The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 1

W. Borradaile, 1825 - Civilization, Ancient

CONTENTS	13

Geography of Asia	27

The Feasts of Eleusis	33

Of the Games and Combats	43

Of Boxing or the Cestus	49

Of the Honours and Rewards granted to the Victors	55

Of the Ancient Middle and New Comedy	67

Epochs of the Jewish History	80

A digression on the Manners and Character of the Second Scipio Africanus	260

THE HISTORY OF THE ASSYRIANS	271

The Palaces and the hanging Gardens	277

The Second Assyrian Empire both of Nineveh and Babylon	283

CON 88288	288

BOOK IV	307

The Expedition of Cyaxares and Cyrus against the Babylo	318

The Battle of Thymbria between Cyrus and Croesus	335

The Second Messenian War	86

61	97

The Sources of the Nile	103

Of the Manners and Customs of the Egyptians	110

67	113

Of the Egyptian Soldiers and war	120

The History of the Kings of Egypt	128

Twelve Kings	139

80	142

The Religion of the Carthaginians	150

Trade of Carthage the first source of its Wealth and Power	156

The Foundation of Carthage and its Progress till the time	164

The History of Carthage from the first Punic War to	185

The Libyan War or War against the Mercenaries	197

The remote and more immediate Causes of the Second Punic War	204

The March after the Battle of the Rhone	210

Battle of Thrasymene	217

The Battle of Cann�	224

Scipio conquers all Spain Is appointed Consul and sails into Africa	230

A short Reflection on the Government of Carthage in the time of	236

Justice and the Treasury of Carthage	237

Dissensions between the Carthaginians and Masinissa King	244

Title	The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Volume 1 The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians, Charles Rollin
Author	Charles Rollin
Edition	revised
Publisher	W. Borradaile, 1825
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	2 Oct 2007

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The Decree pronounced against Babylon Prediction of the calami	336

The Completion of the Prophecy which foretold the total	342

The Beginning of the united Empire of the Persians and Medes	350

Wherein Herodotus and Xenophon differ in their Accounts	359

The History of Smerdis the Magian	366

The Administration of Justice	373

Administration of the Revenues	380

83	382

Their manner of Attacking and Defending strong places	386

Astronomy	392

Religion	395

86	396

The abject Submission and Slavery of the Persians	402

Macedonia	407

The Grecian Isles	409

The Grecian dialects	415

curgus	424

The Government of Athens The Laws of Solon	430

Illustrious Men who distinguished themselves in Arts and Sci	439

335	441

The Seven Wise Men of Greece	447