 53-78
ROMAN HISTORY.――The Latins――The Kings――The Commonwealth――
Struggle between the Patricians and Plebeians――Invasion of
the Gauls――The Samnite Wars――The Punic Wars――The Revolutions
of the Gracchi――Social Wars――Marius and Sulla――Pompey,
Cicero, Cataline, Cæsar――Gallic Wars――Extinction of the
Commonwealth――Civil Wars――Augustus――Dissemination of
Christianity――Division of the Empire――Downfall of the Western
Empire 78-112
MIDDLE AGES.――The Eastern Empire――Constantine――Julian the
Apostate――Theodosius the Great――Justinian; his
Code――Arabia――Mohammed――Empire of the Saracens――The Feudal
System――Charlemagne――The New Western Empire――France――The German
Empire――Italy――Spain――General state of Europe――The
Crusades――Chivalry――Rise of new Powers――Wm. Tell――The Italian
Republics――Commerce――The Turks――Fall of Constantinople――Rise
of Civil Freedom 112-145