Elements of general history. Ed. by B. Turner

Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.)

1858

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... Hebrews . This will be found an admirable Manual for Sunday - School Teachers and Heads of Families . BARR'S SCRIPTURE STUDENT'S ASSISTANT ; Being a Com- plete Index and Concise Dictionary of the Holy Bible ; Designed to Facilitate the ...

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... Hebrew text of the Bible , is generally followed in this work . In the revision of the first section , however , it has been found necessary to give likewise the chronology of the Septuagint , on account of the impossibility of ...

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... Hebrew text , the least age is about one - third of the greatest , and one- half of the average . An inspection of the table of Ante- diluvian Patriarchs in Section I. , will verify these remarks . The age of Lamech was reduced only six ...

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... Hebrew text by 60 years , and reduces the discrepancy between the two chronologies of this period to 720 years . The accuracy of the Septuagint in the postdiluvian period , is corroborated by the Samaritan text , Josephus , and all the ...

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... Hebrew text of the Scriptures , or 3879 years , according to the Septuagint . The account of the Antediluvian period is contained in the first six chapters of Genesis ; and its truth is corroborated by the traditions and legends of all ...

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Considerations on the Nature of the first Governments and on	6

The progress of Ecclesiastical power and the state of the Church from the Fifth to the end of the Eleventh Century	10

Of the Saracens in the Eighth and Ninth Centuries	11

Empire of the West and Italy in the Tenth Eleventh and Twelfth	12

On the Government Religion Customs and Manners and Arts	13

Of the Antiquity of the Empire of China State of Arts	15

History of Egypt to the reign of Psammeticus B C 650	19

History of England and of Scotland in the Reigns of Elizabeth	21

View of the Affairs of the Church preceding the Age of Charlemagne	280

Empire of the West under the successors of Charlemagne 9 Empire of the East during the Eighth and Ninth Centuries	282

History of Britain from its earliest period to the Norman Conquest	299

Of the Government Laws and Manners of the AngloSaxons	306

State of Europe during the Tenth Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries	308

History of England in the Eleventh Twelfth and part of the Thirteenth Centuries	310

The Crusades or Holy Wars	319

Of Chivalry and Romance	324

History of the JewsCivil Constitution of the Jews previous	27

Centuries	29

History of the JewsThe Monarchy until the division of	50

History of the JewsThe kingdom of Judah	57

SECT PAGE	61

History of the JewsThe kingdom of Israel	64

Reflections on the first and rudest periods of the Grecian History	73

History of GreeceAge of PericlesThe Peloponnesian War	101

Political Reflections arising from the History of the States of Greece	124

State of the Arts in Greece	126

Of the Greek Poets	129

Of the Greek Historians	132

Of the Greek Philosophers 34 History of the Jews From the Babylonian Captivity to the de struction of Jerusalem by Titus 606 B C 71 A C	134

288	136

History of Romeunder the Consuls	155

History of Romethe Law of Volerothe Agrarian Laws	161

History of Romethe Decemvirate	164

History of RomeIncrease of the Popular Power	165

History of RomeConquest of Italy by the Romans	168

History of Sicily	174

The Punic Wars 264146	176

The Gracchi and the Corruption of the Roman Commonwealth 45 The Civil WarsSecond Triumvirateand Fall of the Republic	185

Considerations on such particulars as mark the Genius and Na tional Character of the Romans System of Roman Education	191

Rome under the Emperors 30 B C 54 A C	213

State of the Roman Empire at the time of Constantinehis Successors	218

Progress of the Christian Religion from its Institution to the Ex tinction of Paganism in the reign of Theodosius	223

Extinction of the Roman Empire in the West	225

Of the Origin Manners and Character of the Gothic Nations before their establishment in the Roman Empire	228

Of the Manners Laws and Government of the Gothic Nations after their establishment in the Roman Empire	231

Method of studying Ancient History	234

SECT	235

Comparative View of Ancient and Modern Geography PART	238

SECOND THE MIDDLE AGES 1 Fall of the Western Roman Empire	261

The Eastern Roman Empire Of Arabia and the Saracens 3 Monarchy of the Franks 228 231	271

On the State of France during the Merovingian race of its Kings	272

CharlemagneThe new Empire of the West	275

Manners Government and Customs of the Age of Charlemagne	277

State of Europe in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries	326

Revolution of Switzerland	329

State of Europe continued in the Thirteenth Fourteenth and part of the Fifteenth Centuries	331

History of England in the Thirteenth Century 326 329	333

History of Scotland to the Fourteenth Century	335

History of England in the Fourteenth Century	338

England and France in the Fifteenth Century State of Manners	341

Decline and Fall of the Greek Empire	343

Government and Policy of the Turkish Empire	345

France and Italy at the end of the Fifteenth Century 29 History of Spain in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries	349

History of England from the middle to the end of the Fifteenth Century Civil Wars of York and Lancaster	350

History of Scotland from the beginning of the Fourteenth Century to the death of James V 13061513	355

Of the Ancient Constitution of the Scottish Government 33 View of the Progress of Literature and Science in Europe from the Revival of Letters to th...	361

View of the Progress of Commerce in Europe before the Portuguese Discoveries	364

Discoveries of the Portuguese in the Fifteenth Century and their effects on the Commerce of Europe	367

PART THIRD	372

France Spain and Italy in the end of the Fifteenth and begin	375

ning of the Sixteenth Century	378

Observations on the Constitution of the German Empire	381

Of the Reformation in Germany and Switzerland and the Revo lution in Denmark and Sweden	383

Of the Discovery and Conquest of America	387

Possessions of the other European Nations in America	390

Of the State of the Fine Arts in Europe in the Age of Leo X	391

Of the Ottoman power in the Sixteenth Century	395

State of Persia and other Asiatic Kingdoms in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries	396

History of India	397

The Reigns of Charles II and James II	432

France under Louis XIV	445

On the Constitution of France under the Monarchy	454

Of Peter the Great of Muscovy and Charles XII of Sweden	462

Of the European System from 1740 to 1786 Of the Southern	505

Of the British Empire in India	517

Of England from the Peace of Paris to the Conclusion of	528

Contemporary History of the Period after the Congress of Vienna	588

Table of Chronology	598

396	604

Ancient State of India Manners Laws Arts and Sciences and Religion of the Hindoos	13

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Elements of general history. Ed. by B. Turner
Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.)
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Seite 30 - And the children of Israel went away, and did as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.

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Titel	Elements of general history. Ed. by B. Turner
Autor/in	Alexander Fraser Tytler (lord Woodhouselee.)
Herausgeber	Brandon Turner
Ausgabe	6
Veröffentlicht	1858
Original von	Oxford University
Digitalisiert	3. Juli 2006

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