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PAGE - Chapter XXIV. The Career of Alexander the Great
§ 1. Philip of Macedonia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................367 § 2. The murder of King Philip................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................373 § 3. Alexander's first conquests................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................377 § 4. The wanderings of Alexander................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................385 § 5. Was Alexander indeed great?................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................389 § 6. The successors of Alexander................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................395 § 7. Pergamum a refuge of culture................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................396 § 8. Alexander as a portent of world unity................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................397 - Chapter XXV. Science and Religion at Alexandria
§ 1. The science of Alexandria................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................401 § 2. Philosophy of Alexandria................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................410 § 3. Alexandria as a factory of religions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................410 - Chapter XXVI. The Rise and Spread of Buddhism
§ 1. The story of Gautama................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................415 § 2. Teaching and legend in conflict................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................421 § 3. The gospel of Gautama Buddha................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................422 § 4. Buddhism and Asoka................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................426 § 5. Two great Chinese teachers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................433 § 6. The corruptions of Buddhism................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................438 § 7. The present range of Buddhism................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................440 BOOK V THE RISE AND COLLAPSE OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE - Chapter XXVII. The Two Western Republics
§ 1. The beginnings of the Latin................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................445 § 2. A new sort of state................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................454 § 3. The Carthaginian republic of rich men................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................466 § 4. The First Punic War................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................467 § 5. Cato the Elder and the spirit of Cato................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................471 § 6. The Second Punic War................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................475 § 7. The Third Punic War................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................480 § 8. How the Punic War undermined Roman liberty................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................485 § 9. Comparison of the Roman republic with a modern state................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................486 - Chapter XXVIII. From Tiberius Gracchus to the God Emperor in Rome
§ 1. The science of thwarting the common man................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................493 § 2. Finance in the Roman state................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................496 § 3. The last years of republican politics................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................499 § 4. The era of the adventurer generals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................505
