{"product_id":"2940013787803","title":"IMPERIAL ANTIQUITY","description":"CONTENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCYRUS THE GREAT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eASIATIC SUPREMACY.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Persian Empire\u003cbr\u003ePersia Proper\u003cbr\u003eOrigin of the Persians\u003cbr\u003eThe Religion of the Iranians\u003cbr\u003ePersian Civilization\u003cbr\u003ePersian rulers\u003cbr\u003eYouth and education of Cyrus\u003cbr\u003ePolitical Union of Persia and Media\u003cbr\u003eThe Median Empire\u003cbr\u003eEarly Conquests of Cyrus\u003cbr\u003eThe Lydian Empire\u003cbr\u003eCroesus, King of Lydia\u003cbr\u003eWar between Croesus and Cyrus\u003cbr\u003eFate of Croesus\u003cbr\u003eConquest of the Ionian Cities\u003cbr\u003eConquest of Babylon\u003cbr\u003eAssyria and Babylonia\u003cbr\u003eSubsequent conquests of Cyrus\u003cbr\u003eHis kindness to the Jews\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of Cyrus\u003cbr\u003eCambyses; Darius Hystaspes\u003cbr\u003eXerxes\u003cbr\u003eFall of the Persian Empire\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJULIUS CAESAR.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIMPERIALISM.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaesar an instrument of Providence\u003cbr\u003eHis family and person\u003cbr\u003eEarly manhood; marriage; profession; ambition\u003cbr\u003eCurule magistrates; the Roman Senate\u003cbr\u003eOnly rich men who control elections ordinarily elected\u003cbr\u003eVenality of the people\u003cbr\u003eCaesar borrows money to bribe the people\u003cbr\u003eElected Quaestor\u003cbr\u003eGains a seat in the Senate\u003cbr\u003eSecond marriage, with a cousin of Pompey\u003cbr\u003eCaesar made Pontifex Maximus; elected Praetor\u003cbr\u003eSent to Spain; military services in Spain\u003cbr\u003eElected Consul; his reforms; Leges Juliae\u003cbr\u003eOpposition of the Aristocracy\u003cbr\u003eAssigned to the province of Gaul\u003cbr\u003eHis victories over the Gauls and Germans\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of the races he subdued\u003cbr\u003eAmazing difficulties of his campaigns\u003cbr\u003eReluctance of the Senate to give him the customary honor\u003cbr\u003eJealousy of the nobles; hostility between them and Caesar\u003cbr\u003eThe Aristocracy unfit to govern; their habits and manners\u003cbr\u003eThey call Pompey to their aid\u003cbr\u003eNeither Pompey nor Caesar will disband his forces; Caesar recalled\u003cbr\u003eCaesar marches on Home; crosses the Rubicon\u003cbr\u003eUltimate ends of Caesar; the civil war\u003cbr\u003ePompey's incapacity and indecision; flies to Brundusi\u003cbr\u003eCaesar defeats Pompey's generals in Spain\u003cbr\u003eDictatorship of Caesar\u003cbr\u003eBattle of Pharsalia\u003cbr\u003eDeath of Pompey in Egypt\u003cbr\u003eBattles of Thapsus and of Munda\u003cbr\u003eThey result in Caesar's supremacy\u003cbr\u003eHis services as Emperor\u003cbr\u003eHis habits and character\u003cbr\u003eHis assassination,--its consequences\u003cbr\u003eCauses of Imperialism,--its supposed necessity when Caesar\u003cbr\u003earose; public rebuke of Caesar by Cicero\u003cbr\u003eAn historical puzzle\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARCUS AURELIUS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE GLORY OF ROME.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRemarkable character of Marcus Aurelius\u003cbr\u003eHis parentage and education\u003cbr\u003eAdopted by Antoninus Pius\u003cbr\u003eSubdues the barbarians of Germany\u003cbr\u003eConsequences of the German Wars\u003cbr\u003eMistakes of Marcus Aurelius; Commodus\u003cbr\u003ePersecutions of the Christians\u003cbr\u003eThe \"Meditations,\"--their sublime Stoicism\u003cbr\u003eEpictetus,--the influence of his writings\u003cbr\u003eStyle and value of the \"Meditations\"\u003cbr\u003eNecessities of the Empire\u003cbr\u003eIts prosperity under the Antonines; external glories\u003cbr\u003eIts internal weakness; seeds of ruin\u003cbr\u003eGibbon controverted by Marcus Aurelius\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONSTANTINE THE GREAT.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHRISTIANITY ENTHRONED.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConstantine and Diocletian\u003cbr\u003eInfluence of martyrdoms\u003cbr\u003eInfluence of Asceticism,--its fierce protest\u003cbr\u003eRise of Constantine\u003cbr\u003eHis civil wars for the supremacy of the Roman world\u003cbr\u003eThe rival Emperors and their fate: Maximinian, Galerius,\u003cbr\u003e  Maxentius, Maximin, Licinius\u003cbr\u003eConstantine sole Emperor over the West and East\u003cbr\u003eFoundation of Constantinople,--its great advantage\u003cbr\u003eThe pomp and ceremony of the imperial Court\u003cbr\u003eCrimes of Constantine; his virtues\u003cbr\u003eConversion of Constantine\u003cbr\u003eHis Christian legislation; edict of Toleration\u003cbr\u003ePatronage of the Clergy; union of Church and State\u003cbr\u003eCouncil of Nice\u003cbr\u003eTheological discussion\u003cbr\u003eDoctrine of the Trinity\u003cbr\u003eAthanasius and Arius\u003cbr\u003eThe Nicene Creed\u003cbr\u003eEffect of philosophical discussions on theological truths\u003cbr\u003eConstantine's work; the uniting of Church with State\u003cbr\u003eDeath of Constantine\u003cbr\u003eHis character and services\u003cbr\u003eAuthorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePAULA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWOMAN AS FRIEND.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFemale friendship\u003cbr\u003ePaganism unfavorable to friendship\u003cbr\u003eCharacter of Jewish women\u003cbr\u003eGreat Pagan women\u003cbr\u003ePaula, her early life\u003cbr\u003eHer conversion to Christianity\u003cbr\u003eHer asceticism\u003cbr\u003eAsceticism the result of circumstances\u003cbr\u003eVirtues of Paula\u003cbr\u003eHer illustrious friends\u003cbr\u003eSaint Jerome and his great attainments\u003cbr\u003eHis friendship with Paula\u003cbr\u003eHis social influence at Rome\u003cbr\u003eHis treatment of women\u003cbr\u003eVanity of mere worldly friendship\u003cbr\u003e^Esthetic mission of woman\u003cbr\u003eElements of permanent friendship\u003cbr\u003eNecessity of social equality\u003cbr\u003eIllustrious friendships\u003cbr\u003eCongenial tastes in friendship\u003cbr\u003eNecessity of Christian graces\u003cbr\u003eSympathy as radiating from the Cross\u003cbr\u003eNecessity of some common end in friendship\u003cbr\u003eThe extension of monastic life\u003cbr\u003eVirtues of early monastic life\u003cbr\u003ePaula and Jerome seek its retreats\u003cbr\u003eTheir residence in Palestine\u003cbr\u003eTheir travels in the East","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152759636208,"sku":"2940013787803","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013787803_p0.jpg?v=1763590283","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013787803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}