Outlines of Chronology, Ancient and Modern: Being an Introduction to the Study of History, on the Plan of David Blair : for the Use of Schools : Accompanied by a ChartBrewer and Tileston, 1873 - 240 σελίδες |
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Africa afterwards ancient army arts battle became Belisarius birth born Britain Cæsar called Carthage celebrated century Characters in Period Charlemagne Charles Charles Martel Christ Christianity Chronology Cicero civil commenced conquered conquests consequence Constantinople continued Crusades death defeated deluge died Distinguished Characters dominion East Edict of Nantes effect Egypt Egyptians eminent emperor Emportant Events enemies England English established Europe Events in Period extend father favour flourished France French genius Greece Greeks historian important inhabitants Israelites Italy Jerusalem Jews Jugurtha Julius Cæsar king kingdom Lacedemon learning length literature Macedon manner ment Miscellaneous Observations monarchy nations native NATIVITY OF JESUS Observations on Period Odoacer peace Period XX persecution Persians philosophy poet poetry Pompey Pope prince principal events Reformation reign religion Roman empire Rome Russia Saracens Scripture Solomon's Temple soon sovereign Spain succeeded success Sylla throne tion took place United victorious writings
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Σελίδα 6 - From these they have ascertained many important facts; still, many other interesting points of History lie buried in doubt and obscurity. 8. For about 3300 years after the creation, we have no authentic history, except that of the Scriptures, which, though it is highly interesting and important, is. very limited and principally confined to the Jews. The principal facts related in it are the creation of the world...
Σελίδα 124 - He united the statesman and author in his character. He was born in Italy, about 463, and died at near one hundred years of age. His writings relate chiefly to history, theology, and criticism. He was inferior in abilities to Boethius, but still was very respectable. 5.
Σελίδα 161 - He died in 1402. 5. Gow'er was born sooner, though he died later than Chaucer. The year of his birth was 1320. He was eminent as a lawyer. His principal production as a poet is " Confessio Amantis." Some one styles him " gentle Gower." He died in 1402. 6. Chaucer was a Londoner by birth, which took place in 1328. He was one of the greatest of the English poets. His " Canterbury Tales" are the most considerable of his works.
Σελίδα 166 - Assisted by the French king, he landed in England, and revived the spirits of a party almost extinguished in the kingdom. He gave battle to Richard, 1485, in the field of Bosworth.
Σελίδα 39 - ... to it ; and his poems have been taken as the model of all epic productions of any note written since his day. The present form of his poems is supposed not to have been the ancient form. They were probably produced in separate pieces and ballads ; and were united into continuous poems, it is said, by certain learned men, under the direction of Pisistratus, king of Athens. The era of Grecian splendour was several centuries after the time of Homer ; but by the preservation of his poems. the progress...
Σελίδα 143 - ... their subjects a short glimpse of light. But the ignorance of their respective times was too powerful for their efforts and institutions. The darkness returned and prevailed throughout Europe more or less. till about the middle of the fifteenth century. The scarcity of books in those times, and the nature of their subjects, as legends, lives of the saints, &c. evince the singular dearth of learning.
Σελίδα 135 - ... of the sovereign, by the tenure of' military service, should be able to create a train of inferior vassals, by giving to them parts of his estate, to be held on the same condition, of following his standard in battle, rendering him homage as their lord, and paying, as a symbol of their subjection, a small annual present. 3. The principle of policy upon which this singular establishment was founded, was self-protection.
Σελίδα 17 - Here they conceived the ambitious design of building a city, and a tower, whose top should reach to heaven, in order that they might both acquire renown, and prevent their dispersion over the earth. God, however, having designed to form men into different nations, and being displeased with their presumption, and perhaps their covert attempt to introduce idolatry, prevented the accomplishment of their design, by confounding their language. Being thus compelled to relinquish their undertaking, the...
Σελίδα 185 - Bacon disenthral led the human mind, and taught the sure method of advancing knowledge, by experiment, and the observation of nature. The progress of philosophy was not, however, rapid at first. Much of theorizing and conjecture remained, even in Gassendi and Des Cartes. Newton, however, arose, towards the conclusion of this period, and completely dispelled the illusions with which youth had been infatuated for more than 2000 years. Numerous were the productions of teste and genius in all the departments...
Σελίδα 91 - Having passed through the lower honours of the state, he was made consul in his 43d year. Cat'iline, a profligate noble, with many dissolute and desperate Romans, conspired against their country ; but all...