Project Gutenberg 2014-11-06 Public domain in the USA. 98 Malkin, Arthur Thomas Historical Parallels, vol. 2 of 3) Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Giovanni Fini and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Historical Parallels, vol. 2 of 3" by Arthur Thomas Malkin is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. This volume appears to explore significant battles and events in ancient and medieval history, including the Battle of Marathon and the Siege of Vienna, drawing parallels between them to highlight their implications for freedom and resistance against oppression. The opening of the work sets the stage for a detailed examination of these historical events, starting with the political turmoil in ancient Athens following the expulsion of Hippias. It introduces key figures such as Cleisthenes, who sought to establish democracy amid rivalry and conflict with Isagoras and Sparta. The narrative then progresses through significant military confrontations, illustrating the courage of the Athenians at Marathon, their strategic responses to Persian threats, and the broader themes of liberty and valor against overwhelming odds. As the author delves into these battles, he links them to later historical moments, emphasizing the importance of resistance and national identity through vivid storytelling and historical analysis. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en History -- Popular works World history -- Popular works D Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 567373 567305 2025-01-19T06:16:59.977073 2023-09-20T12:38:06.090414 text/html text/html 570930 2014-11-06T08:03:14 text/html; charset=utf-8 709866 2014-11-06T08:03:16 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 764661 2025-01-19T06:17:07.936026 application/epub+zip 771710 2025-01-19T06:17:01.692091 application/epub+zip 251207 2025-01-19T06:17:00.917061 application/epub+zip 917223 2025-01-19T06:17:12.806985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 875731 2025-01-19T06:17:07.128017 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357029 2022-09-21T13:25:34.235992 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497259 2025-01-19T06:16:59.016066 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 497456 2014-11-06T08:03:12 text/plain; charset=utf-8 191561 2014-11-06T08:03:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18659 2025-01-19T06:17:12.946993 application/rdf+xml 14576 2025-01-19T06:17:01.011053 image/jpeg 2798 2025-01-19T06:17:00.964061 image/jpeg 724014 2025-01-19T06:17:00.053064 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