. . illus ! 68 ANCIENT HISTORY. bravery, superstition, barbarity, discipline, enthiisiasm,and wisdom. They were often engaged in war, andgenerally successful. Their small territory was ravaged,their city burnt by the Gauls, and many of their bravestmen killed in battle ; yet they were not conquered, forthey had resources left. These consisted of firm anddetermined spirits,—great souls, fearless of danger anddeath. To brave danger was to them the field of glory ;their only alternative was death or victory. They en-joyed a victory, or
. . illus ! 68 ANCIENT HISTORY. bravery, superstition, barbarity, discipline, enthiisiasm,and wisdom. They were often engaged in war, andgenerally successful. Their small territory was ravaged,their city burnt by the Gauls, and many of their bravestmen killed in battle ; yet they were not conquered, forthey had resources left. These consisted of firm anddetermined spirits,—great souls, fearless of danger anddeath. To brave danger was to them the field of glory ;their only alternative was death or victory. They en-joyed a victory, or endured a defeat, with possessed independent and unconquerable minds,endued with invincible bravery and magnanimity. Iheeffect of the invasion of the Gauls roused their martialspirit, and they became more warlike and formidablethan ever. 87. What is said of the character of the Ancient Romans?What of their territory and resources \ What was the effectof the invasion ] PERIOD IV. FROM THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER TO THE ERA.(323 YEARS.; .. Map showing places mentioned in Period IV. 88. Successors of Alexander. Alexander, on his death-bed, having named no successor, his vast empire wassoon rent in pieces by the greedy soldiers who had as-sisted him in acquiring universal dominion. The empirewas divided among thirty-three of the principal arose a period of confusion, bloodshed, and crime,with a series of intrigues, fierce and bloody wars, whichresulted in the total extirpation of Alexanders family,and a new partition of the empire into four monarchies ,namely, that of Egypt^ under Ptolemy; Macedonia, in-cluding Greece, under Cassander ; Thrace with Bitliynia,under Lysimachas; and Syria, Sic, under Seleucus 88. To whom was Alexanders empire divided 1monarchies ] Which were the most powerful ^ Into whal 70 ANCIENT HISTORY. The two most powerful kingdoms were Syria and EgyptSyria was governed by Seleucus and his descendants,and Egypt by the Ptole
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