Category: History - Ancient
Injustice of Roman Governors--Nero Emperor--Vespasian and Titus Sent to Judea--Fortifications of Jerusalem--Titus Offers Terms of Peace--Horrors of the Siege--Women Devour their own Children--Temple Burned--City Destroyed--Dispersion of the Jews--Universal Apostasy--Priesthood...
Injustice of Roman Governors--Nero Emperor--Vespasian and Titus Sent to Judea--Fortifications of Jerusalem--Titus Offers Terms of Peace--Horrors of the Siege--Women Devour their...
2. CHAPTER II.3. CHAPTER III.4. CHAPTER IV.Intellectual Stagnation--Saracens and Jews Revive Learning--University of Bagdad--Public Schools--Medical College of Cairo--Circulating Library--Modern Form of Books--Arabic Not...
5. CHAPTER V.Jerusalem the Sacred City--Alexandria Noted for Philosophy--School of Hypatia--Mob Murders Her--Doctrines of Cyril--Jerusalem a Scene of Suffering--Fulfillment of Prophecy--Herc...
6. CHAPTER VI.Growth of Relic-Worship--Schemes of the Roman Pontiffs--Manufacture of Relics--Their Great Variety--Value of Relics--Insults Offered to Pilgrims--Peter the Hermit--Crusades--Dis...
7. CHAPTER VII.The Morning Dawns--Rise of Knighthood--Principles of Knights--Apostate Priests Held in Contempt--Waldenses--Persecutions in Southern France--Rise of the Inquisition--Liberal Pol...
8. CHAPTER VIII.9. CHAPTER IX.History in Words--British Coat of Arms--The Ten Tribes--Account of Esdras--Dispersion of the Tribes--Mixed Seed of Israel--Effect on European Society--Jewish Influence--Discover...
10. CHAPTER X.Germany Aroused--Peasants' War--Muntzer's Proclamation--Emperor Quarrels With the Pope--Results in Other {VII.} Countries--Growth in Modern Languages--Luther's Crowning Work--Po...
11. CHAPTER XI.Columbus Destroyed Papal Dogmas--Cruelty of Spaniards--Their Retribution--Relics in Massachusetts--Newport Tower--Mounds in Ohio--Remains Found in Iowa--Plates Found in Illinois...
12. CHAPTER XII.13. CHAPTER XIII.Character of the Colonists--They Leave England--Sojourn in Holland--Brewster's Printing Press--Puritans Embark for America--Their Trust in God--Robinson's Prophecy--Plymouth Fou...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Description of Holland--A Land of Refuge--Tyranny of Alva--The Struggle for Independence--Siege of Leyden--The Country Submerged--Famine in the City--Speech of the Mayor--Heroic...
15. CHAPTER XV.16. CHAPTER XVI.Condition of English Society--Manufacture of Gin and Rum--Origin of Methodism--Eloquence of Whitfield--John and Charles Wesley--Remarkable Teachings--Robert Raikes--John Howard-...
17. CHAPTER XVII.Gathering of Political Forces--General Revolution--Civil Reformers--Decay of Old Institutions--Rosseau and His Writings--Voltaire--Holland, a Political Refuge--American Settlers...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.Battle of Lexington--Officers Chosen--A Year of Discussion--Declaration of Independence--Spirit of English Nobility--Defeat of American Forces--Success at Trenton and Princeton-...
19. CHAPTER XIX.20. CHAPTER XX.The Genius of the Age--European Wars--American Tranquil--Declaration of War--Divisions of North America--United States--Canada--Mexico--American Common Schools--Their Influence-...
21. CHAPTER I.INJUSTICE OF ROMAN GOVERNORS--NERO EMPEROR--VESPASIAN AND TITUS SENT TO JUDEA--FORTIFICATIONS OF JERUSALEM--TITUS OFFERS TERMS OF PEACE--HORRORS OF THE SIEGE--WOMEN DEVOUR THEIR...
22. CHAPTER II.Far away in the south-western part of Asia, lies a strange and peculiar country called Arabia. It is bounded on the north by Syria, on the east by the Persian Gulf, on the south...
23. CHAPTER III.After the death of Mahomet, his followers assumed the name of Saracens, by which title they were afterwards generally known. This term, it is said, is derived from two Arabic wo...
24. CHAPTER IV.INTELLECTUAL STAGNATION--SARACENS AND JEWS REVIVE LEARNING--UNIVERSITY OF BAGDAD--PUBLIC SCHOOLS--MEDICAL COLLEGE OF CAIRO--CIRCULATING LIBRARY--MODERN FORM OF BOOKS--ARABIC NOT...
25. CHAPTER V.JERUSALEM THE SACRED CITY--ALEXANDRIA NOTED FOR PHILOSOPHY--SCHOOL OF HYPATIA--MOB MURDERS HER--DOCTRINES OF CYRIL--JERUSALEM A SCENE OF SUFFERING--FULFILLMENT OF PROPHECY--HERC...
26. CHAPTER VI.GROWTH OF RELIC-WORSHIP--SCHEMES OF THE ROMAN PONTIFFS--MANUFACTURE OF RELICS--THEIR GREAT VARIETY--VALUE OF RELICS--INSULTS OFFERED TO PILGRIMS--PETER THE HERMIT--CRUSADES--DIS...
27. CHAPTER VII.THE MORNING DAWNS--RISE OF KNIGHTHOOD--PRINCIPLES OF KNIGHTS--APOSTATE PRIESTS HELD IN CONTEMPT--WALDENSES--PERSECUTIONS IN SOUTHERN FRANCE--RISE OF THE INQUISITION--LIBERAL POL...
28. CHAPTER VIII."It breaks--it comes--the misty shadows fly: A rosy radiance gleams upon the sky; The mountain tops reflect it calm and clear, The plain is yet in shade, but day is near."--_Cha...
29. CHAPTER IX.HISTORY IN WORDS--BRITISH COAT OF ARMS--THE TEN TRIBES--ACCOUNT OF ESDRAS--DISPERSION OF THE TRIBES--MIXED SEED OF ISRAEL--EFFECT ON EUROPEAN SOCIETY--JEWISH INFLUENCE--DISCOVER...
30. CHAPTER X.GERMANY AROUSED--PEASANTS' WAR--MUNTZER'S PROCLAMATION--EMPEROR QUARRELS WITH THE POPE--RESULTS IN OTHER COUNTRIES--GROWTH OF MODERN LANGUAGES--LUTHER'S CROWNING WORK--POWER OF...
31. CHAPTER XI.COLUMBUS DESTROYED PAPAL DOGMAS--CRUELTY OF SPANIARDS--THEIR RETRIBUTION--RELICS IN MASSACHUSETTS--NEWPORT TOWER--MOUNDS IN OHIO--REMAINS FOUND IN IOWA--PLATES FOUND IN ILLINOIS...
32. CHAPTER XII.In previous chapters we have traced the instrumentalities which God used in the unshackling of the minds of men from the superstitions of the past, and disciplining them for the...
33. CHAPTER XIII.CHARACTER OF THE COLONISTS--THEY LEAVE ENGLAND--SOJOURN IN HOLLAND--BREWSTER'S PRINTING PRESS--PURITANS EMBARK FOR AMERICA--THEIR TRUST IN GOD--ROBINSON'S PROPHECY--PLYMOUTH FOU...
34. CHAPTER XIV.DESCRIPTION OF HOLLAND--A LAND OF REFUGE--TYRANNY OF ALVA--THE STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE--SIEGE OF LEYDEN--THE COUNTRY SUBMERGED--FAMINE IN THE CITY--SPEECH OF THE MAYOR--HEROIC...
35. CHAPTER XV.The history of Pennsylvania as a distinct colony began in 1682. Its founder, William Penn, was the son of Admiral Penn, who had gained many victories for England and enjoyed the...
36. CHAPTER XVI.CONDITION OF ENGLISH SOCIETY--MANUFACTURE OF GIN AND RUM--ORIGIN OF METHODISM--ELOQUENCE OF WHITFIELD--JOHN AND CHARLES WESLEY--REMARKABLE TEACHINGS--ROBERT RAIKES--JOHN HOWARD-...
37. CHAPTER XVII.GATHERING OF POLITICAL FORCES--GENERAL REVOLUTION--CIVIL REFORMS--DECAY OF OLD INSTITUTIONS--ROSSEAU AND HIS WRITINGS--VOLTAIRE--HOLLAND, A POLITICAL REFUGE--AMERICAN SETTLERS--...
38. CHAPTER XVIII.BATTLE OF LEXINGTON--OFFICERS CHOSEN--A YEAR OF DISCUSSION--DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE--SPIRIT OF ENGLISH NOBILITY--DEFEAT OF AMERICAN FORCES--SUCCESS AT TRENTON AND PRINCETON-...
39. CHAPTER XIX.When the war of independence was over La Fayette returned to France. He was the lightning-rod by which the current of republican sentiments flashed from America to Europe. He wa...
40. CHAPTER XX.THE GENIUS OF THE AGE--EUROPEAN WARS--AMERICA TRANQUIL--DECLARATION OF WAR--DIVISIONS OF NORTH AMERICA--UNITED STATES--CANADA--MEXICO--AMERICAN COMMON SCHOOLS--THEIR INFLUENCE--...