Universal history, from the creation of the world to the begining of the eighteenth century / by Alexander Fraser Tytler Lord Woodhouselee.
Boston: Frefridge and Co., 1850
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Preliminares
Contents.
Book the First.
Chapter I. Various plans of historical prelections- Chronological method- method of treating history as subservient only to the science of politics- Plan of the present work.
Chapter II. Earliest ages of the world- early history of Assyria- Of Egypt- invasion of the Shepherd Kings.
Chapter III. On the nature of the first governments, and on the customs, laws arts, and sciences of the early nations.
Chapter IV. Of the Egyptians- Early civilization- Inundation of the Nile- Government- Laws- Manners- Arts- Obelisks and pyramids- Sciences- Philosophical opinions-Character.
Chapter V. Of the Phaenicians- Alphabetic Writing- Sanchoniatho- Navigation- Tyre.
Chapter VI. The Grecian History- Earliest period of the history of Greece- The titans- Cecrops - Chronicle of Paros- Areopagus- Deluge of Deucalion- Council of the Amphictyons- Cadmus- Introduction of letters.
Chapter VII. Reflections on the first and rudest periods of the Grecian history- Extreme barbarism of the aborigines- Circumstances which retarded civilization…
Chapter VIII. Early period of the Greek history continued- Earliest state of agriculture in Greece- Erectheus institutes the Eleusinian mysteries- Obtains the sove reignty of Attica- Theseus unites the cites of Attica- This the age of the marvellous- End of that period…
Chapter IX. The Republic of Lacedaemon- Origin- Divided Sovereignty- Browns Theory of the Spartan constitution examined- Reform of Lycurgus- Senate-Limitation of the Kingly power- Regulation of manners- Equal partition of land among all the citizen-Iron money…
Chapter X. The Republic of Athens- Revolution in the states of Attica- Regal government abolished- Perpetual Archons- Draco- Solon- His institutions- Senate- Areopagus re.established- Power of the popular Assemblies- Laws- Ostracism…
Chapter XI. Origin of the Persian monarchy- End of the Firs Assyrian empire-Era of Nabonassar- Monarchy of the Medes; Dejoces, Phraotes, Cyaxares, Nabopolassar- Nabuchodonozor II- Captivity of the jews- Cyrus the Elder- Cambyses…
Book the second
Chapter I. History of Greece, continued- Origin and cause of the war with Persia- Commencement of hostilities- Battle of Marathon- Miltiades-Aristides- Themistocles- Invasion of Greece by Xerxes-…
Chapter II. Administration of Pericles- Peloponnesian war- Siege of Plataea- Alcibiades- Lysander- The thirty tyrants- Thrasybulus- Death of Socrates- Retreat of the thousand- Car whit Persia terminated by the peace of Antalcidas. 90
Chapter III. Republic of Thebes- Pelopidas and Epaminondas- Battle of Leuctrs- of Mantinea- General peace and its consequences- Philip of Macedon- the Sacred War- Demosthenes- Cattle of Chaeronea- Designs of Philips against Persia- His death.
Chapter IV. Alexander the Great takes and destroys Thebes- Submission of the Grecian States- Alexander declared general of the armies of Greece- Battle of the Granicus- Issus- Siege of Tyre…
Chapter V. Flourishing state of Egypy Ander the Ptolemies- Greece after the death of Alexander- Achaian league-Revolution al Lacedaemon- Ambitious designs of Philip II. of Macedon draw on him the vengeance of the Romans…
Chapter VI. Political reflections arising from the history of Greece- Retrospective view constitutional defects in the leading republics- A pure democracy is a chimera-…
Chapter VII. The Greeks not eminent in the useful arts- Commerce- Superiority in the fine arts- Greek architecture-Gothic architecture- Sculpture- Inferiority of the moderns- Greek religion favorable to sculpture and painting Greek painters.
Chapter VIII. Publics games of Greece- Effects on charter- Manners- Poetical composition anterior to pose- Homer- Hesiod- Archilochus- Terpander- Sappho- Pindar-Anaceron- The Greek epigram…
Chapter IX. Greek Philosophy- Ion Sec- Thales- Anaximander-Anaximenes-Anaxagoras-Italic sect- Pitágoras- Empedocles&c.- Eleatic Sect- Zeno- Leucippus- Democritus- Heraclitus- Socrates-…
Book the third
Chapter I. the Roman history- Earliest periods of the history of Rome-Etruscans foundation of Rome- Disputed accounts of- Romulus- Rape of the Sabines- Origin of the political Institutions of the Romans-…
Chapter II. Servius Tullius , sixth king of Rome- His political talents- Artful division of the people into classes and centuries- The Census Lustrum-Tarquinius Superbus- End of the regal government-…
Chapter III. Interregnum- Consuls appointed with sovereing power- Conspiracy against the new Government- Patriotism of Brutus- Valerian Law- War with Porsena- Popular disturbances- Debts of the poor-…
Chapter IV. Increase of the power of the tribunes- they concoke an assembly of the people- Coriolanus- Disputes on the Agrarian law- law of Volero- And change produced by it
Chapter V. An agrarian law never seriously projected- Decemviri proposed to digest a code of laws- Cincinnatus- Appointment of Decemvirs- Laws of the twelve tables- Tyranny of the Decemvirs- Infamous conduct of Appius Claudius- Death of Virginia- Abolition of the Decemvirate.
Chapter VI. Law against intermarrieg of patricians and plebeians repealed- Military Tribunes created- Creation of censors- Their high powers of office- A regular pay assigned to the army introduces a new balance into the constitution-…
Chapter VII. Roman history continued- War with the Samnites- Devotion of Decius- Disgrace of the Caudine Forks- popular pretensions increase- the plebeians asmitted to the priesthood- War with Pyrrhus, king of Epirus-…
Chapter VIII. Carthage, a Phoenician colony- Early history- Government- Wars- Early history of Sicily- Syracusan Government- Dion the Elder-Dionysius the Younger- Dion- Timoleon- Agathocles- Character of the Carthaginians and Romans compared.
Chapter IX. First Punic War- First naval victory of the Romans- invasion of Africa Regulus- Termination of the war- Second Punic War- Hannibal passes the alps- His victories in Italy- Battle of Cannae-…
Book the Fourth
Chapter I. Sedition of the Gracchi- Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi- Criminal ambition of Jugurtha- The Romans declare war against him, under Metellus and Marius- Death of Jugurtha-…
Chapter II. Caesar passes the Rubicon- Matches to Rome- Name dictator- Battle of Pharsalia- Fligth and death of Pompey- Defeat of Pharnaces- Death of Cato- Caesar's reforms in the Roma sate-…
Chapter III. On the Genius and national Character of the Romans- System of the Roma education- progress of literature- The drama- Historians- Poets.
Chapter IV. Roman Philosophy- Public and private manners.
Chapter V. on the Art of War among the Romans.
Book the fifth
Chapter I. Fate of the Roman Republic decided by the Battle of Actium- Reign of Augustus- Birth of our Saviour Jesus Christ- Tiberius- Crucifixion of our Saviour- Caligula- Claudius- Nero- Galba- Otho- Vitellius- Vespasian- Titus- Domitian- Nerva- Trajan- Adrian.
Chapter II. Age of the Antonines- Commodus- Petinax- The Praetorian guards sell the empire by auction- Four emperors proclaimed- Severus marches to Rome and disbands the Praetorian guards-war in Britain-…
Chapter III. Change in the System of Policy and Government introduced by Constantine-Pretorian Perfects- Proconsuls- Counts and dukes- Taxes- Free Gifts-seat of empire translated to Constantinople-...