Knowledge (XXG)

Universal history (genre)

Source 📝

756:")(1935, pub.1936) in German shortly before fleeing Vienna and settling in Britain. This aimed to be a universal history written using only words and concepts that children could understand. It spans from prehistoric people to World War I. Although it is shaped by its author's European perspective - for example with emphasis on European colonialism - it attempts to cover global human history, taking one region and era at a time, and includes descriptions of the beliefs of many major world religions. Gombrich was convinced that an intelligent child could understand even seemingly complicated ideas in history, if they were put into intelligible terms. After a long delay it was translated into English by Gombrich and his assistant as 742:
will in the large, we may be able to discern a regular movement in it, and that what seems complex and chaotic in the single individual may be seen from the standpoint of the human race as a whole to b a steady and progressive though slow evolution of the original endowment..Each individual and people, as if following some guiding trend, goes toward a natural but to each of them unknown goal...In keeping with this purpose, it might be possible to have a history with a definite natural plan for creatures that have no plan of their own.
404: 289:
God. History is linear and the chronicle is arranged strictly chronologically. There is a sense of decline and decay as the world becomes older, but also a belief in redemption. Though individual events are not always evaluated, there is an underlying assumption that historical facts teach spiritual truths. The patterns of four empires and six ages can be used — but rarely both together — to divide history up into manageable sections.
294:
giving, in principle, a continuous linear account of the progress of world history from the creation of the world up to the author's own times, but in practice often narrowing down to a more limited geographical range as it approaches those times. They usually have a theological component and are often structured around the ideas of the
400:(d. 594), where only the first of his ten books describes creation and ancient history, while the last six books focus on events in his own lifetime and region. While this reading of Gregory is currently a widely accepted hypothesis in historical circles, the central purpose of Gregory's writing is still a topic of hot debate. 666:, a thing most contrary to his revealed will and approved ordinance, and... the subversion of good order, or all equity and justice.' He was thus writing a history about a particular topic in order to express his view of what the "world order" should be: what the world Knox lived in ought to be like. 309:
According to Kathleen Biddick (2013), universal histories in Christian medieval Europe are 'those medieval histories which take as their subject the theme of salvation history from creation up to the incarnation of Christ (and usually beyond to contemporary events).' She also identified "six or seven
146:
For what gives my work its peculiar quality, and what is most remarkable in the present age, is this: Fortune has gained almost all the affairs of the world in one direction and has forced to incline towards one and the same end; a historian should likewise bring before his readers under one synoptic
141:
is the earliest surviving member of the Greco-Roman world-historical tradition, although under some definitions of universal history it does not qualify as universal because it reflects no attempt to describe an overall direction of history or a principle or set of principles governing or underlying
288:
The key features of the Christian world chronicle, which would be valid throughout the Middle Ages, had therefore become firmly established by late antiquity. The chronicle begins with a divine act of creation and reflects a providential view of history throughout: history is the story of an active
741:
Whatever concept one may hold...concerning the freedom of the will, certainly its appearances, which are human actions, like every other natural event are determined by universal laws. However obscure their causes, history...permits us to hope that if we attend to the play of freedom of the human
521:
were "realistic" (depicting towns which really existed, and usually had their own printing presses before 1475), while the remaining 20 city views were "imaginary", and were often reused in later universal chronicles to illustrate different cities. Around this time, the depictions of cities in
293:
The medieval universal chronicle thus traces history from the beginning of the world up to the present and was an especially popular genre of historiography in medieval Europe. The universal chronicle differs from the ordinary chronicle in its much broader chronological and geographical scope,
729:, presented general theories of history that shared essential characteristics with the Biblical account: they conceived of history as a coherent whole, governed by certain basic characteristics or immutable principles. Kant who was one of the earliest thinkers to use the term 522:
universal chronicles also shifted away from the earlier focus on Jerusalem (sometimes even illustrated with "imaginary" city views) towards the European cities in which they were produced, thus displacing the centrality of Jerusalem in Christian universal histories.
172:
are preserved five fragments dating to the 2nd century AD and coming from a world chronicle. Its author is unknown, but was perhaps a Christian. Later, universal history provided an influential lens on the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire in such works as
392:(c. 1190–1264?). The tradition of universal history can even be seen in the works of medieval historians whose purpose may not have been to chronicle the ancient past, but nonetheless included it in a local history of more recent times. One such example is the 42:
or world chronicle typically traces history from the beginning of written information about the past up to the present. Therefore, any work classed as such purportedly attempts to embrace the events of all times and nations in so far as
842:, p. x: "History begins at the point where monuments become intelligible and documentary evidence of a trustworthy character is forthcoming but from this point onwards the domain is boundless for Universal History as understood." 650: 762:″With the mingling of peoples on our tiny planet, it becomes more and more necessary for us to respect and tolerate each other, not least because technological advances are bringing us closer and closer together.″ 630:
A philosophical attempt to work out a universal history according to a natural plan directed to achieving the civic union of the human race must be regarded as possible and, indeed, as contributing to this end of
329:. Augustine's thesis depicts the history of the world as universal warfare between God and the Devil. A related idea is the division of history into popes and emperors, which became popular with the success of 38:
of all of humankind as a whole. Universal historians try to identify connections and patterns among individual historical events and phenomena, making them part of a general narrative. A universal
1110: 734: 517:
production, they heavily promoted the inclusion of illustrations – the majority being city views – in universal chronicles. According to scholars, 32 out of the 52 city views in the
420:, one of the earliest printed universal histories. Illustrations featuring mainly city views were popular in European universal chronicles at the time. 479:
were highly influential, especially Bede's work on chronology. Together, these laid the foundation for the Western universal chronicle tradition.
449:) that for the first time synchronized the several concurrent chronologies in use with different peoples. Eusebius' chronicle became known to the 350: 1374: 1384: 1299: 1174: 593: 1412: 513:(1493) was another early printed universal history. By the mid-1480s, when Venetian printers controlled almost half of Europe's 692: 671: 545: 231: 549: 748: 541: 531: 1275: 1200: 683: 226: 108: 80: 179: 1422: 1285: 1417: 710: 563: 299: 79:, which from the point of view of its redactors in the 5th century BC presents a history of humankind from 50: 559: 273:, written by 'Abd al-Husayn Tuni (died 1489), is sometimes considered a fragment of a universal history. 266:
is sometimes considered the first of the chronologically arranged universal histories produced in China.
361: 345: 295: 169: 92: 403: 1251: 1230: 554: 435: 429: 381: 174: 1324: 1271: 663: 509: 495: 416: 389: 356: 1349: 537: 465: 318: 314: 189: 184: 336:
In other cases, any obvious theme may be lacking. Some universal chronicles bear a more or less
142:
it. Polybius was the first to attempt a universal history in this stricter sense of the term:
1380: 1361: 1328: 1295: 1170: 822: 385: 330: 322: 222: 114: 96: 44: 221:(145–86 BC) was the first Chinese historian to attempt a universal history—from the earliest 1259: 1238: 1208: 812: 500: 425: 397: 160:
has been considered as a universal history because of its comprehensive chronology—from the
726: 482:
From around 1100, universal histories increased in graphical complexity, usually adding a
365: 235:. Although his generation was the first in China to discover the existence of kingdoms in 121:(405–330 BCE). This work has been lost, but its influence can be seen in the ambitions of 84: 1146:
On History, (tr. Lewis White Beck, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1963, p 11-12); also
662:
should never be allowed to reign, because that is 'repugnant to nature, contumelious to
605:
is a prime example of the latter, in which a major role was played for the last time by
1316: 377: 303: 258: 194: 1406: 1096: 706: 697:
were still reflecting on and continuing the medieval tradition of universal history.
655: 636: 490:
was presented as the centre of the world, tying together genealogies and timelines.
373: 369: 340:
character, with many digressions on non-historical subjects, as is the case with the
281: 165: 152: 1277:
An epitome of universal history from the earliest period to the revolutions of 1848
1205:
An universal history: from the beginning of the world, to the Empire of Charlemagne
337: 317:
idea of the tension between the heavenly and the earthly state, as depicted in the
236: 76: 17: 1263: 1242: 817: 800: 1289: 1164: 147:
view the operations by which she has accomplished her general purpose (1:4:1-11).
676: 210: 1113:" in On History, (tr. Lewis White Beck, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1963). 580: 568: 284:(2010) described medieval European Christian universal histories as follows: 263: 88: 826: 621:(tradition, saying) from the book's compiler back to a witness of the event. 464:–420). Jerome also wrote a chronicle of his own, and the early chronicles of 705:
In the 19th century, universal histories proliferated. Philosophers such as
645: 602: 514: 487: 445:–339) contained in its second book an innovative set of concordance tables ( 411: 218: 161: 134: 39: 1332: 714: 424:
The first Christian world chronicle was written in Greek around 221CE by
126: 122: 1366:
Universal history: the oldest historical group of nations and the Greeks
651:
The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstruous Regiment of Women
504: 407: 348:. Other notable universal chroniclers of the Medieval West include the 130: 118: 35: 617: 607: 588: 454: 1217: 1193:
Medieval Worlds: Barbarians, Heretics and Artists in the Middle Ages
428:, who has been called "the undisputed father of the tradition". The 718: 659: 450: 402: 243:, his work did not attempt to cover the history of these regions. 240: 214: 1078: 1076: 1074: 1137:, (tr. Robert S. Hartman, Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Co, 1956). 917: 915: 902: 900: 722: 476: 157: 133:
1st century BC) to give comprehensive accounts of their worlds.
99:
is a 2nd-century CE rabbinic interpretation of this chronology.
1321:
What is history? Five lectures on the modern science of history
1169:. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 160. 540:(13th century), universal history in this vein was taken up by 1258:. Vol. 33. Oxford: Taylor and Francis. pp. 367–374. 1237:. Vol. 33. Oxford: Taylor and Francis. pp. 367–523. 1068:
Idea for a Universal History from a Cosmopolitan Point of View
1166:
The Typological Imaginary: Circumcision, Technology, History
1229:
Halmi Nicholas and Borowski Audrey, Nicholas Halmi (2023).
746:
In the 20th century Austrian academic Ernst Gombrich wrote
1195:. Translated by Eric Hansen. University of Chicago Press. 932: 930: 1111:
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
1004: 1002: 949: 947: 945: 735:
Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose
503:
was the first printed universal history, published in
615:
was, ideally, an unbroken chain of transmitters of a
1327:(trans.). New York: Macmillan Co. pp. 181–227. 1379:. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. 310:ages" into which universal histories were divided. 75:A project of Universal history may be seen in the 1082: 1056: 921: 906: 879: 1354:Epitome of ancient, mediaeval and modern history 739: 628: 286: 144: 754:A short history of the world for young readers 1294:. New York: Palgrave MacMillan. p. 286. 679:and others, written in the mid-18th century. 117:, the first universal history was written by 8: 1254:. In Halmi Nicholas, Borowski Audrey (ed.). 969: 575:Universal histories included two forms: the 548:("The History of The World Conqueror") by 34:is a work aiming at the presentation of a 816: 778: 749:Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser 579:was organised by annual entries and thus 658:'. Knox wrote it in order to argue that 486:("world map") in which the holy city of 1252:"Universal Histories - an Introduction" 1044: 1032: 1020: 1008: 981: 953: 891: 851: 786: 771: 644:According to Hughes-Warrington (2005), 351:Chronicon universale usque ad annum 741 1340:Mitchell, Kathleen; Wood, Ian (2002). 1222:Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle 993: 936: 782: 867: 855: 839: 721:, and political philosophers such as 7: 1291:Palgrave Advances in World Histories 1224:. Leiden: Brill. pp. 1527–1532. 965: 654:represented 'a universal history of 1097:Discours sur l'histoire universelle 688:Discours sur l'histoire universelle 168:a year before the poet's birth. In 27:History of humanity as a whole unit 1125:, (tr. F. Wilson, New York: 1953). 669:An early European project was the 87:, and from there a history of the 25: 1376:The World of Ovid's Metamorphoses 1235:Intellectual History Review, 33:3 594:History of the Prophets and Kings 558:("Compendium of Chronicles") by 453:West through the translation by 587:was organised by the reigns of 313:Less commonly they may use the 53:was the first to use the title 693:Discourse on Universal History 546:Tarikh-i Jahangushay-i Juvaini 499:("Little bundles of time") by 327:Historia de duabus civitatibus 321:, which plays a major role in 269:The 15th-century Indo-Persian 232:Records of the Grand Historian 1: 1342:The World of Gregory of Tours 1264:10.1080/17496977.2023.2180590 1243:10.1080/17496977.2023.2180590 818:10.1080/17496977.2023.2180590 758:A Little History of the World 682:Christian writers as late as 532:Historiography of early Islam 526:Historiography of early Islam 469: 458: 439: 57:(universal history) in 1304. 1398:. Bangor: Headstart History. 1099:(Paris, Furne et cie, 1853). 1373:Solodow, Joseph B. (1988). 1256:Intellectual History Review 1220:. In Dunphy, Graeme (ed.). 805:Intellectual History Review 599:Tārīkh al-Rusul wa al-Mulūk 550:Ala'iddin Ata-Malik Juvayni 213:(202 BCE – 220 CE) of 1439: 1323:. E. A. Andrews (trans.), 1203:, Jacques Bénigne (1810). 1163:Biddick, Kathleen (2013). 733:described its meaning in " 529: 199:History Against the Pagans 109:Greco-Roman historiography 106: 103:Greco-Roman historiography 1286:Hughes-Warrington, Marnie 1135:The Philosophy of History 277:Christian medieval Europe 1250:Halmi, Nicholas (2023). 970:Mitchell & Wood 2002 799:Halmi, Nicholas (2023). 1413:Universal history books 1216:Dunphy, Graeme (2010). 585:ta'rikh 'ala al-khulafa 564:University of Edinburgh 364:(c. 1160—after 1229), 271:Ma'athir-i-Mahmud Shahi 225:of his civilization to 51:Siegfried of Ballhausen 1364:, Leopold von (1884). 1274:, Anne Raikes (1848). 1083:Hughes-Warrington 2005 1057:Hughes-Warrington 2005 922:Hughes-Warrington 2005 907:Hughes-Warrington 2005 880:Hughes-Warrington 2005 744: 642: 560:Rashid-al-Din Hamadani 538:medieval Islamic world 421: 291: 205:Chinese historiography 180:Ecclesiastical History 149: 1231:"Universal Histories" 1191:Borst, Arno (1991) . 801:"Universal Histories" 625:Early modern examples 577:ta'rikh 'ala al-sinin 406: 362:Helinand of Froidmont 346:Helinand of Froidmont 296:six ages of the world 162:creation of humankind 115:Greco-Roman antiquity 47:of them is possible. 760:, updated slightly. 436:Eusebius of Caesarea 388:(c. 1114–1158), and 382:Sigebert of Gembloux 223:mythological origins 55:Historia universalis 45:scientific treatment 1325:William Edward Dodd 1150:in: Ibid., (p 106). 785:, pp. ix–xii; 519:Nuremberg Chronicle 510:Nuremberg Chronicle 496:Fasciculus temporum 417:Nuremberg Chronicle 390:Vincent of Beauvais 357:Christherre-Chronik 18:Universal chronicle 1394:Wood, Ian (1994). 1280:. London: Longman. 1218:"World Chronicles" 1211:, James. R. Moore. 466:Isidore of Seville 422: 1123:Universal History 1047:, pp. 49–51. 1023:, pp. 45–46. 984:, pp. 45–48. 731:Universal History 672:Universal History 562:(now held at the 555:Jami' al-tawarikh 542:Muslim historians 386:Otto von Freising 331:Martin of Troppau 323:Otto von Freising 256:The 11th-century 247:Medieval examples 125:(203–120 BC) and 32:universal history 16:(Redirected from 1430: 1399: 1396:Gregory of Tours 1390: 1369: 1357: 1345: 1344:. Boston: Brill. 1336: 1312: 1310: 1308: 1281: 1267: 1246: 1225: 1212: 1207:. Translated by 1196: 1187: 1185: 1183: 1157:Literature cited 1151: 1144: 1138: 1132: 1126: 1120: 1114: 1107: 1101: 1092: 1086: 1080: 1069: 1066: 1060: 1054: 1048: 1042: 1036: 1030: 1024: 1018: 1012: 1006: 997: 991: 985: 979: 973: 963: 957: 951: 940: 934: 925: 919: 910: 904: 895: 889: 883: 877: 871: 865: 859: 849: 843: 837: 831: 830: 820: 796: 790: 776: 640: 572:by Ibn Khaldun. 501:Werner Rolevinck 474: 471: 463: 460: 447:Chronici canones 444: 441: 426:Julius Africanus 398:Gregory of Tours 384:(c. 1030–1112), 376:(c. 1280–1363), 372:(c. 1200–1259), 164:to the death of 66:Ancient examples 21: 1438: 1437: 1433: 1432: 1431: 1429: 1428: 1427: 1423:Literary genres 1403: 1402: 1393: 1387: 1372: 1360: 1352:, Carl (1883). 1348: 1339: 1319:, Karl (1905). 1315: 1306: 1304: 1302: 1284: 1270: 1249: 1228: 1215: 1199: 1190: 1181: 1179: 1177: 1162: 1159: 1154: 1148:Perpetual Peace 1145: 1141: 1133: 1129: 1121: 1117: 1108: 1104: 1094:Bossuet, J. B. 1093: 1089: 1081: 1072: 1067: 1063: 1059:, pp. 6–7. 1055: 1051: 1043: 1039: 1031: 1027: 1019: 1015: 1007: 1000: 996:, p. 1528. 992: 988: 980: 976: 964: 960: 952: 943: 939:, p. 1529. 935: 928: 920: 913: 905: 898: 890: 886: 878: 874: 866: 862: 850: 846: 838: 834: 798: 797: 793: 789:, pp. 1–6. 777: 773: 769: 727:Herbert Spencer 703: 701:Modern examples 656:female monarchs 641: 635: 627: 534: 528: 472: 461: 442: 366:Jans der Enikel 279: 254: 249: 227:his present day 207: 111: 105: 73: 68: 63: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1436: 1434: 1426: 1425: 1420: 1418:Historiography 1415: 1405: 1404: 1401: 1400: 1391: 1385: 1370: 1358: 1346: 1337: 1313: 1300: 1282: 1268: 1247: 1226: 1213: 1197: 1188: 1175: 1158: 1155: 1153: 1152: 1139: 1127: 1115: 1102: 1087: 1070: 1061: 1049: 1037: 1025: 1013: 998: 986: 974: 958: 941: 926: 911: 896: 884: 872: 860: 844: 832: 811:(3): 367–374. 791: 779:Lamprecht 1905 770: 768: 765: 702: 699: 639:– Ninth Thesis 633: 626: 623: 530:Main article: 527: 524: 378:Rudolf von Ems 304:Book of Daniel 278: 275: 259:Zizhi Tongjian 253: 250: 248: 245: 206: 203: 107:Main article: 104: 101: 72: 69: 67: 64: 62: 59: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1435: 1424: 1421: 1419: 1416: 1414: 1411: 1410: 1408: 1397: 1392: 1388: 1386:9780807817711 1382: 1378: 1377: 1371: 1367: 1363: 1359: 1355: 1351: 1347: 1343: 1338: 1334: 1330: 1326: 1322: 1318: 1314: 1303: 1301:9780230523401 1297: 1293: 1292: 1287: 1283: 1279: 1278: 1273: 1269: 1265: 1261: 1257: 1253: 1248: 1244: 1240: 1236: 1232: 1227: 1223: 1219: 1214: 1210: 1206: 1202: 1198: 1194: 1189: 1178: 1176:9780812201277 1172: 1168: 1167: 1161: 1160: 1156: 1149: 1143: 1140: 1136: 1131: 1128: 1124: 1119: 1116: 1112: 1106: 1103: 1100: 1098: 1091: 1088: 1084: 1079: 1077: 1075: 1071: 1065: 1062: 1058: 1053: 1050: 1046: 1041: 1038: 1035:, p. 49. 1034: 1029: 1026: 1022: 1017: 1014: 1011:, p. 48. 1010: 1005: 1003: 999: 995: 990: 987: 983: 978: 975: 971: 968:, p. 1; 967: 962: 959: 956:, p. 46. 955: 950: 948: 946: 942: 938: 933: 931: 927: 923: 918: 916: 912: 908: 903: 901: 897: 894:, p. 18. 893: 888: 885: 881: 876: 873: 870:, p. 68. 869: 864: 861: 857: 854:, p. 1; 853: 848: 845: 841: 836: 833: 828: 824: 819: 814: 810: 806: 802: 795: 792: 788: 784: 780: 775: 772: 766: 764: 763: 759: 755: 751: 750: 743: 738: 736: 732: 728: 724: 720: 716: 712: 708: 700: 698: 696: 694: 689: 685: 680: 678: 674: 673: 667: 665: 661: 657: 653: 652: 647: 638: 632: 624: 622: 620: 619: 614: 610: 609: 604: 600: 596: 595: 590: 586: 582: 578: 573: 571: 570: 565: 561: 557: 556: 551: 547: 543: 539: 533: 525: 523: 520: 516: 512: 511: 507:in 1474. The 506: 502: 498: 497: 491: 489: 485: 480: 478: 467: 456: 452: 448: 437: 433: 432: 427: 419: 418: 413: 410:city view of 409: 405: 401: 399: 395: 391: 387: 383: 379: 375: 374:Ranulf Higdon 371: 370:Matthew Paris 367: 363: 359: 358: 353: 352: 347: 343: 339: 334: 332: 328: 324: 320: 316: 311: 307: 305: 301: 297: 290: 285: 283: 282:Graeme Dunphy 276: 274: 272: 267: 265: 261: 260: 251: 246: 244: 242: 238: 234: 233: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 204: 202: 200: 196: 192: 191: 186: 182: 181: 176: 171: 167: 166:Julius Caesar 163: 159: 155: 154: 153:Metamorphoses 148: 143: 140: 136: 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 110: 102: 100: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 78: 70: 65: 60: 58: 56: 52: 48: 46: 41: 37: 33: 19: 1395: 1375: 1365: 1353: 1341: 1320: 1305:. Retrieved 1290: 1276: 1255: 1234: 1221: 1204: 1192: 1180:. Retrieved 1165: 1147: 1142: 1134: 1130: 1122: 1118: 1105: 1095: 1090: 1085:, p. 9. 1064: 1052: 1045:Biddick 2013 1040: 1033:Biddick 2013 1028: 1021:Biddick 2013 1016: 1009:Biddick 2013 989: 982:Biddick 2013 977: 961: 954:Biddick 2013 924:, p. 6. 909:, p. 7. 892:Solodow 1988 887: 882:, p. 5. 875: 863: 852:Harding 1848 847: 835: 808: 804: 794: 787:Bossuet 1810 774: 761: 757: 753: 747: 745: 740: 730: 704: 690: 687: 681: 670: 668: 649: 643: 629: 616: 612: 606: 598: 592: 584: 583:, while the 576: 574: 567: 553: 535: 518: 508: 494: 492: 483: 481: 446: 430: 423: 415: 414:in the 1493 393: 355: 349: 341: 338:encyclopedic 335: 326: 312: 308: 300:four empires 292: 287: 280: 270: 268: 257: 255: 237:Central Asia 230: 208: 198: 188: 178: 151: 150: 145: 138: 112: 77:Hebrew Bible 74: 71:Hebrew Bible 54: 49: 31: 29: 1368:. Scribner. 994:Dunphy 2010 937:Dunphy 2010 783:Ploetz 1883 677:George Sale 484:mappa mundi 319:City of God 315:Augustinian 211:Han dynasty 209:During the 190:City of God 93:the present 1407:Categories 1209:Elphinston 868:Borst 1991 856:Ranke 1884 840:Ranke 1884 767:References 581:annalistic 569:Muqaddimah 566:) and the 475:–636) and 473: 560 462: 347 443: 275 264:Sima Guang 97:Seder Olam 89:Israelites 1317:Lamprecht 966:Wood 1994 827:1749-6977 646:John Knox 603:al-Tabari 515:incunable 488:Jerusalem 412:Nuremberg 342:Chronicon 302:from the 219:Sima Qian 185:Augustine 135:Herodotus 40:chronicle 1288:(2005). 715:Schiller 648:'s 1558 634:—  544:such as 431:Chronica 229:—in his 175:Eusebius 127:Diodorus 123:Polybius 91:down to 81:creation 61:Examples 1333:1169422 1272:Harding 1201:Bossuet 686:in his 684:Bossuet 589:caliphs 536:In the 505:Cologne 408:Woodcut 394:History 298:or the 195:Orosius 170:Leipzig 139:History 119:Ephorus 83:to the 36:history 1383:  1350:Ploetz 1331:  1307:28 May 1298:  1182:29 May 1173:  825:  711:Herder 631:Nature 618:hadith 608:isnads 591:. The 455:Jerome 193:, and 95:. The 1362:Ranke 719:Hegel 660:women 613:isnad 611:. An 601:) of 451:Latin 241:India 215:China 85:Flood 1381:ISBN 1329:OCLC 1309:2023 1296:ISBN 1184:2023 1171:ISBN 823:ISSN 725:and 723:Marx 717:and 707:Kant 637:Kant 493:The 477:Bede 252:Asia 239:and 158:Ovid 1260:doi 1239:doi 813:doi 737:": 675:of 664:God 434:of 396:of 344:of 325:'s 262:of 187:'s 177:'s 156:by 131:fl. 113:In 1409:: 1233:. 1073:^ 1001:^ 944:^ 929:^ 914:^ 899:^ 821:. 809:33 807:. 803:. 781:; 752:(" 713:, 709:, 552:, 470:c. 459:c. 440:c. 380:, 368:, 360:, 354:, 333:. 306:. 217:, 201:. 197:' 183:, 137:' 30:A 1389:. 1356:. 1335:. 1311:. 1266:. 1262:: 1245:. 1241:: 1186:. 1109:" 972:. 858:. 829:. 815:: 695:) 691:( 597:( 468:( 457:( 438:( 129:( 20:)

Index

Universal chronicle
history
chronicle
scientific treatment
Siegfried of Ballhausen
Hebrew Bible
creation
Flood
Israelites
the present
Seder Olam
Greco-Roman historiography
Greco-Roman antiquity
Ephorus
Polybius
Diodorus
fl.
Herodotus
Metamorphoses
Ovid
creation of humankind
Julius Caesar
Leipzig
Eusebius
Ecclesiastical History
Augustine
City of God
Orosius
Han dynasty
China

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.