Ancient States and Empires

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Ancient States and Empires by John Lord This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at http://www.gutenberg.org/license Title: Ancient States and Empires Author: John Lord Release Date: November 1, 2008 [Ebook 27114] Language: English ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK ANCIENT STATES AND EMPIRES*** Ancient States and Empires For Colleges And Schools By John Lord LL.D. Author of the “Old Roman World” “Modern History” &c. New York Charles Scribner & Company 1869 Contents PREFACE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 BOOK I. ANCIENT ORIENTAL NATIONS. . . . . . . . 3 CHAPTER I. THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD. . . . 3 II. POSTDILUVIAN HISTORY TO THE CALL OF ABRAHAM.—THE PATRI- ARCHAL CONSTITUTION, AND THE DIVI- SION OF NATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 CHAPTER III. THE HEBREW RACE FROM ABRA- HAM TO THE SALE OF JOSEPH. . . . . . . . 14 CHAPTER IV. EGYPT AND THE PHARAOHS. . . . 24 V. THE JEWS UNTIL THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 CHAPTER VI. THE CONQUEST OF CANAAN TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF DAVID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 CHAPTER VII. THE JEWISH MONARCHY. . . . . 52 VIII. THE OLD CHALDEAN AND AS- SYRIAN MONARCHIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 CHAPTER IX. THE EMPIRE OF THE MEDES AND PERSIANS. .