The Illustrated History of All Nations, From the Creation of the World to the Present Time

xxviii, 1366 pp. CONTENTS: Introduction; Book I. From the origin of the human race to the age of the Trojan War; Book II. From the first rise of republican governments to the time of Solon; Book III. Sources of the Grecian History; Book IV. Revolutions in Greece from the age of Solon to the conquests of the Romans in Asia; Book V. Sources of Roman History; Book VI. The republic of Rome; Book VII. The Roman Empire under the Caesars as long as true forms of the republic were preserved--A.C. 29, to A.D. 284; Book VII. Survey of the Roman Empire before the invasion of the barbarians and the innovations in its internal constitution; Book IX. The history of religion; Book X. The latter period of the Empire, until the destruction of the imperial authority in Rome; Book XI. Settlement of the barbarous nations on the ruins of the Western Empire. A.D. 476-615; Book XII. Of the rise of the Mohammedan religion and the establishment of the Arabian Empire. From A.D. 622-732; Book XIII. The age of Charlemain and Harun Al Rashid. A.D. 732-841; Book XIV. Division of the great empires into small states. A.D. 814-1073; Book XV. The age in which the political influence of the Papacy was established. From A.D. 1073-1177; Book XVI. The age in which the Papal ascendancy attained its highest pitch. From A.D. 1177-1269; Book XVII. Gradual transition from the social order of the Middle Ages, to that of modern times. A.D. 1273-1453; Book XVIII. Of those revolutions which especially contributed to develop the new order of the new order of political affairs. A.D. 1453-1519; Book XIX. The age of Charles the Fifth. A.D. 1519-1556; Book XX. The age of Philip the Second. A.D. 1556-1598; Book XXI. The Period of the Thirty Years' War. A.D. 1598-1648; Book XXII. That period during which the kings of France possessed a predominant influence in the affairs of Europe. A.D. 1648-1740; Book XXIII. Maria Theresa, Frederick, and North America. A.D. 1780-1783; Book XXIV. Situation of Europe in the year 1786; Book XXV. The period of the French Revolution. A.D. 1789-1799; Book XXVI. Period of the consulate and empire of France. A.D. 1799-1815; Book XXVII. Affairs of the world from 1815 to 1830; Book XXVIII. History of the world from 1830-1848; Book XXIX. History of the world from 1848 to 1853.