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Hippocrates and Disease
In Hippocrates’ time, if death was the end, what could be done to stave it off? Deprived of what we
Athenian Death
Athenian deaths were now a shadow of the past. When Aeschylus, in his play, the Persians, thanked the gods for
The Peloponnesian War Begins
The Peloponnesian War began because Pericles was running our of time. In the first place Athens insisted on backing Corcyra
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
The Life of Jesus Christ (B. C. 6 to 29 A. D.)
ALL THAT is known about Jesus of Nazareth appears in the first four books of the New Testament. These books,
The Resurrection and the Faithful Few A. D. 29 – 35
JESUS lived and died a Jew. Like the ancient Hebrew teachers, he urged people to love God and to love
Paul of Tarsus A. D. 35 – 64
THERE was one man who had more to do with the future of the Christian church than even the apostles
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Hannibal Challenges Rome (217 B.C.)
Hannibal alone, would have dared embark on such a venture. Two powers confronted each other to dispute mastery of the
Slaves in the Ancient World (217 – 73 B.C.)
Slaves could be imported to Italy when and where they were needed. The demand for labour was immediate and there
The Slaves Revolt (73 B.C.)
As Rome’s armies marched victorious across the known world and her fleets patrolled the Mediterranean, hundreds and thousands of slaves