The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05

The Great Events by Famous Historians is a comprehensive and readable account of the world's history. emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. On the plan evolved from a consensus of opinions gathered from the most distinguished scholars of america and Europe. including brief introductions by specialists to connect and explain the celebrated narratives. arranged chronologically. with thorough indices, bibliographies.

The three centuries which follow the downfall of the empire of Charlemagne laid the foundations of modern Europe, and made of it a world wholly different, politically, socially, and religiously, from that which had preceded it. In the careers of Greece and Rome we saw exemplified the results of two sharply opposing tendencies of the Aryan mind, the one toward individualism and separation, the other toward self-subordination and union.