THE GREAT EVENTS BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS

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CONTENTS

An Outline Narrative of the Great Events, CHARLES F. HORNE

Institution and Fall of the Decemvirate in Rome (B.C. 450), HENRY G. LIDDELL

Pericles Rules in Athens (B.C. 444), PLUTARCH

Great Plague at Athens (B.C. 430), GEORGE GROTE

Defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse (B.C. 413), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY

Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks (B.C. 401-399), XENOPHON

Condemnation and Death of Socrates (B.C. 399), PLATO

Brennus Burns Rome (B.C. 388), BARTHOLD GEORG NIEBUHR

Tartar Invasion of China by Meha (B.C. 341), DEMETRIUS CHARLES BOULGER

Alexander Reduces Tyre, Later Founds Alexandria (B.C. 332), OLIVER GOLDSMITH

The Battle of Arbela (B.C. 331), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY

First Battle Between Greeks and Romans (B.C. 280-279), PLUTARCH

The Punic Wars (B.C. 264-219-149), FLORUS

Battle of the Metaurus (B.C. 2O7), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY

Scipio Africanus Crushes Hannibal at Zama and Subjugates Carthage (B.C. 202), LIVY

Judas Maccabaeus Liberates Judea (B.C. 165-141), JOSEPHUS

The Gracchi and Their Reforms (B.C. 133), THEODOR MOMMSEN

Caesar Conquers Gaul (B.C. 58-50), NAPOLEON III

Roman Invasion and Conquest of Britain (B.C. 55-A.D. 79), OLIVER GOLDSMITH

Cleopatra's Conquest of Caesar and Antony (B.C. 51-30), JOHN P. MAHAFFY

Assassination of Caesar (B.C. 44), NIEBUHR PLUTARCH

Rome Becomes a Monarchy, Death of Antony and Cleopatra (B.C. 44-30), HENRY GEORGE LIDDELL

Germans under Arminius Revolt Against Rome (A.D. 9), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY

Universal Chronology (B.C. 450-A.D. 12), JOHN RUDD

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AN OUTLINE NARRATIVE

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