World’s Story Volume XIV: An Outline of Universal History
Karl Ploetz
101 chapters · 37 h 35 min · English
Read by Sonia, Jim Locke, Mark Ricci, Jennie Hughes, Colleen McMahon, Adrian Stephens and others
War & Military · History
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The fourteenth volume of the 15-volume series The World’s Story has a different concept than the previous books edited by Eva March Tappan. This book lists a detailed timeline of important events, starting from the early Eastern cultures till up to recent events from the beginning of the 20th century. The original book was compiled in German by historian Karl Ploetz (1819-1881) and translated into English for this series by William H. Tillinghast (1854-1913). - Summary by Sonia
Chapters
1 Introduction 10 min 2 Universal History. A general view of its principal divisions 3 min 3 I. Ancient History. A. Eastern peoples. Part 1. Egyptians 20 min 4 Part 2. Jews (Hebrews, Israelites) 19 min 5 Part 3. Babylonians and Assyrians 18 min 6 Part 4. Phoenicians and Carthaginians 15 min 7 Part 5. Lydians and Phrygians 5 min 8 Part 6. Indians 8 min 9 Part 7. Bactrians, Medes, Persians 21 min 10 Part 8. Parthians 6 min 11 Part 9. Chinese 8 min 12 Part 10. Japanese 8 min 13 B. Western peoples. Part 1. Celts 23 min 14 Part 2. Grecian History. a. Geographical survey of Ancient Greece 12 min 15 b. Religion of the Greeks 7 min 16 c. First Period. Mythical time, down to the Thessalian and Dorian migration (x-1104?) 20 min 17 d. Second Period. From the Thessalian and Dorian migration to the beginning of the Persian Wars (1104?-500) 32 min 18 e. Third Period. From the beginning of the Persian Wars to the loss of independence by the Battle of Chaeronae (500-338) 1 h 19 f. Fourth Period. Graeco-Macedonian or Hellenistic Epoch down to the subjugation of Greece by the Romans (338-146) 27 min 20 Part 3. Roman History. a. Geographical survey of Ancient Italy 13 min 21 b. Religion of the Ancient Romans 7 min 22 c. Ethnographical sketch of Italy 6 min 23 d. First Period. Mythical Epoch of the Kings (753-510) 21 min 24 e. Second Period. Struggles between Patricians and Plebeians, subjugation of Italy proper, to the beginning of the Punic Wars (510-264) 1 h 3 min 25 f. Third Period. Punic Wars. From the beginning of Rome's universal Empire, to the destruction of Carthage and Corinth (264-146) 53 min 26 g. Fourth Period. Firm establishment of the universal power of Rome. Period of the Civil Wars (146-31) First Part 47 min 27 g. Fourth Period. Firm establishment of the universal power of Rome. Period of the Civil Wars (146-31) Second Part 44 min 28 h. Fifth Period. Reigns of the Roman Emperors down to the Fall of the Western Empire (31 B.C.-476 A.D.) 54 min 29 Part 4. Teutons 25 min 30 Part 5. Slavs and Lithuanians 4 min 31 II. Mediaeval History. First Period. From the Beginning of the migrations of the Northern tribes to the Treaty of Verdun (375-843). Part 1. Migrations of the Northern Peoples 19 min 32 Part 2. Teutonic Kingdoms in Britain 18 min 33 Part 3. The Kingdom of the Franks under the Merowingians 5 min 34 Part 4. Mohammed (Mahomet) and the Caliphate 6 min 35 Part 5. Kingdom of the Franks under the Carolingians 15 min 36 Part 6. New Persian Empire of the Sassanidae (226-641) 20 min 37 Second Period. From the Treaty of Verdun to the beginning of the Crusades (843-1096). Part 1. Italy and Germany 32 min 38 Part 2. France 9 min 39 Part 3. England 13 min 40 Part 4. The North 10 min 41 Part 5. Spanish Peninsula 3 min 42 Part 6. The East 13 min 43 Third Period. Epoch of the Crusades (1096-1270). Part 1. Crusades 19 min 44 Part 2. Germany and Italy 27 min 45 Part 3. France 6 min 46 Part 4. England 22 min 47 Part 5. The North 18 min 48 Part 6. Spanish Peninsula 2 min 49 Part 7. The East 13 min 50 Fourth Period. From the conclusion of the Crusades to the discovery of America (1270-1492). Part 1. Germany 38 min 51 Part 2. France 22 min 52 Part 3. Italy 7 min 53 Part 4. England 33 min 54 Part 5. Spanish Peninsula 4 min 55 Part 6. The North and East 8 min 56 III. Modern History. First Period. From the discovery of America to the Peace of Westphalia (1492-1648) Part 1. Inventions, discoveries and colonies 6 min 57 Part 2. America 38 min 58 English, Dutch and Swedish Colonies in North America 29 min 59 Part 3. Germany to the Thirty Years' War. The Reformation 27 min 60 Part 4. The Thirty Years' War 34 min 61 Part 5. France 21 min 62 Part 6. Italy 7 min 63 Part 7. Spanish Peninsula and the Netherlands 15 min 64 Part 8. England and Scotland 1 h 6 min 65 Part 9. The North and East 20 min 66 Second Period. From the Peace of Westphalia to the beginning of the French Revolution (1648-1789) A. The second half of the 17th Century. Part 1. America 30 min 67 Part 2. France 20 min 68 Part 3. Germany 5 min 69 Part 4. The North and East 9 min 70 Part 5. England 52 min 71 Part 6. India 4 min 72 Part 7. China 1 min 73 B. The 18th Century to the French Revolution. Part 1. War of the Spanish Succession 16 min 74 Part 2. The Northern War 11 min 75 Part 3. Germany 39 min 76 Part 4. Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Poland 18 min 77 Part 5. Spain and Portugal 4 min 78 Part 6. Italy 7 min 79 Part 7. America 55 min 80 Part 8. Great Britain 33 min 81 Part 9. The East 13 min 82 Part 10. France 9 min 83 Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress of Vienna (1789-1815). First Part 21 min 84 Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress of Vienna (1789-1815). Second Part 34 min 85 Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress of Vienna (1789-1815). Third Part 33 min 86 Third Period. From the beginning of the first French Revolution to the Congress of Vienna (1789-1815). Fourth Part 55 min 87 Fourth Period. From the Congress of Vienna to the present day (1815-x). Part 1. Inventions 9 min 88 Part 2. Continental Europe (1817-1882). First Part 28 min 89 Part 2. Continental Europe (1817-1882). Second Part 43 min 90 Part 2. Continental Europe (1817-1882). Third Part 46 min 91 Part 2. Continental Europe (1817-1882). Fourth Part 29 min 92 Part 3. France (1815-1882) 28 min 93 Part 4. Great Britain (1783-1882) 51 min 94 Part 5. United States (1789-1882) 48 min 95 Part 6. China (1796-1882) 8 min 96 Part 7. Japan (1817-1882) 8 min 97 Appendix (1883-x). Part 8. Great Britain (1883-1903) 30 min 98 Part 9. Continental Europe (1883-1903) 47 min 99 Part 10. United States (1883-1903) 33 min 100 Part 11. Asia (1883-1903) 21 min 101 Part 12. Leading events (1904-1914) 52 min
