CHAPTER VII.

Esrael-its Judges, Prophets, and Kings.

Samson-Samuel-Schools of the prophets-Solomon-

Commerce of Tyre-Petra-Edom-Ports on the Red

Sea-Balbec and Tadmor-Temple-Solomon's sins

and punishment

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CHAPTER VIII.

Israel and Judah.

Jeroboam-New mode of worship-Ahab-Elijah —

Captivity of Israel-Election passes to Judah.

CHAPTER IX.

Assyrian Empire restored.

Hezekiah-Isaiah-Prophets-Chaldees - Babylon—its

commerce and splendour-Captivity of Judah-Tyre

-Apries-Prophecy of the Five Empires

CHAPTER X.

Persian, or Second great Empire.

Cyrus-Croesus-Oracle at Delphi-Babylon taken-

Daniel-Temple restored-Cambyses-Smerdis the

Magian-Darius Hystasnes-Scythian expedition

CHAPTER XI.

Grecian, or Third great Empire.

Office of the Third Empire-Character of the Greeks-

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CONTENTS.

Sparta-Object and measures of Lycurgus--Xerxes'

expedition against Greece-Numbers of his army-

Thermopyla-Athenian character-Solon - Pisis-

tratus - Wooden walls-Themistocles-Salamis

Platea-Consequences of the Persian expedition

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CHAPTER XII.

Athenian Attempt at establishing the Grecian Empire.

Spartans unfit for rule-Aristides - Athens fortified -

Allies rendered dependent

Athenian and Spartan

alliance - Peloponnesian war-Brasidas-Alcibiades

-Sicilian expedition-Ægospotamos-Athens taken 93

CHAPTER XIII.

The spiritual Kingdom of the Grecian Philosophers.

Attempt to improve man's character-Poetry and the

arts their little effect - Plague at Athens The

Sophists-Pythagoras-Ionic school-Socrates-the

four schools of his disciples-Plato-Philosophy fails

of raising human nature

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CHAPTER XIV.

Retreat of the Ten Thousand- Thebes aims at the

Empire of Greece.

State of Persia-Ezra-Old Testament completed-Cyrus

the younger- Battle of Cunaxa-Persian treachery-

Xenophon-Return of Greeks-Agesilaus-Thebes—

Epaminondas Improvement in the art of war

Leuctra-Laconia ravaged-Mantinea.

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