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 . priest-king, seizesthe throne, marries his daughter Jezebel to the prince of Israel,Ahab. 876—The Phoenician cities pay tribute to Assyria. 854—Ph
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 . 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 againstthe Assyrians the first naval battle of history, and withstands a fiveyearssiege. 701—Luliya abandons his city to Assyria. 695—Spainbecomes an independent Phoenician kingdom. 678—Sidon besieged for threeyears and captured by the Assyrians. 636—The Phoenician cities escape fromthe weakened Assyrian empire. 587—Nebuchadnezzar begins his great thir-teen-year siege of Tyre. The city finally capitulates. 538—Phoenicia becomes aPersian province; Carthage asserts its independence. 536—The Carthaginiansdrive the Greeks from Corsica. 509—Carthage acknowledged by Rome asruler of the western seas. 500 (?)—Hanno circumnavigates Africa. 480— 75. 76 The Story of the Greatest Nations The Phoenician ships under Persian rule defeated by the Greeks at Salamis andthe Carthaginians defeated at Himera. 397—An African revolt against Car-thage suppressed. 332—Tyre besieged by Alexander the Great and stormedafter a remarkable contest. 310—Carthage besieged by the Greeks of —Carthage finally conquers Sicily. 264—Carthage begins her first war withthe Romans. 260—Her fleet defeated at Mylai. 256—Second great navaldefeat at Ecnomus; the Romans invade Africa, but are defea
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