The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World

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In 1862, George Rawlinson published his The Five Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World. Later, he published his The Sixth Great Oriental Monarcy (1873) on Parthi, and The Seventh Great Oriental Monarchy (1876) on Sassania. This new reissue brings together all three volumes and includes 758 woodcut engravings. CONTENTS OF VOL. III LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A HISTORY OF PARTHIA CHAPTER I. Geography of Parthia Proper CHAPTER II. Early notices of the Parthians CHAPTER III. Condition of Western Asia under the earlier Seleucidæ CHAPTER IV. Consolidation of the Parthian Kingdom CHAPTER V. Reign of Mithridates I CHAPTER VI. System of government established by Mithridates I CHAPTER VII. Reign of Phraates II. Expedition of Antiochus Sidetes against Parthia CHAPTER VIII. Accession of Artabanus II CHAPTER IX. Accession of Mithridates II CHAPTER X. Dark period of Parthian History CHAPTER XI. Accession of Orodes I CHAPTER XII. Relations of Orodes with Pompey, and with Brutus and Cassius CHAPTER XIII. Reign of Phraates IV CHAPTER XIV. Short reigns of Phraataces, Or odes II., and Vonones I CHAPTER XV. Doubts as to the successor of Artabanus III CHAPTER XVI. Reign of Volagases 1 CHAPTER XVII. Results of the Establishment of Tiridates in Armenia CHAPTER XVIII. Reign of Chosroes CHAPTER XIX. Reign of Volagases II CHAPTER XX. Accession of Volagases IV CHAPTER XXI. Struggle between the two Sons of Volagases IV CHAPTER XXII. On the Architecture and Ornamental Art of the Parthians CHAPTER XXIII. Customs of the Parthians—in Religion ; in War ; in their Embassies and Dealings with Foreign Nations ; at the Court; in Private Life HISTORY OF THE SASSANIAN OR NEW PERSIAN EMPIRE CHAPTER I. Condition of the Persians under the Successors of Alexander— under the Arsacidæ CHAPTER II. Situation and Size of Persia CHAPTER III. Reign of Artaxerxes I CHAPTER IV. Death of Artaxerxes I CHAPTER V. Short Reign of Hormisdas I CHAPTER VI. Civil War of Narses and his Brother Hormisdas CHAPTER VII. Reign of Hormisdas II CHAPTER VIII. Position of Affairs on the Death of Constantine CHAPTER IX. Revolt of Armenia and Acceptance by Arsaces of the Position of a Roman Feuclcdory CHAPTER X. Julian becomes Emperor of Rome CHAPTER XI. Attitude of Armenia during the War between Sapor and Julian CHAPTER XII. Short Reigns of Artaxerxes II CHAPTER XIII. Accession of Isdigerd I CHAPTER XIV. Internal Troubles cm the Death of Isdigerd I CHAPTER XV. Reign of Isdigerd II CHAPTER XVI. Right of Succession disputed between the two Sons of Isdigerd II., Perozes {or Firuz) and Hormisdas. CHAPTER XVII. Accession of Balas or Palash CHAPTER XVIII. First reign of Kobad CHAPTER XIX. Second Reign of Kobad CHAPTER XX. Accession of Chosroes I CHAPTER XXI. Administration of Persia under Chosroës I CHAPTER XXII. Accession of Hormisdas IV CHAPTER XXIII. Accession of Chosroes II CHAPTER XXIV. Second Reign of Chosroes II CHAPTEE XXV. Accession of Siroës, or Kobad II CHAPTER XXVI. Death of Mohammed and Collapse of Mohammedanism CHAPTER XXVII. Architecture of the Sassanians CHAPTER XXVIII. Religion of the later Persians, Dualism of the extremest kind Notes to the sixth monarchy Notes to the seventh monarchy General index