Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 296 Lord, John 1810 1894 Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Charlie Kirschner, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Beacon Lights of History, Volume 03: Ancient Achievements" by John Lord is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book focuses on the significant legal, cultural, and governmental developments of ancient civilizations, particularly those of Greece and Rome, and how these achievements have influenced modern society. The opening of the text introduces the topic of ancient government and laws, emphasizing the contrast between the jurisprudence of free states like Greece and Rome and the absolute monarchies of other ancient nations. Lord discusses the evolution of laws aimed at promoting justice and equity among all social classes, highlighting key figures such as Lycurgus and Solon. He illustrates how their contributions laid the groundwork for democratic principles and the complex legal systems that emerged in these civilizations, capturing the dynamic interplay between power, law, and society in antiquity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en History D Text Children's History Category: History - Ancient 551965 2025-10-05T03:46:05.311619 text/html 523986 2020-12-19T22:45:44 text/html 1293091 2025-10-05T03:46:14.332618 application/epub+zip 1295551 2025-10-05T03:46:08.767624 application/epub+zip 273650 2025-10-05T03:46:07.452616 application/epub+zip 1564190 2025-10-05T03:46:18.796538 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1529117 2025-10-05T03:46:13.204587 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 446632 2022-09-05T08:15:16.055481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510548 2025-10-05T03:46:04.461643 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 490582 2024-10-28T17:50:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 511782 2020-12-19T22:45:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 511788 2020-12-19T22:45:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20520 2025-10-05T03:46:18.934574 application/rdf+xml 19939 2025-10-05T03:46:07.975577 image/jpeg 4276 2025-10-05T03:46:07.714601 image/jpeg 188995 2020-12-19T22:45:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 1183481 2020-12-19T22:45:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 188926 2020-12-19T22:45:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 1294390 2025-10-05T03:46:05.382603 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia