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Title: The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 4
Release Date: March 12, 2005 [eBook #15345]
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A COMPREHENSIVE AND READABLE ACCOUNT OF THE WORLD'S HISTORY, EMPHASIZING THE MORE IMPORTANT EVENTS, AND PRESENTING THESE AS COMPLETE NARRATIVES IN THE MASTER-WORDS OF THE MOST EMINENT HISTORIANS
ON THE PLAN EVOLVED FROM A CONSENSUS OF OPINIONS GATHERED FROM THE MOST DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARS OF AMERICA AND EUROPE, INCLUDING BRIEF INTRODUCTIONS BY SPECIALISTS TO CONNECT AND EXPLAIN THE CELEBRATED NARRATIVES. ARRANGED CHRONOLOGICALLY. WITH THOROUGH INDICES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES, CHRONOLOGIES, AND COURSES OF READING
An Outline Narrative of the Great Events, CHARLES F. HORNE
Visigoths Pillage Rome (A.D. 410), EDWARD GIBBON
Huns Invade the Eastern Roman Empire Attila Dictates a Treaty of Peace (A.D. 441), EDWARD GIBBON
The English Conquest of Britain (A.D. 449-579), JOHN R. GREEN CHARLES KNIGHT
Attila Invades Western Europe Battle of Châlons (A.D. 451), SIR EDWARD S. CREASY EDWARD GIBBON
Foundation of Venice (A.D. 452), THOMAS HODGKIN JOHN RUSKIN
Clovis Founds the Kingdom of the Franks It Becomes Christian (A.D. 486-511), FRANÇOIS P.G. GUIZOT
Publication of the Justinian Code (A.D. 529-534), EDWARD GIBBON
Augustine's Missionary Work in England (A.D. 597), THE VENERABLE BEDE JOHN R. GREEN
The Hegira: Career of Mahomet The Koran: and Mahometan Creed (A.D. 622), WASHINGTON IRVING SIMON OCKLEY
The Saracen Conquest of Syria (A.D. 636), SIMON OCKLEY
Saracens Conquer Egypt Destruction of the Library at Alexandria (A.D. 640), WASHINGTON IRVING
Evolution of the Dogeship in Venice (A.D. 697), WILLIAM C. HAZLITT
Saracens in Spain Battle of the Guadalete (A.D. 711), AHMED IBN MAHOMET AL-MAKKARI