TABLE OF CONTENTS.

[Pompeii.]
The Glory of the City—Destruction—Excavation—Entering Pompeii ([Page 21-25])—The Streets of the City—The Theatres of Pompeii—Villa of Julia Felix—Pavements and Sidewalks—Arrangement of Private Houses ([Page 26-53])—Elegance of Domestic Architecture—Ground Plan of Roman House—Exterior Apartments—Interior Apartments—Dining Halls—The Triclinium—Materials and Construction—The Salve Lucru—Paintings and Decorations—The Drunken Hercules—Wall Decoration—The Peristyle—The House of Siricus—Political Inscriptions—Electioneering Advertisements—The Graffiti—Street of the Lupanar—Eighty Loaves of Bread Found—The House of the Balcony—Human Bodies Preserved—Discovered Bodies—House of Diomedes ([Page 54-74])—Location of the Villa—Ground Plan of the Villa—Detail of Ground Plan—The Caldarium—Galleries and Halls—Porticoes and Terraces—Tomb and Family Sepulchre—The Villa Destroyed—Conclusive Evidence—Jewels and Ornaments—Pliny's Account of a Roman Garden—Stores and Eating Houses ([Page 75-81])—Restaurant—Pompeian Bill of Fare—Circe, Daughter of the Sun—Houses of Pansa and Sallust ([Page 82-102])—Curious Religious Painting—General View of House—Worship of the Lares—Domesticated Serpents—Discoveries Confirm Ancient Authors—Ornamentation and Draperies—Remarkable Mansions—House of the Vestals—Surgical and other Instruments—Shop of an Apothecary—House of Holconius ([Page 103-112])—Decorations of the Bed-Chambers—Perseus and Andromeda—Epigraphs and Inscriptions—Ariadne Discovered by Bacchus—General Survey of the City ([Page 113-118])—Wine Merchant's Sign—Sculptor's Laboratory— House of Emperor Joseph II[17-119]
[Amusements.]
The Amphitheatre—Coliseum—84,000 Seats—The Bloody Entertainments—Examining the Wounded—Theatres—Roman Baths ([Page 147-156])—Description of the Baths—Cold Baths—Warm Chambers—The Vapor Baths—Hot-Air Baths—Social Games and Sports ([Page 157-162])—Domestic Games—Jugglers—Game of Cities—Gymnastic Arts—Social Entertainments ([Page 163-180])—Characteristics of the Dance—Grace and Dress of the Dancers—Position at the Table—Vases and Ornaments—Food and Vegetables—Mode of Eating—Reminders of Mortality—Egyptian Music and Entertainments ([Page 181-188])—Musical Instruments—Jewish Music—Beer, Palm Wine, Etc—Games and Sports of the Egyptians ([Page 189-202])—Games with Dice—Games of Ball—Wrestling—Intellectual Capabilities—Hunting[120-202]
[Domestic Life.]
Occupation of Women—Bathing—Wedding Ceremonies—Children's Toys—Writing Materials—Families, Schools and Marriages—Duties of Children—Dress, Toilet and Jewelry ([Page 219-232])—The Chiton—Dress Materials—Styles of Wearing Hair—Head-Dress of Women—Hair-Pins—Sunshades—Crimes and Punishments; Contracts, Deeds, Etc. ([Page 233-252])—Punishments—Laws Respecting Debt—Contracts—Superstition—Cure of Diseases—Houses, Villas, Farmyards, Orchards, Gardens, Etc. ([Page 253-270])—Character of the People—Construction of Houses—Plans of Villas—Irrigation—Gardens—Egyptian Wealth ([Page 271-280])—Gold and Silver—Worth of Gold—Treasures—Total Value of Gold[203-280]
[Domestic Utensils.]
Writing Materials—Literature—Curious Lamps—The Candelabrum—Candelabra—Oil-Lamps—The Steelyard—Drinking Vessels—Colored Glass—Glass—Glass Vessels—Articles of Jewelry—Toilet-Boxes, Etc.—Furniture ([Page 309-322])—Chairs and Stools—Bed-Room Furniture—Tables, Etc.—Pottery—Drawings on Vases—Vases ([Page 323-342])—Greek Vases—Inscriptions on Vases—Historical Subjects on Vases—Uses of Vases—Vases Found in Tombs—Silver Vessels—Decorated Vases[281-342]
[Employment.]
Colored Glass Vessels—Imitation Jewels—Potters—Carpenter's Tools—Professions—Husbandry—Rise of the Nile—Agricultural Implements—Agriculture—Baking, Dyeing and Painting ([Page 363-384])—Flour Mills—Bread-Baking—Dyeing—Scouring and Dyeing—Coloring Substances—Mineral Used for Dyeing—Cost of Dyeing—Cloth Manufacture—Persian Costumes[343-384]
[Troy.]
Ruins at Hissarlik—Settlement of Troy—First Settlers—Scæan Gate—Call of Menelaus—Houses at Troy—Objects Found in Houses—Silver Vases—Taking out the Treasure—Shield of the Treasure—Contents of the Treasure—Ear-Rings and Chains—Gold Buttons, Studs, Etc.—Silver Goblet and Vases—Weapons of Troy—Terra Cotta Mugs—Condition of the Roads—Lack of Inscriptions[385-422]
[Nineveh and Babylon.]
Explorations of Niebuhr and Rich—Excavations at Kouyunjik Palace—Sennacherib's Conquests—Highly-Finished Sculptures—North Palace, Kouyunjik—Temple of Solomon—The Oracle—Description of the Palace—Modern Houses of Persia—Chambers in the Palace—The Walls—Grandeur of Babylon—Building Materials—History of Babylon—Karnac and Baalbec ([Page 461-473])—Stupendous Remains—Temple of Luxor—Chambers of the Great Pyramid—The Great Temple—The Pantheon at Rome—Egyptian Obelisks—Obelisks[423-484]
[Religion or Mythology.]
Mythology—Mythological Characters—The Pythian Apollo—Phœbus Apollo—Niobe and Leto—Daphne—Kyrene—Hermes—The Sorrow of Demeter—The Sleep of Endymion—Phaethon—Briareos—Dionysos—Pentheus—Asklepios—Ixion—Tantalos—The Toils of Herakles—Admetos—Epimetheus and Pandora—Io and Prometheus—Deukalion—Poseidon and Athene—Medusa—Danae—Perseus—Andromeda—Akrisios—Kephalos and Prokris—Skylla—Phrixos and Helle—Medeia—Theseus—Ariadne—Arethusa—Tyro—Narkissos—Orpheus and Eurydike—Kadmos and Europa—Bellerophon—Althaia and the Burning Brand—Iamos[485-642]
[Fine Arts.]
Egyptian Sculpture—Etruscan Painting—Renowned Painters—Parrhasius—Colors Used—Sculpture Painting—Fresco Painting—Sculpturing ([Page 667-694])—Sculpture in Greece and Egypt—Sculptures of Ancient Kings—Animal Sculpture—Modeling of the Human Figure—"The Sculptor of the Gods"—Grandeur of Style—Statues—Description of Statues—Work of Lysippus—The Macedonian Age—Roman Art—Copies of Ancient Gods—Mosaic ([Page 695-702])—Mosaic Subjects—Battle Represented in Mosaics—Grandeur of Style[643-702]
[Literature.]
Homer—Paris—Achilles—The Vengeance of Odysseus—Sophocles—Herodotus—The Crocodile—Artabanus Dissuades Xerxes—Socrates—Socrates and Aristodemus—Aristophanes—Plato—The Perfect Beauty—Last Hours of Socrates—Demosthenes—Philip and the Athenians—Measures to Resist Philip—Former Athenians Described—Oration on the Crown—Invective against Catiline—Expulsion of Catiline from Rome—The Tyrant Prætor Denounced—Immortality of the Soul—Julius Cæsar—The Germans—Battle of Pharsalia—Virgil—Employment of the Bee—Punishments in Hell—Horace—To Licinius—Happiness Founded on Wisdom—The Equality of Man—Plutarch—Proscription of Sylla—Demosthenes and Cicero Compared[703-832]
[Tombs and Catacombs.]
Extent of the Tombs—An Acre and a quarter in a Tomb—Sculpturings—Painting—Burying According to Rank—Mummies—Mummy Cases and Sarcophagi—Roman Tombs—Inscriptions—The Catacombs ([Page 873-910])—Inscriptions—Catacombs—Christian Inscriptions—Early Inscriptions—Catacombs, nearly 900 miles long—Utensils from the Catacombs—Paintings—S. Calixtus—Lord's Supper[833-910]
[Truth of the Bible.]
The Assyrian and Babylonian Discoveries—1100 Christian Inscriptions—The use of the Bible for Excavators—Accordance with Ancient Writings—Frieze from the Arch of Titus—No Book produced by Chance—God the Author—Its Great Antiquity—The Pentateuch—Preservation of the Scripture—Its Important Discoveries—Its Peculiar Style—Its Harmony—Its Impartiality—Its Prophecies—Its Important Doctrines—Its Holy Tendency—Its Aims—Its Effects—Its General Reception—Persecuted but not Persecuting[911-944]

ILLUSTRATIONS
BY GERMAN ARTISTS.

Destruction of Pompeii[17]
View of Pompeii. (From a Photograph)[23]
Plan of a Roman House[28]
Vestibule of a Pompeian House[30]
Triclinium or Dining-room[33]
Hercules Drunk. (From Pompeii)[37]
Discovered Body at Pompeii[51]
Ground Plan of the Suburban Villa of Diomedes[57]
Wall Painting at Pompeii[69]
Household Utensils[72]
Restaurant. (From Wall Painting)[77]
Bed and Table at Pompeii. (From Wall Painting)[78]
Plan of a Triclinium[79]
Head of Circe[81]
Kitchen Furniture at Pompeii[84]
Brooches of Gold found at Pompeii[98]
Scales found at Pompeii[100]
Wall Painting found at Pompeii[105]
Gold Breastpins found at Pompeii[114]
A Laboratory, as found in Pompeii[117]
First Walls Discovered in Pompeii[118]
View of the Amphitheatre at Pompeii[121]
Coliseum of Rome[128]
Examining the Wounded[133]
Asking Pardon[135]
Not Granted[135]
Combats with Beasts[137]
View of the Tepidarium[151]
Ancient Bath Room. (As Discovered)[155]
Egyptian Vases[173]
Social Enjoyment of Women. (From an Ancient Painting)[205]
Gold Pins[220]
Shawl or Toga Pin[220]
Pearl Set Pins[221]
Stone Set Brooches[224]
Hair Dress. (From Pompeii)[227]
Toilet Articles found at Pompeii[231]
Wreath of Oak. (Life Saving)[247]
Tabulæ, Calamus, and Papyrus[283]
Tabulæ, Stylus, and Papyrus[283]
Tabulæ and Ink Stand[284]
Libraries and Money[284]
Gold Lamp. (Found at Pompeii)[287]
Candelabrum, or Lamp Stand[289]
Candelabra, or Lamp Stands[290]
Standing Lamp[293]
Ancient Lamps[293]
Scales and Weights[295]
Vessels. (From Pompeii)[296]
Drinking Vessel[297]
Glass Vessels. (From Pompeii)[302]
Cups and Metals[304]
Gold Jewelry. (From Pompeii)[305]
Heavy Gold Pins[306]
Brooches Inset with Stone[307]
Safety Toga Pins[308]
Plundering Corinth[317]
Greek Vase[321]
Etruscan Vase[324]
Roman Vases[325]
Vase Representing a Marriage. (Found at Pompeii)[328]
Vase Representing Trojan War. (Found at Pompeii)[333]
Vase. (Found at Pompeii)[334]
Vase Representing Greek Sacrifice[336]
Vase 2,000 Years Old[337]
Silver Platter[339]
Silver Cup. (Found at Hildesheim)[340]
Vase of the First Century[341]
Dish of the First Century[341]
Ancient Glass Vessels[346]
Glass Brooch[347]
Imitation of Real Stone[348]
Ancient Egyptian Pottery[350]
Mill and Bakery at Pompeii[365]
Bread Discovered in Pompeii[371]
Metals and Beads[389]
Terra-cotta Lamps[394]
Bronze Lamps[394]
Golden Cups of Priam. (Found at Troy)[396]
Wonderful Vases of Terra-cotta from Palace of Priam[399]
From Palace of Priam[400]
Lids and Metals of Priam[401]
Treasures of Priam. (Found at Troy)[404]
Part of Machine of Priam[406]
Jewelry of Gold and Stones[406]
Vessel Found in the Palace of Priam[407]
Shield of the Palace of Priam[408]
Gold Necklace of Troy[409]
Gold Tassels of Troy[409]
Lamps found at Troy[409]
Studs and Bracelets of Priam[411]
Gold Pins with Set Gems[411]
Gold Ear-rings of Troy[412]
Spears, Lances, Ax and Chain[415]
Shears, Knives and Spears[415]
Lances Found at Palace of Priam, Troy[416]
Coins or Metals[418]
Elegant Brooch of Troy[421]
Lamp found at Troy[422]
Palace of Sennacherib[427]
Discovered in the Palace[435]
View of a Hall[445]
Columns of Karnac[463]
The Great Pyramids and Sphinx[469]
Ruins of Baalbec[473]
View of the Pantheon at Rome[475]
Pantheon at Rome[477]
Half Section of the Pantheon[478]
Obelisk of Heliopolis[481]
Jupiter. (or Zeus)[491]
Apollo. (From an Ancient Sculpture)[495]
Pluto and His Wife [503]
Ceres. (or Demeter. From Pompeii Wall Painting)[512]
Juno. (or Here)[516]
Diana. (or Artemis)[520]
Vulcan. (or Hephaistos)[526]
Minerva. (or Pallas Athene. Found at Pompeii)[530]
Ancient Sculpturing on Tantalos[537]
Urania. (Muse of Astronomy)[538]
Jupiter. (or Zeus with his Thunderbolt)[544]
Thalia, the Muse[550]
Laocoon, the False Priest[555]
Grecian Altar. (3000 years old)[563]
Themis. (Goddess of Law)[565]
Euterpe. (Muse of Pleasure)[577]
Thalia. (Muse of Comedy)[584]
Numa Pompilius Visiting the Nymph Egeria[591]
Polyhymnia. (Muse of Rhetoric)[603]
Sphinx of Egypt[607]
Calliope. (Muse of Heroic Verse)[614]
The Origin of Man[617]
Erate. (Muse of the Lute)[623]
Terpsichore. (Muse of Dancing)[625]
Ancient Sacrifice. (From Wall Painting of Pompeii)[631]
Melpomene. (Muse of Tragedy)[639]
Clio. (Muse of History)[642]
Ancient Art and Literature[645]
Painting. (2600 years old)[655]
Dying Gladiator[689]
Mosaic Floor[696]
Mosaic Doves[697]
Apollo Charming Nature[701]
Ancient Authors[709]
Library of Herculaneum[723]
Trojan Heroes[735]
Ancient Metal Engraving[745]
Socrates Drinking the Poison[762]
From Ancient Sculpturing[775]
King Philip. (of Macedon)[784]
Augustus Cæsar. (Found at Pompeii)[795]
Julius Cæsar. (From an Ancient Sculpturing)[805]
Virgil and Horace[813]
Euclid[824]
Alexander Severus[831]
Egyptian Tomb[835]
Sarcophagus, or Coffin. (With Noah's Ark Cut in Relief on the Outside)[841]
Coffin of Alabaster. (Features of the Deceased Sculptured)[843]
Discovered Tomb with its Treasures. (At Pompeii)[847]
Articles Found in a Tomb[852]
Hieroglyphics[857], [858], [859]
Egyptian Pillar[862]
Egyptian Column[867]
Sections of the Catacombs with Chambers[874]
Plan of the Catacombs at Rome[875]
Stone Coffin[878]
Stone Coffin with Open Side[879]
Inside View of the Catacombs[881]
Lamps Found in the Catacombs[884]
Tomb Inscription[896]
Painted Ceiling[906]
Chamber of a Catacomb[909]
Frieze from the Arch of Titus[916]
Pentateuch, Written 3200 Years Ago[921]
Shishak and His Captives on Sculptured Wall at Karnac[935]
Portrait of Rehoboam[936]