“arthur gilman”

1887. Contents: Once Upon a Time; How the Shepherds Began the City; How Corinth Gave Rome a New Dynasty; The Rise of the Commons; How a Proud King Fell; The Roman Runnymede; How the Heroes Fought for a Hundred Years; A Blast from Beyond the North Wind; How the Republic Overcame Its Neighbors; An Afr... More

1890. With maps, many illustrations, a chronological table, and a list of books treating the subject. Contents: How the Story Begins; Creatures of Fire, Light and Clay; The Times of Ignorance; The Year of the Elephant; The Sacrilegious War; The Camel-Driver of the Desert; The Man of Affairs Meditate... More

"It is proposed to rehearse the lustrous story of Rome, from its beginning in the mists of myth and fable down to the mischievous times when the republic came to its end, just before the brilliant period of the empire opened. As one surveys this marvellous vista from the vantage-ground of the presen... More

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.... More

When the Greeks and Romans mentioned the tribes that ranged west of the Euphrates, they called them Saracens. After this name had been used in an indefinite manner for all the unknown tribes of the desert, it was given to the followers of Mohamed; and it is used in that sense in this book, thus comp... More