PERSIAN EMPIRE. The Medes--The Persians--Cyrus--The inscription of
Behistun--The Persian empire--The satrapies--Revenues of the
empire--The Great King--Services rendered by the Persians--Susa and
Persepolis--Persian architecture.

CHAPTER VII

THE PHOENICIANS. The Phoenician people--The land--The cities--Phoenician
ruins--Organization of the Phoenician--Tyre--Carthage--Carthaginian
army--The Carthaginians--The Phoenician religion.

PHOENICIAN COMMERCE. Occupations of the Phoenicians--Caravans--Marine
commerce--Commodities--Secret kept by the Phoenicians--Colonies--
Influence of the Phoenicians--The alphabet.

CHAPTER VIII

THE HEBREWS. Origin of the Hebrew people--The Bible--The Hebrews--The
patriarchs--The Israelites--The call of Moses--Israel in the
desert--The Promised Land.

THE RELIGION OF ISRAEL. One God--The people of God--The covenant--The
Ten Commandments--The Law--Religion constituted the Jewish people.

THE EMPIRE OF ISRAEL. The Judges--The Hangs--Jerusalem--The
tabernacle--The temple.

THE PROPHETS. Disasters of Israel--Sentiments of the Israelites--The
prophets--The new teaching--The Messiah.

THE JEWISH PEOPLE. Return to Jerusalem--The Jews--The synagogues--
Destruction of the temple--The Jews after the dispersion.

CHAPTER IX

GREECE AND THE GREEKS. The country--The sea--The climate--Simplicity of
Greek life--The people--Origin of the Greeks--Legends--The Trojan
War--The Homeric Poems--The Greeks at the time of Homer--The
Dorians--The Ionians--The Hellenes--The cities.

THE HELLENES BEYOND THE SEA. Colonization--Character of the colonies--
Traditions touching the colonies--Importance of the Greek colonies.

CHAPTER X

GREEK RELIGION. The
gods--Polytheism--Anthropomorphism--Mythology--Local gods--The
great gods--Attributes of the gods--Olympus and Zeus--Morality of
the Greek mythology.

THE HEROES. Various sorts of heroes--Presence of the heroes--
Intervention of the heroes.

WORSHIP. Principle of the cult of the gods--The great Feasts--the sacred
games--Omens--Oracles--Amphictyonies.

CHAPTER XI

SPARTA. The People--Laconia--The Helots--The Perioeci--Condition of the
Spartiates.

EDUCATION. The children--The girls--The discipline--Laconism--Music--
The dance--Heroism of the women.

INSTITUTIONS. The kings and the council--The ephors--The army--The
hoplites--The phalanx