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The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome Originaly Published by the Review and Herald Publishing Company in 1898 © 2016 Adventist Pioneer Library 37457 Jasper Lowell Rd Jasper, OR, 97438, USA +1 (877) 585-1111 The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome Originaly published by the Review and Herald Publishing Company in 1898 Original page numbers are in brackets Published in the USA April, 2016 ISBN: 978-1-61455-041-9 THE GREAT EMPIRES OF PROPHECY, FROM BABYLON TO THE FALL OF ROME “To the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men.” ------------------------- Alonzo Trevier Jones ------------------------- Review and Herald Publishing Company. Battle Creek, Michigan Chicago, Ill. Atlanta, GA 1898. ------------------------- Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1891, by Alonzo Trevier Jones, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. ------------------------- Babylon Medo-Persia Grecia Rome The Ten Kingdoms ---------------------------- 4 | The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome Alonzo Trévier Jones (1850-1923) ll I attempted to do in this book was to take the history as it is recorded in the best books, and set it down here, and then map it. Brother Prescott wants to know how I knew what “Ato take, and what to leave out. I knew it from the Bible. I had to go through more than eighty histories to get the history which is set down in this book for you and whoever else wants to read it there.” {February 28, 1899 N/A, General Conference Daily Bulletin, p. 112} “... It is upon this philosophy of history that has been constructed the Empire Series -- ‘The Empires of the Bible,’ ‘The Great Empires of Prophecy,’ ‘Ecclesiastical Empire,’ and ‘The Great Nations of To-day.’ The events that have marked the experiences of the peoples and nations of this world have occurred, these events have been recorded, and the record stands. These events have occurred without any relation whatever to what any man might think; and without any reference whatever to any views or theories that any man might frame. These events have occurred in a certain order, and in no other order. The aim in the Empire Series has been solely to follow this order of events and to gather from the most authoritative sources the facts exactly as they have occurred. And when these facts have been gathered in the order of their occurrence, and have been placed in their true setting in the light of the Bible, they teach their own lessons: and what these lessons are is easy to be seen, and is of unmistakable import.” {A. T. Jones, [1904] The Empires of the Bible, p. xxvii} CONTENTS Original Table of Contents 9 List of Maps 17 TEH EMPIRE OF BABYLON Chapter 01 – NEBUCHADNEZZAR 19 Chapter 02 – FROM EVIL-MERODACH TO BELSHAZZAR 39 TEH EMPIRE OF MEDIA AND PERSIA Chapter 03 – THE FALL OF BABYLON 49 Chapter 04 – DARIUS THE MEDE AND CYRUS 61 Chapter 05 – CAMBYSES AND “SMERDIS.” 69 Chapter 06 – DARIUS 75 DI AR US Chapter 07 – IN SCYTHIA AND AT MARATHON 81 XERXES Chapter 08 – THE ARMY OF INVASION 91 Chapter 09 – THERMOPYLAE 103 Chapter 10 – SALAMIS 109 Chapter 11 – PLATAEA 117 Chapter 12 – ARTAXERXES TO DARIUS CODOMANUS 121 6 | The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome TEH EMPIRE OF GRECIA Chapter 13 – REIGN OF PHILIP 131 ALEXANDER Chapter 14 – IN EUROPE 139 Chapter 15 – GRANICUS, ISSUS, AND ARBELA 145 Chapter 16 – FROM BABYLON TO BABYLON AGAIN 157 ALEXANDER’S SUCCESSORS Chapter 17 – THE EMPIRE DIVIDED 167 Chapter 18 – THE KING OF THE NORTH AND THE KING OF THE SOUTH 177 ROME Chapter 19 – THE REPUBLIC 191 Chapter 20 – THE FAILURE OF THE REPUBLIC 215 Chapter 21 – THE FIRST TRIUMVIRATE 233 Chapter 22 – THE SECOND TRIUMVIRATE 247 Chapter 23 – THE EMPIRE 259 Chapter 24 – THE MONARCHY 267 Chapter 25 – AGAINST CHRISTIANITY 283 Chapter 26 – THE GREAT APOSTASY 305 Chapter 27 – EXALTATION OF THE BISHOPRIC 321 Chapter 28 – THE RISE OF CONSTANTINE 331 Chapter 29 – THE RELIGION OF CONSTANTINE 341 Chapter 30 – CONSTANTINE AND THE BISHOPS 353 Chapter 31 – THE UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE 365 Chapter 32 – THE ORIGINAL SUNDAY LEGISLATION 379 Contents | 7 Chapter 33 – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH 395 Chapter 34 – ARIANISM BECOMES ORTHODOX 411 Chapter 35 – THE CATHOLIC FAITH RE-ESTABLISHED 429 Chapter 36 – CHURCH USURPS THE CIVIL AUTHORITY 443 Chapter 37 – THE RUIN OF THE EMPIRE 453 ROME DIVIDED Chapter 38 – ROME DIVIDED 467 Chapter 39 – THE ALEMANNI AND THE FRANKS 475 Chapter 40 – THE SUEVI, THE VANDALS, AND THE BURGUNDIANS 483 Chapter 41 – THE VISIGOTHS 493 Chapter 42 – THE ANGLES AND SAXONS 511 Chapter 43 – THE OSTROGOTHS ENTER THE WESTERN EMPIRE 519 Chapter 44 – THE LOMBARDS 529 Chapter 45 – THE HERULIAN KINGDOM 535 Chapter 46 – THE TEN KINGDOMS 545 8 | The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome ORIGINAL TABLE OF CONTENTS [The page numbers of the original table of contents reflect the original publication’s layout. They are found in brackets throughout the text.] CHAPTER I. The Empire of Babylon—Nebuchadnezzar 1 Predominance of Babylon—God’s Purpose with Israel—Religious Imposture Exposed—There is a God That Revealeth Secrets—The Siege of Tyre—Egypt Given to Nebuchadnezzar—Nebuchadnezzar’s Great Golden Image—The Supremacy of Conscience—The Most High Ruleth—The City of Babylon—A Great Builder CHAPTER II. Empire of Babylon—From Evil-Merodach to Belshazzar 25 The Reign of Nabonadius—Belshazzar’s Household. The World’s Great Kingdoms— The Three Great World Kingdoms—The Coming of Medo-Persia CHAPTER III. The Empire of Media and Persia—The Fall of Babylon 36 The Doom of Babylon—Cyrus Drains the Gyndes—Cyrus Drains the Euphrates— Belshazzar’s Feast—The City Taken—Cyrus’s Inscription—Babylon Is Fallen, Is Fallen CHAPTER IV. Empire of Media and Persia—Darius the Mede and Cyrus 50 Daniel’s Business Faithfulness—The Rights of Conscience—Cyrus Acknowledges God—Opposition of the Samaritans—Death of Cyrus CHAPTER V. Empire of Persia and Media—Cambyses and “Smerdis.” 61 Death of Cambyses—Death of “Smerdis.” CHAPTER VI. Empire of Persia and Media—Darius 67 Darius Supports the Jews—The Provinces and Revolts—A Lover of Truth-Telling 10 | The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome CHAPTER VII. Empire of Persia and Media—Darius. In Scythia and at Marathon 74 In Scythia—The Burning of Sardis—Destruction of the Fleet—Second Expedition Against Greece—Marathon—The Persians Return to Asia—Death of Darius CHAPTER VIII. Empire of Persia and Media—Xerxes. The Army of Invasion 88 Xerxes Starts to Greece—The Great Bridge of Boats—Xerxes Rides Forth—The Nations Arrayed—Xerxes Reviews His Army CHAPTER IX. Empire of Persia and Media—Xerxes. Thermopylae 101 At Thermopylae—The Greeks Betrayed—Thermopylae Is Taken CHAPTER X. Empire of Persia and Media—Xerxes. Salamis 109 Athens Taken and Burnt—Defence of the Isthmus—The Greeks Make Ready—The Greeks Victorious—Xerxes Flees CHAPTER XI. Empire of Persia and Media—Xerxes. Plataea 121 The Battle of Plataea—The Greeks Victorious CHAPTER XII. Empire of Persia and Media—Artaxerxes to Darius Codomanus 127 Jerusalem Rebuilt—Apostasy in Jerusalem—The Samaritans—The Battle of Cunaxa— The Anabasis—The Last Native King of Egypt CHAPTER XIII. Empire of Grecia—Reign of Philip 141 Demosthenes Against Philip—The Sacred War—Philip the Head of Greece—Philip Generalissimo Original Table of Contents | 11 CHAPTER XIV. Empire of Grecia—Alexander. In Europe 151 Demonstrates His Capabilities—Alexander Generalissimo—Alexander’s Matchless Celerity—Final Departure from Greece CHAPTER XV. Empire of Grecia—Alexander. Granicus, Issus, and Arbela 160 Battle of the Granicus—Takes All Asia Minor—Darius’s Army—Battle of Issus— Alexander Takes Tyre—Alexander’s Vision—Holiday and Triumph in Egypt—The Battle of Arbela CHAPTER XVI. Empire of Grecia—Alexander. From Babylon to Babylon Again 177 Alexander’s Court and Carousals—Grand Entry into Babylon—Alexander’s Wide Dominion—Alexander’s Swiftness of Conquest—A Man of Providence CHAPTER XVII. Empire of Grecia—Alexander’s Successors. The Empire Divided 188 The Governors and Generals—Plot and Counterplot—“King” Aridaeus Is Murdered— Seleucus Obtains Babylon—The Siege of Rhodes—Four Kingdoms Did Stand Up CHAPTER XVIII. Empire of Grecia—Alexander’s Successors. The King of the North and the King of the South 200 Lysimachus Takes Macedonia—The Two Divisions—The Kingdom of Pergamus—“The King’s Daughter of the South”—Berenice’s Hair—The Battle of Gaza—Ptolemy and the Jews—The Romans Appear CHAPTER XIX. Rome—The Republic 217 Pyrrhus in Italy—Philip and Hannibal—Embassies to Rome—Roman Freedom to the Greeks—Profitable to the Romans—Antiochus and the Romans—War with Antiochus Magnus—The Day of Magnesia—Heliodorus and the Temple of God—Death of Hannibal—Antiochus Epiphanes in Egypt—Rome Saves Egypt—Empire of Grecia Perishes—Rome’s Profound Policy—The World’s Tribunal—Rome Fulfils the Prophecy 12 | The Great Empires of Prophecy, from Babylon to the Fall of Rome CHAPTER XX. Rome—The Failure of the Republic 250 Rome’s Plunder and Luxury—Territory and Government—Money the One Thought—The Rich Richer, the Poor Poorer—Distribution of the Land—Public Granaries Established—War with Mithradates—Sulla’s “Reforms”—Rise of Pompey and Caesar—Mithradates on the Romans—Pompey Subdues Judea—Antipater the Idumaean—Rullus and Cicero CHAPTER XXI. Rome—The First Triumvirate 276 Pompey and the Senate—Caesar and the Senate—Caesar’s Land Laws—Reform by Law—The Senate Wins Pompey—Legal Government Ended—Pompey and the Nobles—Antipater and Herod—The Senate Flatters Caesar—The Senate Murders Caesar CHAPTER XXII. Rome—The Second Triumvirate 296 Rise of Octavius—Plot, Counterplot, and War—The Triumvirate Formed—The Triumvirs’ Proscription—“The Saviors of their Country”—Antony and Cleopatra— Herod Made King CHAPTER XXIII.
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