An Abridgement of Sir ...: History of the World in Five Books

Walter Raleigh

Mat Gilly flowers, 1698 - 465 pages

Contents

• The Original of Idolatry and Reliques of Antiquity: 29
• Cufh the Eldeft Son of Ham was in Arabia: 50
• Of Regal Abfoluteand Regal tempered by Laws: 59
• BOOK: 67
• Of other Renowned Men: 90
• Memorable things from Jofhua to Jeptha: 107
• CHAP X: 114
• Of Saul the First King of Ifrael: 120
• Athaliahs Ufurpation and Government for 6 Years: 149
• Of Uzziah and his Cotemporaries the end of bis Reign: 165
• BOOK III: 197
• The Perfian Greatness bow it grew: 204
• The Perfian Affairs from Cyrus to Darius 110: 210
• Xerxes Emperour of Perſia his vaſt Army Oppofed by Leo: 216
• The Peloponeſian War with the Condition of Athens: 224
• Matters concurring with the Peloponefian War: 230
• Of the Greek Affairs under the Lacedemonians Com: 237
• BOOK: 247
• Of the Civil Wars of Alexanders Captains: 286
• Romes Growth and the fetling of the Eaſtern State: 299
• BOOK V: 307
• What passd between the First and Second Punick War: 326
• CHAP IV: 370
• Of the Roman Wars with Antiochus and his Adhe: 380

Bibliographic information

• Title: An Abridgement of Sir ...: History of the World in Five Books
• Author: Walter Raleigh
• Publisher: Mat Gilly flowers, 1698
• Original from: Library of Catalonia
• Digitized: Sep 5, 2008
• Length: 465 pages