- Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 1
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Charles F. Horne
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A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 1 of 22, covering from 5867 to 480 BC.
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- Chapters
- General Introduction
- An Outline Narrative
- Dawn of Civilization, BC 5867 by G.C.C. Maspero
- Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 1
- Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250 by Hammurabi, part 2
- Compilation of the Earliest Code, BC 2250, Hammurabi, part 3
- Theseus Founds Athens, BC 1235, by Plutarch
- The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by Gustave Le Bon
- The Formation of the Castes in India, BC 1200, by W.W. Hunter
- Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 1
- Fall of Troy, BC 1184, by George Grote, part 2
- Accession of Solomon, Building of the Temple at Jerusalem, BC 1017, by Henry Hart Milman
- Rise and Fall of Assyria, Destruction of Nineveh, BC 789, by F. Lenormant and E. Chevallier
- The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 1
- The Foundation of Rome, BC 753, by Barthold Georg Niebuhr, part 2
- Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by Sir Edward Reed
- Prince Jimmu Founds Japan's Capital, BC 660, by The Nehongi
- The Foundation of Buddhism, BC 623, by Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 1
- The Foundation of Buddhism, By Thomas William Rhys-Davids, part 2
- Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 1
- Pythian Games at Delphi, BC 585, by George Grote, part 2
- Solon's Earlier Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 1
- Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 2
- Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 3
- Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part 4
- Solon's Early Greek Legislation, BC 594, by George Grote, part5
- Conquests of Cyrus the Great, BC 538, by George Grote, part 1
- The Conquests of Cyrus the Great, BC 538, by George Grote, part 2
- The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 1
- The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 2
- The Rise of Confucius, the Chinese Sage, BC 550, by R.K. Douglas, part 3
- Rome Established as a Republic, Institution of the Tribunes, BC 510-494, by Henry George Liddell, part 1
- Rome Established as a Republic, Institution of the Tribunes, BC 510-494, by Henry George Liddell, part 2
- The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 1
- The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 2
- The Battle of Marathon, BC 490, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 3
- Invasion of Greece by the Persians, Defence of Thermopylae, BC 480, by Herodotus, part 1
- Invasion of Greece by the Persians, Defence of Thermopylae, BC 480, by Herodotus, part 2
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