A MANUAL OF ANCIENT HISTORY, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO THE CONSTITUTIONS, THE COMMERCE, AND THE COLONIES, OF THE STATES OF ANTIQUITY. SECOND EDITIONThis edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and linked FootnotesCONTENTS (abridged list)Introduction General geographical outline of Asia Preliminary and General Observations upon the History and Constitution of the great Asiatic Empires History of the ancient Asiatic kingdoms before the reign of Cyrus I. Assyrian monarchy II. Median monarchy III. Babylonian monarchy IV. States in Asia Minor 1. Trojan empire 2. Phrygian empire 3. Lydian empire V. Phœnicia VI. Syrians VII. Jews 1. Period of the Nomad state from Abraham till the conquest of Palestine 2. Period of the federative republic 3. Period of the monarchy from B. C. 1100 — 600 The Jewish state as one single kingdom The Jewish state as a divided kingdom African Nations General geographical outline of Ancient Africa I. Egyptians 1st Period. From the earliest times down to the Sesostridæ, about B. C. 1500 2nd Period. From the Sesostridæ till the sole dominion of Psammetichus, B. C. 1500 — 650 3rd Period. From the reign of Psammetichus to the Persian conquest of Egypt by Cambyses, B. C. 650 — 525 II. Carthaginians 1st Period. From the foundation of Carthage to the wars with Syracuse, B. C. 880 — 480 2nd Period. From the breaking out of the wars with Syracuse to the commencement of those with Rome, B. C. 480 — 264 3rd Period. From the beginning of the wars with Rome to the downfal of Carthage, B. C. 264 — 146 Geographical outline of Greece 1st Period. Traditional history down to the Trojan war, about B. C. 1200 2nd Period. From the Trojan war to the breaking out of the Persian war, B. C. 1200 — 500 History of the Hellenic states within Greece General history Sparta Athens ... IV. History of some smaller or more distant kingdoms and states formed out of the Macedonian monarchy The kingdom of Pergamus Bithynia Paphlagonia Pontus Cappadocia Armenia The kingdom of Parthia The kingdom of Bactria The restored kingdom of the Jews 1. Under the Persians 2. Under the Ptolemies and Seleucidæ 3. Under the Maccabees 4. Under the family of Herod Period I. From the foundation of Rome to the conquest of Italy, and the commencement of the wars with Carthage, B. C. 754 — 264, or A. U. C. 1 — 490 Period II. From the commencement of the war with Carthage to the rise of the civil broils under the Gracchi, B. C. 264 — 134, or A. U. C. 490 — 620 Period III. From the beginning of the civil broils under the Gracchi to the fall of the republic, B. C. 134 — 30, or A. U. C. 620 — 724 Period IV. History of the Roman state as a monarchy till the overthrow of the western empire, B. C. 30 — A. C. 476 Geographical outline. View of the Roman empire and provinces, and other countries connected with it by war or commerce 1st Section. From Augustus Cæsar to the death of Commodus, B. C. 30 — A. C. 193 2nd Section. From the death of Commodus to Diocletian, A. C. 193 — 284 3rd Section. From Diocletian to the overthrow of the Roman empire in the west, A. C. 284 — 476 Appendix. Chronology of Herodotus from the time of Cyrus, according to Volney Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of Macedon Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Seleucidæ Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Ptolemies Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Jews Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of the Cæsars Genealogical Table of the reigning houses of ConstantineAbout the AuthorA. H. L. HEEREN; KNIGHT OF THE NORTH STAR AND GUELPHIC ORDER; AULIC COUNSELLOR AND PROFESSOR OF HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GOETTINGEN; AND MEMBER OF SEVERAL OTHER LEARNED SOCIETIES.