On the Shores of the Great Sea, Book I of the Story of the WorldCosimo, Inc., 2013 M01 1 - 212 pages "Volume 1 ... covers the history of the world from the 'days of Abraham' to the birth of Christ."--P. [4] of cover. |
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... ROME AGAIN 43. A GREAT CONFLICT 44. THE ROMAN FLEET 45. HANNIBAL'S VOW 46. THE ADVENTURES OF HANNIBAL 47. THE END OF CARTHAGE 48. THE TRIUMPH OF ROME 888 83 86 90 94 97 . • 101 104 106 * 110 115 119 122 127 132 . 136 • 139 143 . 147 ...
... ROME AGAIN 43. A GREAT CONFLICT 44. THE ROMAN FLEET 45. HANNIBAL'S VOW 46. THE ADVENTURES OF HANNIBAL 47. THE END OF CARTHAGE 48. THE TRIUMPH OF ROME 888 83 86 90 94 97 . • 101 104 106 * 110 115 119 122 127 132 . 136 • 139 143 . 147 ...
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Contents
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IN A STRANGE LAND | 20 |
THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL | 24 |
THE BATTLE OF MARATHON | 25 |
HIRAM KING OF TYRE | 42 |
A GREAT CONFLICT | 43 |
THE ROMAN FLEET | 44 |
KING SOLOMONS FLEET | 45 |
THE ADVENTURES OF HANNIBAL | 46 |
THE END OF CARTHAGE | 47 |
THE STORY OF CARTHAGE | 48 |
OUT OF THE SHADOWLAND | 52 |
KING AHASUERUS | 26 |
HOW LEONIDAS KEPT THE PASS | 27 |
BACK TO THE FATHERLAND | 28 |
SOME GREEK COLONIES | 29 |
ACROSS THE BLUE WATERS | 30 |
THE BEAUTY OF ATHENS | 31 |
THE FIRST MERCHANT FLEET | 32 |
RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND | 33 |
THE STORY OF ROMULUS AND REMUS | 34 |
CONQUERORS OF THE SEA | 35 |
CORIOLANUS | 36 |
ALEXANDER THE GREAT | 37 |
KING OF MACEDONIA | 38 |
EARLY PIONEERS | 39 |
THE CONQUEST OF INDIA | 40 |
ALEXANDERS CITY | 41 |
THE STORY OF THE ARGONAUTS | 55 |
THE SIEGE OF TROY | 61 |
THE ADVENTURES OF ULYSSES | 64 |
THE DAWN OF HISTORY | 68 |
THE FALL OF TYRE | 72 |
THE RISE OF CARTHAGE | 74 |
HANNOS ADVENTURES | 76 |
SOME MORE ABOUT GREECE | 79 |
888 | 83 |
THE FLIGHT OF POMPEY | 184 |
THE DEATH OF CÆSAR | 189 |
THE EMPIRE OF ROME | 194 |
PAX ROMANA | 199 |
TEACHERS APPENDIX 180 184 | 201 |
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Abraham Alexander ancient army Athens battle beautiful brave built called Canaan Carthage Carthaginians chariot children of Israel coast of Africa colonies command conquered Coriolanus cried Darius death desert Dido East Egypt Egyptians Euphrates fame father fell fleet Gauls Greece Greeks Hannibal harbours Hercules heroes Hiram honour horses hundred island Israelites Italy Joseph Julius Cæsar King of Sparta knew known land of Canaan land of Egypt Lars Porsena Lebanon live Marathon mast Mediterranean mother mountains night Nile oars old story pass Persian Pharaoh Phoenicians Pillars of Hercules plain poet Pompey reached Red Sea returned river Romans Rome rose sailed ships shores Sicily silver Socrates soldiers Solomon soon Spain stood Straits of Gibraltar strong Tarshish temple thee thence thou thousand to-day took trade tribes Tyre vessel victory voyage waters waves weary wind wonderful Xerxes
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Page 125 - Then out spake brave Horatius, The Captain of the gate : 'To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds, For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his Gods...
Page 17 - And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God hath shewed thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou art : thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled : only in the throne will I be greater than thou. And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.
Page 127 - Tiber! father Tiber! To whom the Romans pray, A Roman's life, a Roman's arms, Take thou in charge this day ! ' So he spake, and speaking sheathed The good sword by his side, And with his harness on his back Plunged headlong in the tide.
Page 125 - Just then a scout came flying, All wild with haste and fear: "To arms! to arms! Sir Consul, — Lars Porsena is here." On the low hills to westward The Consul fixed his eye, And saw the swarthy storm of dust Rise fast along the sky.
Page 127 - quoth false Sextus; 'Will not the villain drown? But for this stay ere close of day We should have sacked the town ! ' 'Heaven help him ! ' quoth Lars Porsena, 'And bring him safe to shore; For such a gallant feat of arms Was never seen before.
Page 15 - And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land; And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.
Page 22 - And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is your father well ? the old man of whom ye spake ; is he yet alive ? And they answered, Thy servant our father is in good health, he is yet alive : and they bowed down their heads and made obeisance.
Page 127 - But with a crash like thunder Fell every loosened beam, And, like a dam, the mighty wreck Lay right athwart the stream : And a long shout of triumph Rose from the walls of Rome, As to the highest turret-tops Was splashed the yellow foam.
Page 185 - Your infants in your arms, and there have sat The livelong day, with patient expectation, To see great POmpey pass the streets of Rome...