| Page |
| Introduction | 1 |
| Book I. Asiatic and African states previous to Cyrus | 15 |
| General geographical outline of Asia | ib. |
| Preliminary and General Observations upon the History and Constitution of the great Asiatic Empires | 22 |
| History of the ancient Asiatic kingdoms before the reign of Cyrus | 25 |
| I. Assyrian monarchy | ib. |
| II. Median monarchy | 26 |
| III. Babylonian monarchy | 27 |
| IV. States in Asia Minor | 29 |
| 1. Trojan empire | ib. |
| 2. Phrygian empire | ib. |
| 3. Lydian empire | ib. |
| V. Phoenicia | 30 |
| VI. Syrians | 33 |
| VII. Jews | 34 |
| 1. Period of the Nomad state from Abraham till the conquest of Palestine | 35 |
| 2. Period of the federative republic | 36 |
| 3. Period of the monarchy from B. C. 1100—600 | 38 |
| The Jewish state as one single kingdom | ib. |
| The Jewish state as a divided kingdom | 40 |
| African Nations | 45 |
| General geographical outline of Ancient Africa | ib. |
| I. Egyptians | 47 |
| 1st Period. From the earliest times down to the SesostridÆ, about B. C. 1500 | 51 |
| 2nd Period. From the SesostridÆ till the sole dominion of Psammetichus, B. C. 1500—650 | 62 |
| 3rd Period. From the reign of Psammetichus to the Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, B. C. 650—525 | 69 |
| II. Carthaginians | 73 |
| 1st Period. From the foundation of Carthage to the wars with Syracuse, B. C. 880—480 | 74 |
| 2nd Period. From the breaking out of the wars with Syracuse to the commencement of those with Rome, B. C. 480—264 | 80 |
| 3rd Period. From the beginning of the wars with Rome to the downfal of Carthage, B. C. 264—146 | 82 |
| Book II. History of the Persian empire from B. C. 560—330 | 90 |
| Book III. History of the Grecian states | 112 |
| Geographical outline of Greece | ib. |
| 1st Period. Traditional history down to the Trojan war, about B. C. 1200 | 118 |
| 2nd Period. From the Trojan war to the breaking out of the Persian war, B. C. 1200—500 | 127 |
| History of the Hellenic states within Greece | ib. |
| General history | ib. |
| Sparta | 131 |
| Athens | OXFORD: PRINTED BY TALBOYS AND BROWNE.
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