The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . E^!Mj$^{ ^ :^!^?;^ir ^r^^-^^^. m^^^m^, ??y:^:A •i-BTrifrwiVf Ai CHRONOLOGY OF THE PHCENICIANS .—Founding of Tyre, according to Herodotus. 15
The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . E^!Mj$^{ ^ :^!^?;^ir ^r^^-^^^. m^^^m^, ??y:^:A •i-BTrifrwiVf Ai CHRONOLOGY OF THE PHCENICIANS .—Founding of Tyre, according to Herodotus. 1590—The Phoenicians are spoken of as battling against theEgyptians. 1500 (?)—The Phoenicians settle —They make commercial treaties with —War of Sidon against the PhiHstines, and possibledevastation of Sidon. 1200—Tyre becomes the chiefPhoenician city. 1100—Cadiz and other colonies plantedon the Atlantic shores. 1020—Abibal, the earhest knownking of Tyre. 980—Hiram succeeds him, forms alliancewith David, builds up Tyre, forms alhance with Solomon, sendsout rich trading expeditions. 887—Eth-baal, the priest-king, seizesthe throne, marries his daughter Jezebel to the prince of Israel,Ahab. 876—The Phoenician cities pay tribute to Assyria. 854—Phoenicians and other Syrians defeated by the Assyrians. 813—Carthage founded. 727—Luliya of Tyre asserts his independenceand Phoenicia is ravaged by the Assyrians. 725—Tyre wins a
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