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SCHEME OF CONTENTS
PAGE § 5. Caius Julius Cæsar and his death................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................509 § 6. The end of the republic................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................513 § 7. Why the Roman republic failed................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................516 - Chapter XXIX. The Cæsars between the Sea and the Great Plains of the Old World
§ §1. A short catalogue of emperors................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................522 § 2. Roman civilization at its zenith................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................529 § 3. Limitations of the Roman mind................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................539 § 4. The stir of the great plains................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................541 § 5. The Western (true Roman) Empire crumples up................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................552 § 6. The Eastern (revived Hellenic) Empire................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................560 BOOK VI CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM - Chapter XXX. The Beginnings, the Rise, and the Divisions of Christianity
§ 1. Judea at the Christian era................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................569 § 2. The teachings of Jesus of Nazareth................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................573 § 3. The universal religions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................582 § 4. The crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................584 § 5. Doctrines added to the teachings of Jesus................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................586 § 6. The struggles and persecutions of Christianity................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................594 § 7. Constantine the Great................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................598 § 8. The establishment of official Christianity................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................601 § 9. The map of Europe, a.d. 500................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................605 § 10. The salvation of learning by Christianity................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................609 - Chapter XXXI. Seven Centuries in Asia (circa 50 B.C. to A.D. 650)
§ 1. Justinian the Great................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................614 § 2. The Sassanid Empire in Persia................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................616 § 3. The decay of Syria under the Sassanids................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................619 § 4. The first message from Islam................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................623 § 5. Zoroaster and Mani................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................624 § 6. Hunnish peoples in Central Asia and India................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................627 § 7. The great age of China................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................630 § 8. Intellectual fetters of China................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................635 § 9. The travels of Yuan Chwang................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................642
