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1899. Part 1 of 2. Profusely Illustrated. Contents: The Battle of Marathon-490 B.C.; The Battle of Salamis-480 B.C.; The Siege of Syracuse-413 B.C.; The Victory of Arbela-331 B.C.; The Defeat of Hannibal-207 B.C.; The Victory of Arminius Over the Roman Legions-A.D. 9; The Sack of Rome-A.D. 408-412; Attila, Surnamed the Scourge of God-A.D. 451; The Defeat of Islam-A.D. 732; The Crusades-A.D. 1095-1272; The Battle of Hastings-A.D. 1066; Cressy, Poitiers, and Agincourt-A.D. 1346-1415; The Battle of Orleans-A.D. 1429; and The Fall of Granada-A.D. 1491. Other volumes in this set are ISBN(s): 1417930799.

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