Ancient States and Empires Part 39

M122 The reign of David.

M123 Character of David.

M124 The reign of Solomon. His architectural works.

M125 The palace.

M126 The Wisdom of Solomon.

M127 His apostasy.

M128 His latter days.

M129 The rebellion of Jeroboam.

M130 Division of the Nation.

M131 The reign of Rheoboam. His successors.

M132 The Princes of Judah at Jerusalem.

M133 The reign of Amiaziah.

M134 Uzziah. His prosperity.

M135 Jotham.

M136 Hezekiah.

M137 His wars.

M138 Mana.s.seh.

M139 Amon.

M140 Josiah. His n.o.ble reign.

M141 His death.

M142 His successor.

M143 Nebuchadnezzar wars against Judah. The fall of Jerusalem. Captivity of the Jews. Jeremiah.

M144 The character of the kings of Judah.

M145 The ten tribes.

M146 Jeroboam. His wicked reign.

M147 Elijah. Ahab.

M148 The destruction of the priests of Baal.

M149 Wrath of Jezebel.

M150 War with Damascus. Curse upon Ahab.

M151 Ahaziah.

M152 Famine in Samaria.

M153 Wars with the Syrians.

M154 Jehu.

M155 His successors.

M156 Their short reigns.

M157 Fall of Samaria.

M158 The kings of Israel.

M159 The plains of Babylon.

M160 The Tower of Babel.

M161 The foundation of the a.s.syrian monarchy.

M162 Extension of the kingdom.

M163 Nineveh.

M164 The palaces. a.s.syrian kings.

M165 Conquests of Shalmanezer.

M166 Sennacherib. Culmination of the power of Nineveh.

M167 a.s.syrian civilisation.

M168 Decline of the monarchy.

M169 Destruction of Nineveh. Its remains.

M170 Growth of Babylon.

M171 The Chaldean monarchy.

M172 Nebuchadnezzar. Magnificence of Babylon.

M173 Fall of the Monarchy.

M174 The country of the Medes and Persians. The martial character of the people. Early kings of Media.

M175 Deioces.

M176 Cyaxares.

M177 The irruption of the Turanian races.

M178 Conquests of Cyaxares.

M179 War with Lydia.

M180 The Lydian monarchy.

M181 Astyages.

M182 The early history of the Persians.

M183 Zoroaster. His religion.

M184 Character of the Persians.

M185 Rise of Cyrus.

M186 His wars.

M187 His great empire.

M188 He makes Babylon his capital.

M189 Greatness of the reign of Cyrus.

M190 Degeneracy of the Persian conquerors.

M191 Cambyses.

M192 His follies.

M193 Usurpation of the Magians.

M194 Darius.

M195 His conquests.

M196 His greatness.

M197 The revolt of the Ionian cities.

M198 Xerxes.

M199 Fate of the Persian empire.

M200 Its characteristics.

M201 Original inhabitants of Asia Minor.

M202 Its various nations.

M203 The Phrygians M204 The Lydians. Gyges.

M205 His prosperous reign.

M206 Alliance of Lydia with Persia.

M207 Scythian inroads. Their characteristics.

M208 Scythian conquests.

M209 Crsus.

M210 His prosperity.

M211 The Phnicians.

M212 Their Semitic origin.

M213 The country.

M214 Phnician cities.

M215 Phnician colonies.

M216 Voyage of the Phnicians.

M217 Decline of Phnician power.

M218 Carthage.

M219 Absorption of the ten tribes.

M220 The Jews at Babylon.

M221 Daniel.

M222 His beautiful character.