Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 85 Lord, John 1810 1894 Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04: Imperial Antiquity Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04: Imperial Antiquity" by John Lord is a historical account written during the late 19th century. The book delves into the lives and influences of significant figures in antiquity, including Cyrus the Great, Julius Caesar, and Marcus Aurelius, among others, exploring their contributions to empires and civilizations. At the start of the text, Lord provides an introduction to Cyrus the Great, detailing his upbringing and the circumstances that led to his rise as a powerful ruler of the Persian Empire. The narrative highlights Cyrus’s exceptional leadership qualities, his military conquests, and his diplomatic relations, particularly with the Jews. The opening portrays the historical context of Persia and its significance in connecting the East and the West, while also emphasizing Cyrus’s unique character traits that contributed to his legacy as a benevolent conqueror. Lord's writing sets the stage for exploring other figures in subsequent chapters, illustrating the themes of power, imperialism, and the complexities of leadership in ancient histories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History D Text Children's History Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 553795 535500 2024-10-05T05:14:46.689614 2023-10-05T05:58:41.194395 text/html text/html 530111 2020-12-19T23:43:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1324834 2020-12-19T23:43:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1438152 2024-10-05T05:14:56.966577 application/epub+zip 1439438 2024-10-05T05:14:50.604626 application/epub+zip 266189 2024-10-05T05:14:49.158620 application/epub+zip 1687484 2024-10-05T05:15:01.945552 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1655397 2024-10-05T05:14:55.640560 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 454754 2022-09-05T08:22:24.261470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 519573 519473 2024-10-05T05:14:45.917624 2023-10-05T05:58:40.602399 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 520670 2020-12-19T23:43:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196160 2020-12-19T23:43:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 520665 2020-12-19T23:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 196084 2020-12-19T23:43:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21331 2024-10-05T05:15:02.089537 application/rdf+xml 18097 2024-10-05T05:14:49.719586 image/jpeg 3902 2024-10-05T05:14:49.437598 image/jpeg 1438976 2024-10-05T05:14:46.772624 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia