Greece and Rome

What you'll find

• Adams' original wording, transcribed with his own spelling
• King James quotations checked word for word (16 in this book)
• Enlarged details of the chart, each with its caption and explanation
• The books Adams relied on, identified and compared with his text
• The complete panel 7, ready to print at large size (9 sheets, US Letter or A4, about 55 x 62 cm once assembled)

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Contents

1. Greece and Romep. 8
2. Reading across the centuriesp. 9
3. The books after the returnp. 11
4. The languages within Ezrap. 12
5. Esther before the kingp. 13
6. Nehemiah and the restored cityp. 14
7. Malachi at the close of the Old Testamentp. 15
8. Jerusalem and Samariap. 16
9. The bear and the ramp. 17
10. The he-goat from the westp. 18
11. The divided hornsp. 19
12. Seventy weeks and the returnp. 20
13. The high-priestly ribbonp. 21
14. The Maccabees and the sanctuaryp. 22
15. Short notices, fuller sourcesp. 23
16. Priests, rulers and the royal titlep. 24
17. Herod and Roman authorityp. 25
18. The family ribbon reaches Jesusp. 26
19. Hebrew dressp. 27
20. The Magi and the starp. 28
21. Bethlehem in the Gospel accountp. 29
22. The crucifixionp. 30
23. The title above the crossp. 31
24. The Christian erap. 32
25. Adams beside Haydnp. 33
26. John the Baptistp. 34
27. Peter, Paul and Barnabasp. 35
28. The council at Jerusalemp. 36
29. John and the New Testamentp. 37
30. Two Jewish historical witnessesp. 38
31. Jerusalem under siegep. 39
32. The figures in the siege noticep. 40
33. The early church across the boundaryp. 41
34. Judaea on a Roman coinp. 42
35. The Nativity commemoratedp. 43
36. The image of Jupiterp. 44
37. The Mausoleump. 45
38. The Pharos of Alexandriap. 46
39. The Colossus over the harbourp. 47
40. What the Colossus sources sayp. 48
41. Alexandria and its libraryp. 49
42. A reservation in Goodrichp. 50
43. Diogenes and the tubp. 51
44. The plan of the chartp. 52
45. How Adams asks us to readp. 53
46. Roman governmentp. 54
47. A Roman constitutional outlinep. 55
48. Cincinnatus and the public officesp. 56
49. Socrates and the hemlockp. 57
50. Plato and Demosthenesp. 58
51. Archimedes: screw and leverp. 59
52. Water and the measurement of timep. 60
53. Euclid and the Alexandrian schoolsp. 61
54. Manetho and Berosusp. 62
55. Eratosthenes and the earthp. 63
56. Hipparchus and the mapp. 64
57. Polybius and Posidoniusp. 65
58. The Rosetta Stone revisitedp. 66
59. Babylon at the panel boundaryp. 67
60. The Parthenon at Athensp. 68
61. The historians’ successive accountsp. 69
62. Schools of Greek philosophyp. 70
63. Poetry, sculpture and medicinep. 71
64. A Buddhist notice beside Greecep. 72
65. Caesar: portrait and assassinationp. 73
66. From civil war to Augustusp. 74
67. Cicero and Virgilp. 75
68. Horace, Ovid and Lucretiusp. 76
69. Sallust and the works of historyp. 77
70. Strabo: a date that needs correctionp. 78
71. Varro, Livy, Diodorus and Plinyp. 79
72. The Colosseump. 80
73. Nero and the short imperial reignsp. 81
74. Seneca, Lucan and Celsusp. 82
75. Plutarch and the chariotp. 83
76. Tacitus and the surviving writingsp. 84
77. Vesuvius and the buried citiesp. 85
78. The census figures in the marginp. 86
79. A coin attributed to Alexanderp. 87
80. The final Persian kingsp. 88
81. Xerxes at the Hellespontp. 89
82. Cunaxa and the return of the Greeksp. 90
83. Egypt’s interval of independencep. 91
84. Philip and the Macedonian successionp. 92
85. Alexander the Great on horsebackp. 93
86. The campaigns across three kingdomsp. 94
87. The kingdoms after Alexanderp. 95
88. The early Ptolemiesp. 96
89. Joint rule and the final Ptolemiesp. 97
90. Cleopatra’s royal bargep. 98
91. Actium and the end of the dynastyp. 99
92. Seleucus and the Syrian kingdomp. 100
93. Wars and secessions beside Syriap. 101
94. The later Seleucid claimantsp. 102
95. Cappadocia and the Ariarathes linep. 103
96. Pontus: Mithridates and Pharnacesp. 104
97. The Mithridatic wars in three noticesp. 105
98. Bithynia between older empires and Romep. 106
99. Pergamus and the Attalid kingsp. 107
100. Sparta after the Persian warsp. 108
101. Athens and the Peloponnesian warp. 109
102. The Greek leagues and Roman settlementp. 110
103. Thrace and Lysimachusp. 111
104. Epirus and Pyrrhusp. 112
105. Macedonia from the successors to Perseusp. 113
106. Syracuse and Sicilyp. 114
107. Carthage, Sicily and the first Roman warp. 115
108. Hamilcar, Hasdrubal and Hannibalp. 116
109. The destruction of Carthagep. 117
110. Arsaces and the Parthian beginningp. 118
111. Parthia and the confrontation with Romep. 119
112. The Parthian kings across the Christian erap. 120
113. Parthia as Rome’s counterweightp. 121
114. Armenia between larger kingdomsp. 122
115. China from the later kings to Tsin and Hanp. 123
116. China across the new erap. 124
117. The Great Wall and its measurementsp. 125
118. Caledonia, Fergus and the Scottish traditionp. 126
119. Denmark and the chronicle’s eighteen kingsp. 127
120. Britain and the Roman encountersp. 128
121. The closing Old Testament booksp. 129
122. The closing Old Testament booksp. 130
123. The closing Old Testament booksp. 131
124. The closing Old Testament booksp. 132
125. Apostles and the early Christian recordp. 133
126. Apostles and the early Christian recordp. 134
127. The ancestry from Abiud to Jesusp. 135
128. The ancestry from Abiud to Jesusp. 136
129. The ancestry from Abiud to Jesusp. 137
130. High priests and governors of Judaeap. 138
131. Judaea, the Maccabees and Herodp. 139
132. Judaea, the Maccabees and Herodp. 140
133. Judaea, the Maccabees and Herodp. 141
134. Judaea, the Maccabees and Herodp. 142
135. Judaea, the Maccabees and Herodp. 143
136. Britain, Gaul and Denmarkp. 144
137. Britain, Gaul and Denmarkp. 145
138. Caledonia and Scotlandp. 146
139. Caledonia and Scotlandp. 147
140. Egypt under the Ptolemiesp. 148
141. Egypt under the Ptolemiesp. 149
142. Egypt under the Ptolemiesp. 150
143. Egypt under the Ptolemiesp. 151
144. Egypt under the Ptolemiesp. 152
145. Syria under the Seleucidaep. 153
146. Syria under the Seleucidaep. 154
147. The later Persian kingsp. 155
148. Cappadocia in Asia Minorp. 156
149. Cappadocia in Asia Minorp. 157
150. Pontus and Bithyniap. 158
151. Pergamusp. 159
152. Greece and Achaiap. 160
153. Macedonian successionp. 161
154. Macedonian successionp. 162
155. Syracuse and Sicilyp. 163
156. Carthage and the Punic warsp. 164
157. Carthage and the Punic warsp. 165
158. Parthia and the Parthian empirep. 166
159. Parthia and the Parthian empirep. 167
160. Armenia and Parthian Armeniap. 168
161. China and the dynasties Tsin and Hanp. 169
162. China and the dynasties Tsin and Hanp. 170
163. Rome from republic to empirep. 171
164. Rome from republic to empirep. 172
165. Rome from republic to empirep. 173
166. Roman wars and political noticesp. 174
167. Roman wars and political noticesp. 175
168. Roman wars and political noticesp. 176
169. Philosophers and the Buddha noticep. 177
170. Philosophers and the Buddha noticep. 178
171. Philosophers and the Buddha noticep. 179
172. The lower century labelsp. 180
173. The lower century labelsp. 181
174. Roman historians and geographical writersp. 182
175. Roman historians and geographical writersp. 183
176. Roman historians and geographical writersp. 184
177. Pindar, Aristotle and neighbouring literary ribbonsp. 185
178. Pindar, Aristotle and neighbouring literary ribbonsp. 186
179. Pindar, Aristotle and neighbouring literary ribbonsp. 187
180. Earlier Roman republican noticesp. 188
181. Earlier Roman republican noticesp. 189
182. The Scottish-history qualificationp. 190
183. The early Republic: boundary readingp. 191
184. Original readings: The closing Old Testament booksp. 192
185. Original readings: Daniel’s bear and the ramp. 193
186. Original readings: Jupiter at Olympusp. 194
187. Original readings: The Colossus of Rhodes — continuedp. 195
188. Original readings: Roman government in outlinep. 196
189. Original readings: Cleopatra’s luxurious reignp. 197
190. Original readings: The crucifixion and the Christian era — continuedp. 198
191. Original readings: The ancestry from Abiud to Jesus — continuedp. 199
192. Original readings: Judaea, the Maccabees and Herodp. 200
193. Original readings: Judaea, the Maccabees and Herod — continuedp. 201
194. Original readings: Britain, Gaul and Denmarkp. 202
195. Original readings: Egypt under the Ptolemiesp. 203
196. Original readings: Egypt under the Ptolemies — continuedp. 204
197. Original readings: Syria under the Seleucidae — continuedp. 205
198. Original readings: The later Persian kings — continuedp. 206
199. Original readings: Pontus and Bithynia — continuedp. 207
200. Original readings: Greece and Achaiap. 208
201. Original readings: Sparta and Athens — continuedp. 209
202. Original readings: Macedonian succession — continuedp. 210
203. Original readings: Syracuse and Sicily — continuedp. 211
204. Original readings: Parthia and the Parthian empire — continuedp. 212
205. Original readings: Armenia and Parthian Armeniap. 213
206. Original readings: China and the dynasties Tsin and Han — continuedp. 214
207. Original readings: Posidonius of Rhodesp. 215
208. Original readings: Rome from republic to empire — continuedp. 216
209. Original readings: Rome from republic to empire — continuedp. 217
210. Original readings: Virgil and Cicerop. 218
211. Original readings: Seneca and the early imperial writers — continuedp. 219
212. Original readings: Philosophers and the Buddha noticep. 220
213. Original readings: Manethop. 221
214. Original readings: Roman historians and geographical writers — continuedp. 222
215. Original readings: Pindar, Aristotle and neighbouring literary ribbonsp. 223
216. Original readings: Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneump. 224
217. Books and editionsp. 225
218. Books and editionsp. 226
219. Books and editionsp. 227
220. Books and editionsp. 228