THE
CHIEF PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
FREEMAN
THE
CHIEF PERIODS OF EUROPEAN HISTORY
SIX LECTURES
READ IN THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
IN TRINITY TERM, 1885
WITH AN ESSAY
ON
GREEK CITIES UNDER ROMAN RULE
BY
EDWARD A. FREEMAN, M.A., Hon. D.C.L. & LL.D.
REGIUS PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY
FELLOW OF ORIEL COLLEGE
HONORARY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE
London
MACMILLAN AND CO.
AND NEW YORK
1886
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