A Compend of History, from the Earliest Times

Achaia Achean Alexander ambition ancient Antiochus arms army arts Asia Assyrian Assyrian empire Athenians Athens Babylon battle Brennus called Carthage Carthaginians celebrated century Cesar character Charles Christ Christian civil command commenced Commodus Compend conquered conqueror conquest Corinth Coriolanus Cresus Cyaxares Cyrus Darius death defeated destroyed destruction dominions Egypt emperor empire enemies England enterprise equal Europe father fortune France French Gauls gave genius Give some account glory Grecian Greece Greeks Hannibal head Henry honor illustrious immense important inhabitants invaded invasion Italy king kingdom Lacedemon laws length Lewis liberty Lycurgus Macedon Marius Medes military monarch nations never Nineveh peace period Persian empire Persians Philip Pompey prince provinces Pyrrhus reign religion rendered republic revolution Romans Rome ruin Scythians seemed senate soon Spain Spartan spirit succeeded success successor Sylla Syria Tarquin Themistocles throne tion Turks victory virtue warlike wars wealth wisdom