Famous Men of Ancient Times
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Famous Men of Ancient Times is a book by Samuel G. Goodrich. The preface says the author intended to present a series of the great beacon lights that shine along the shores of the past. The preface says the author's chief aim is moral culture, and that the several articles have been abridged or extended as this controlling purpose might be subserved.
The text says the conquest of Mecca and of the Koreishites had been, in fact, the signal for the submission of the rest of Arabia. The text says that somewhat more than three years elapsed between the taking of Mecca and the period of Mohammed's death, and that in that short period Mohammed had destroyed the idols of Arabia. The text says we may not approve, yet can hardly fail to admire, the unflinching hostility of Hannibal to Rome. The text says the example of Confucius, in following the holy custom of the fathers of the country, gained him great renown for his piety.
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- Author
- Samuel G. Goodrich
- Pages
- 162
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Ancient History
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