Project Gutenberg 2014-12-10 Public domain in the USA. 56 Volney, C.-F. (Constantin-François) 1757 1820 Volney, Constantin-François Chasseboeuf, comte de Volney, C.-F. (Constantin-Francois) Recherches nouvelles sur l'histoire ancienne, tome II Tome 6 des Œuvres de C.-F. Volney Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at DP Europe (http://dp.rastko.net); produced from images of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Recherches nouvelles sur l'histoire ancienne, tome II" by C.-F. Volney is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the chronology of important figures in ancient history, especially focusing on Zoroaster and the historical contexts surrounding his life and influence. Volney explores the discrepancies between ancient texts and modern interpretations, aiming to clarify the origins and historical background of significant religious and cultural developments. The opening of the book sets the stage for an in-depth examination of Zoroaster’s life and the varying accounts of his timeline. It begins by discussing the uncertainty and debates among historians regarding Zoroaster's existence, his chronological placement, and the implications of his teachings. The author points out the lack of clarity surrounding Zoroaster’s period, showing that even prominent scholars like Pliny were reluctant to commit to firm dates, highlighting historical challenges and the impact of later interpretations on our understanding of ancient figures. Volney plans to analyze these contradictions and seek clarity through critical examination of sources and their historical value, setting a tone for a rigorous investigation into ancient history's complexities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr History, Ancient Bible -- History of Biblical events Middle East -- History -- To 622 DS Text FR Histoire Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: History - General 825031 824999 2024-09-20T04:03:20.307516 2023-09-20T14:07:30.584918 text/html text/html 822669 2020-06-28T16:07:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 859769 2020-06-28T16:07:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 875678 2024-09-20T04:03:35.565406 application/epub+zip 889082 2024-09-20T04:03:23.335574 application/epub+zip 365283 2024-09-20T04:03:21.227529 application/epub+zip 1784363 2024-09-20T04:03:43.284384 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1696627 2024-09-20T04:03:33.381410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 555960 2022-09-21T15:36:14.630169 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 683423 2024-09-20T04:03:17.762493 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 683343 2014-12-10T13:59:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 253638 2014-12-10T14:01:14 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18919 2024-09-20T04:03:43.444369 application/rdf+xml 18674 2024-09-20T04:03:21.391556 image/jpeg 3458 2024-09-20T04:03:21.310525 image/jpeg 857046 2024-09-20T04:03:20.396514 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia