Imágenes de páginas
PDF
EPUB

A SELECTION

OF

EVENTS FROM ANCIENT HISTORY.

Artificial Memory first taught by Simonides,
Athenian army under Nicias, captured at Syracuse,
Beginning of the Olympic Era,

[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]
[merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

Cæsar killed in the Senate-house, by Brutus and Cassius,

44

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small]

Dionysius of Halicarnassus, completes his history,
Draco of Athens, framed his bloody code of laws, .

7

621

Eclipse of the Moon: the first on record, .

721

First law in Rome against bribery at elections,

First Triumvirate, between Pompey, Cæsar and Crassus, .
Gladiators first exhibited,

[ocr errors]

Grecian system of education adopted at Rome, .
Homer supposed to have flourished,

Lysimachus defeated and slain at Cyropedium, .
Marius defeats and captures Jugurtha,
Parchment invented by King Attalus,

149

60

264

[ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]
[merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

431

48

Rome founded,

Retreat of the Ten thousand Greeks, under Xenophon,
Rise of the Achæan League,

Sardinia and Corsica conquered by the Romans,

Scipio "carries the war into Africa," and besieges Utica,
Second Punic War commenced-lasted sixteen years,
The seven wise men of Greece flourish,

Solar Eclipses first calculated, by Thales,
Solon's Laws adopted at Athens,

[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small]

The Mausoleum, the sixth wonder of the world, erected,

351

Tiberius Gracchus put to death,

133

Xerxes, king of Persia, commenced his reign,

485

FORMULAS FOR

ANCIENT HISTORICAL EVENTS.

Artificial Memory first taught by Simonides, 4 6 9 made him Rich and Happy. re, che, pe. The Athenian Army, under Nicias, was cap4 1 3 tured at Syracuse, during A War Time. re, te, me. The Olympic Era, was established by some

6

7 7 King or Jew. ke, ghe, je. 6 5 7 A Shilling. she, le, ghe. 0 4 4

Byzantium or Constantinople was founded,

and cost more than

Casar, who was killed in the Senate-house,
had the reputation of A Wise Warrior. ze, re, re.
Cambyses, king of Persia, conquered Egypt,
A Sail on the Nile.

5 2 5

le, ne, le. 5 8

and took Cicero was banished at the instigation of 0 Clodius, and he left rather than be A Slave. se, le, ve.

Cyrus captured Babylon, by

5 3 8 A Sly Move. le, me, ve. 4 0 0 Roses. re, ze, ze.

Socrates was put to death, and slept as quiet-
ly as if on a bed of
Dionysius of Halicarnassus completed his
History, which was celebrated in Song.
Draco of Athens framed his bloody code of
laws, and acted like a cruel

0 7 se, ghe

6

2 1

Giant. je, ne, te.

The First Eclipse of the Moon on record, 7 2 1 A Sky Window. ke, ne, de

looked like

[blocks in formation]

Gladiators were first exhibited, and inflicted 2 6 4

on one another much

Injury. ne, je, re.

The Grecian System of Education, adopted

at Rome, had many

1 6 4

A Teacher. te, che, re,

Homer, one of the earliest poets, flourished,

9 0 7

Poesy Awake. pe, ze, ke.

and made Lysimachus was defeated and slain, in

2 8 1

A New Fight. ne, fe, te.

Marius defeated and captured Jugurtha,

after

1 0 6

A Hot Siege. te, se, je.

Parchment invented by King Attalus, was 2 1 0 used in writing

Notes. ne, te, se.

When the Peloponnesian War commenced, every soldier was

4 3 1 Armed. re, me, de.

Pompey's Pillar, erected at Alexandria, is higher than

0 4 8

A House-roof. se, re, fe.

At the Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks, they did not stop to

At the Rise of the Achæan League, there

were many

4 0 1 Rest. re, se, te.

2 8 0 Knaves. ne, ve, ze.

Rome was founded, by a colony from an 7 5 3

eastern

Clime. ke, le, me.

2

3 1

Sardinia and Corsica were conquered by the

Romans, to gratify their

Enmity. ne, me, te.

Scipio carried the war into Africa, making 2 0 4 A Noisy War. ne, ze, re.

The Second Punic War commenced, by en

listing every

2 1 8 Native. ne, te, ve.

Junto. je, ne, te.

The Seven Wise Men of Greece flourished, 6 2 1 and constituted a wise

Solar Eclipses were first calculated by 6 2 0 Thales, a man of

Genius. je, ne, se.

5 9 4 Labor. le, be, re.

Solon's Laws adopted at Athens, were the result of considerable

3 5 1

The Mausoleum, the 6th. wonder of the world,
cost more money than A Small Hut. me, le,
Tiberius Gracchus was put to death, and

denied

te.

1 3 3

A Tomb at Home. te, me, me

Xerxes, king of Persia, commenced his reign, 4 8 5 before the invention of the

Rifle. re, fe, le.

Sacred Chronology.

1.

Creation of the world,

B. c. 4004

Birth of Cain, the first born of Adam and Eve,
Abel murdered by his brother Cain,

Enoch translated to heaven,

[ocr errors]

Universal Deluge, in the 600th year of Noah's age,
Babel Tower built by Noah's posterity,

4003

3875

3017

2348

2247

Calling of Abraham, .

1921

Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by fire from heaven,
Isaac offered in sacrifice by his father,

1897

1871

Esau sells his birth-right to Jacob, for a mess of potage,
Jacob married Leah and Rachel,

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

Job flourished; famous for his wisdom and patience,

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

Moses smote the rock, and drew water from it,

1452

The Israelites enter Canaan, under Joshua,
Fall of Jericho, under the trumpets of Joshua,
Boaz married Ruth, .

1451

1451

1312

Jephthah sacrificed his daughter,

1188

Samson killed 1000 Philistines with a jaw-bone,

1136

David kills Goliah the Philistine giant, with his sling,
Saul slew himself, and David was elected King of Israel,

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small]

Jehu King of Israel, destroyed the priests of Baal,
Jonah swallowed by a whale,

[merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small][merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors]

Senacherib's army of 185,000 men, destroyed by an angel,

710

Holofernes beheaded by Judith,

657

Josiah the pious, begins to reign,

641

« AnteriorContinuar »