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Title: Beacon Lights of History, Volume III
Author: John Lord
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LORD'S LECTURES
BEACON LIGHTS OF HISTORY, VOLUME III
ANCIENT ACHIEVEMENTS.
BY JOHN LORD, LL.D.,
AUTHOR OF "THE OLD ROMAN WORLD," "MODERN
EUROPE," ETC., ETC.

CONTENTS.
GOVERNMENTS AND LAWS.
GREEK AND ROMAN JURISPRUDENCE.
Governments and laws Oriental laws Priestly jurisprudence The laws of
Lycurgus The laws of Solon Cleisthenes The Ecclesia at Athens
Struggle between patricians and plebeians at Rome Tribunes of the
people Roman citizens The Roman senate The Roman constitution
Imperial power The Twelve Tables Roman lawyers Jurisprudence
under emperors Labeo Capito Gaius Paulus Ulpian Justinian Tribonian
Code, Pandects, and Institutes Roman citizenship Laws pertaining to
marriage Extent of paternal power Transfer of property Contracts The
courts Crimes Fines Penal statutes Personal rights Slavery Security of
property Authorities
THE FINE ARTS.
ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE, PAINTING.
Early architecture Egyptian monuments The Temple of Karnak The
pyramids Babylonian architecture Indian architecture Greek
architecture The Doric order The Parthenon The Ionic order The
Corinthian order Roman architecture The arch Vitruvius Greek

sculpture Phidias Statue of Zeus Praxiteles Scopas Lysippus Roman
sculpture Greek painters Polygnotus Apollodorus Zeuxis Parrhasius
Apelles The decline of art Authorities
ANCIENT SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.
ASTRONOMY, GEOGRAPHY, ETC.
Ancient astronomy Chaldaean astronomers Egyptian astronomy The
Greek astronomers Thales Anaximenes Aristarchus Archimedes
Hipparchus Ptolemy The Roman astronomers Geometry Euclid
Empirical science Hippocrates Galen Physical science Geography Pliny
Eratosthenes Authorities
MATERIAL LIFE OF THE ANCIENTS.
MECHANICAL AND USEFUL ARTS.
Mechanical arts Material life in Egypt Domestic utensils Houses and
furniture Entertainments Glass manufacture Linen fabrics Paper
manufacture Leather and tanners Carpenters and boat-builders
Agriculture Field sports Ornaments of dress Greek arts Roman luxuries
Material wonders Great cities Commerce Roman roads Ancient Rome
Architectural wonders Roman monuments Roman spectacles
Gladiatorial shows Roman triumphs Authorities
THE MILITARY ART.
WEAPONS, ENGINES, DISCIPLINE.
The tendency to violence and war Early wars Progress in the art of war
Sesostris Egyptian armies Military weapons Chariots of war Persian
armies, Cyrus Greek warfare Spartan phalanx Alexander the Great
Roman armies Hardships of Roman soldiers Military discipline The
Roman legion Importance of the infantry The cavalry Military engines
Ancient fortifications Military officers The praetorian cohort Roman
camps Consolidation of Roman power Authorities

CICERO.
ROMAN LITERATURE.
Condition of Roman society when Cicero was born His education and
precocity He adopts the profession of the law His popularity as an
orator Elected Quaestor; his Aedileship Prosecution of Verres His
letters to Atticus; his vanity His Praetorship; declines a province His
Consulship; conspiracy of Catiline Banishment of Cicero: his weakness;
his recall His law practice; his eloquence His provincial government
His return to Rome His fears in view of the rivalry between Caesar and
Pompey Sides with Pompey Death of Tullia and divorce of Terentia
Second marriage of Cicero Literary labors: his philosophical writings
His detestation of Imperialism His philippics against Antony His
proscription, flight, and death His great services Character of his
eloquence His artistic excellence of style His learning and attainments;
his character His immortal legacy Authorities
CLEOPATRA.
THE WOMAN OF PAGANISM.
Why Cleopatra represents the woman of Paganism Glory of Ancient
Rome Paganism recognizes the body rather than the soul Ancestors of
Cleopatra The wonders of Alexandria Cleopatra of Greek origin The
mysteries of Ancient Egypt Early beauty and accomplishments of
Cleopatra Her attractions to Caesar Her residence in Rome Her first
acquaintance with Antony The style of her beauty Her character
Character of Antony Antony and Cleopatra in Cilicia Magnificence of
Cleopatra Infatuation of Antony Motives of Cleopatra Antony's gifts to
Cleopatra Indignation of the Romans Antony gives up his Parthian
expedition Returns to Alexandria Contest with Octavius Battle of
Actium Wisdom of Octavius Death of Antony Subsequent conduct of
Cleopatra Nature of her love for Antony Immense sacrifices of Antony
Tragic fate of Cleopatra Frequency of suicide at Rome Immorality no
bar to social position in Greece and Rome Dulness of home in Pagan
antiquity Drudgeries of women Influence of women on men Paganism
never recognized the equality of women with men It denied to them

education Consequent degradation of women Paganism without
religious consolation Did not recognize the value of the soul And thus