A View of Universal History, from the Creation to the Present Time: Including an Account of the Celebrated Revolutions in France, Poland, Sweden, Geneva &c. &c. Together with an Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the Late Military Operations; and Other Important Events, Volume 1

G. Kearsley, 1795

CONTENTS	1

p	12

Of the Affyrian or firft great monarchy	24

a 4	39

CHAP	58

Of the olympic games and the conqueft of the Meſſenians	72

Character of Ariftides and Themistocles P	78

Of the internal divifions of Greece the Peloponnesian War	86

CHAP XXXVIII	206

Rome under the Emperors Tiberius and CaligulaDegeneracy	224

Miſcellaneous remarks p	245

Partition of the empire under DiocletianRefignation of Dio	264

Eaftern empireJuftinianThe celebrated BelifariusSiege	282

Tranfalpine Gaul was the name given to France by the Romans	303

Hugh Capet the founder of a new familyHis character	310

John furnamed the GoodBattle of PoitiersJohn taken pri	337

CHAP XVII	94

Divifion of Alexanders Empire The Achæan League	108

Remarks on the reigns of the Roman kings P	125

Rome under the confuls p	127

Of the dictator The tribunes of the people P	134

CHAP	137

The Agrarian lawDecemvirsTyranny of AppiusDeath	141

The war with the SamnitesManlius put to death for fighting	154

CarthageFirft naval engagement of the RomansFirſt punic	161

The third punic war which terminated in the deftruction	170

Cauſes of the decline and fall of the Roman RepublicDeath	183

CHAP LXVI	345

The dauphin marries Mary queen of Scots	352

Crufade againſt the AlbigenfesLouis IX His	357

Prince of CondéMazarineAtchievements	364

CHAP LXXII	372

On French literature P	385

CHAP LXXV	392

Origin of the names Albion and BritainThe Romans con	407

William the ConquerorDoomfdaybooksOrigin of the wars	415

Houſes of York and LancaſterThe two rofesEdward IV	423

Bridewell and St Thomass hofpital built	431

Titolo	A View of Universal History, from the Creation to the Present Time: Including an Account of the Celebrated Revolutions in France, Poland, Sweden, Geneva &c. &c. Together with an Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the Late Military Operations; and Other Important Events, Volume 1 A View of Universal History, from the Creation to the Present Time: Including an Account of the Celebrated Revolutions in France, Poland, Sweden, Geneva &c. &c. Together with an Accurate and Impartial Narrative of the Late Military Operations; and Other Important Events, John Adams A View of Universal History, from the Creation to the Present Time: Including an Account of the Celebrated Revolutions in France, Poland, Sweden, Geneva, ... By the Rev. J. Adams, A.M. In Three Volumes, John Adams
Autore	John Adams
Editore	G. Kearsley, 1795
Provenienza dell'originale	Harvard University
Digitalizzato	3 dic 2008

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