Project Gutenberg 2012-05-21 Public domain in the USA. 248 Heeren, A. H. L. (Arnold Hermann Ludwig) 1760 1842 Heeren, Arnold Hermann Ludwig Talboys, D. A. (David Alphonso) 1840 Talboys, David Alphonso A Manual of Ancient History Particularly with Regard to the Constitutions, the Commerce, and the Colonies, of the States of Antiquity E-text prepared by Adrian Mastronardi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "A Manual of Ancient History" by A. H. L. Heeren is a scholarly historical account written in the early 19th century. This work provides a comprehensive overview of the ancient states, their constitutions, commerce, and colonies, presenting a systematic approach to the study of ancient history. The author draws on extensive research and original sources, aiming to deliver a clear understanding of the political developments and significance of these early civilizations. The beginning of the manual introduces Heeren's approach to ancient history, emphasizing the importance of structured knowledge, including the use of maps and chronological data. It outlines the major regions of the ancient world, particularly focusing on the distinct political entities such as the Assyrian, Median, and Babylonian empires, as well as the various nations within Asia Minor. Heeren critiques existing historical narratives, paving the way for his analysis and highlighting challenges in synthesizing disparate sources. The opening sets the stage for discussing the interconnections and influences of these states, alluding to how geography and trade routes shaped their development. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en History, Ancient Geography, Ancient D Text Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: History - General Category: History - Ancient 1137694 2025-06-16T08:13:18.246154 text/html 1154167 2012-05-20T22:43:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1141673 2012-05-20T22:47:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 951349 2025-06-16T08:13:44.933050 application/epub+zip 970062 2025-06-16T08:13:26.581112 application/epub+zip 496286 2025-06-16T08:13:21.409188 application/epub+zip 2206107 2025-06-16T08:13:55.202002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2127610 2025-06-16T08:13:39.499099 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 804976 2022-09-18T08:18:19.604878 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 992819 2025-06-16T08:13:15.767180 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 991366 2012-05-20T22:38:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 354445 2012-05-20T22:38:13 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 992372 2012-05-20T22:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 354097 2012-05-20T22:38:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21395 2025-06-16T08:13:55.384971 application/rdf+xml 14379 2025-06-16T08:13:22.046131 image/jpeg 3837 2025-06-16T08:13:21.736153 image/jpeg 1330268 2025-06-16T08:13:18.367155 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia en.wikipedia