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Beacon Lights of History, Vol 3: Ancient Achievements

John Lord (1810 - 1894)

The third book in the Beacon Lights of History series, Lord discusses achievements such as the formation of laws, the development of the fine arts, ancient science, and key people such as Cicero and Cleopatra. Summary by KHand

Genre(s): Antiquity

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 01	Governments and Laws, Part 1	KHand	00:19:18
Play 02	Governments and Laws, Part 2	KHand	00:19:49
Play 03	Governments and Laws, Part 3	KHand	00:18:05
Play 04	Governments and Laws, Part 4	KHand	00:19:17
Play 05	The Fine Arts, Part 1	KHand	00:20:59
Play 06	The Fine Arts, Part 2	KHand	00:19:48
Play 07	The Fine Arts, Part 3	KHand	00:21:32
Play 08	The Fine Arts, Part 4	KHand	00:19:45
Play 09	Ancient Scientific Knowledge, Part 1	KHand	00:20:20
Play 10	Ancient Scientific Knowledge, Part 2	KHand	00:19:37
Play 11	Ancient Scientific Knowledge, Part 3	KHand	00:18:35
Play 12	Material Life of the Ancients, Part 1	KHand	00:25:58
Play 13	Material Life of the Ancients, Part 2	KHand	00:26:38
Play 14	The Military Art, Part 1	KHand	00:23:11
Play 15	The Military Art, Part 2	KHand	00:22:16
Play 16	Cicero, Part 1	KHand	00:20:50
Play 17	Cicero, Part 2	KHand	00:25:38
Play 18	Cleopatra, Part 1	KHand	00:26:27
Play 19	Cleopatra, Part 2	KHand	00:25:40
Play 20	Pagan Society, Part 1	KHand	00:25:53
Play 21	Pagan Society, Part 2	KHand	00:23:58

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