Ancient States and Empires Part 40

M223 Return of the Jews.

M224 Dedication of the Temple.

M225 Mordecai and Ahasuerus. The story of Esther.

M226 Return to Palestine of Jews under Ezra.

M227 Nehemiah. Rebuilding of Jerusalem. Revival of ancient laws.

M228 Obscurity of Jewish history after Nehemiah.

M229 Obscurity and growth of the Jews.

M230 The ascendency of the high priests.

M231 Persecution of the Jews by Antiochus.

M232 The reign of the high priests. Their turbulent reigns. Popular tumults. Misery of the Jews.

M233 The Maccabees. Mattathias. His successes.

M234 His son Judas. His heroic deeds.

M235 Syria invades Palestine.

M236 Another unsuccessful invasion.

M237 Continued hostilities between Syria and Palestine.

M238 The Jews force an alliance with the Romans.

M239 Jonathan Maccabeus master of Judea. His rule. John Hyrca.n.u.s as high priest.

M240 The Jews in Alexandria.

M241 The rule of John Hyrca.n.u.s.

M242 Succeeded by his son.

M243 Turbulent reign of Alexander.

M244 Queen Alexandra.

M245 The Idumean family.

M246 All parties invoke the aid of Pompey.

M247 Jerusalem falls into the hands of Pompey.

M248 Reorganization of the government.

M249 Jerusalem governed by Roman generals.

M250 Herod governor of Galilee.

M251 Receives the crown of Judea. And reigns tyrannically. His miserable life.

M252 The hatred in which he was held. His death.

M253 His kingdom is divided among his sons. The claims of the rival princes.

M254 The Romans confirm the will of Herod.

M255 Birth of Christ.

M256 The rule of Roman governors.

M257 Pontius Pilate.

M258 Herod Antipas.

M259 Herod Agrippa.

M260 His brilliant reign.

M261 Persecutes the Christians.

M262 Judea a Roman province.

M263 Jewish parties.

M264 The Pharisees. Their doctrines and character.

M265 The Sadducees.

M266 The Essenes.

M267 State of the country. Miserable condition of the Jews. Popular Commotions. Wars and rumors of wars.

M268 Incipient rebellion.

M269 Open rebellion of Judea.

M270 Sensation at Rome. Roman preparations for war.

M271 Expedition against Ascalon. Fall of Jotaphata.

M272 Fall of Joppa.

M273 Fall of Gamala.

M274 Factions at Jerusalem.

M275 Infatuation of the city. Its fortifications. The temple.

M276 The siege.

M277 Famine in the city.

M278 The a.s.sault of Jerusalem. The fall.

M279 The siege and sack of the city.

M280 Consequences of the fall of Jerusalem.

M281 Degeneracy of the oriental states.

M282 Boundaries of Greece.

M283 The mountains of Greece. Between Ossa and Olympus is the famous vale of Tempe.

M284 The rivers.

M285 Natural advantages for political independence.

M286 Natural productions.

M287 Epirus.

M288 Thessaly.

M289 The famous places.

M290 Acarnania.

M291 aetolia.

M292 Doris.

M293 Locri Ozolae.

M294 Phocis.

M295 Botia.

M296 Attica.

M297 Megaris.

M298 The Peloponnesus and its states.

M299 Elis.

M300 Arcadia.

M301 Argolis.

M302 Laconia.

M303 Messenia.

M304 Crete.

M305 The Cyclades.

M306 The Sporades.

M307 Lesbos, and other islands.

M308 Origin of the Grecian nations. The Pelasgians.

M309 The h.e.l.lenes. The aeolians. The Achaeans.

M310 The Dorians and Ionians.

M311 Settlements of the aeolians.

M312 Of the Achaeans.

M313 Of the Dorians.

M314 Of the Ionians.

M315 The heroic ages of Greece.

M316 The legends.

M317 Zeus.

M318 The other deities.

M319 Who represent the powers of Nature.

M320 The wors.h.i.+p of these deities.

M321 Legends which pertain to heroes.

M322 The Danaides.