Croesus asked the god Apollo through his priestesses at Delphi, whether it was his custom to deceive his benefactors, and whether he was not ashamed
Persian Versus Lydia
To ask advice of the oracle, before he took any final decision, was a step which no pious king would omit.Continuing Cyrus Begins the Persian
Persia’s First Conquests
That Cyrus was the first Persian conqueror, and that the space which he overran covered no less than fifty degrees of longitude, from the coast of
Women Arrive in Louisiana
Today's installment concludes First French Colony in the Louisiana Area,our selection from A History of Louisiana by Charles E.A. Gayarré published
Bienville Expands to Biloxi Area
The distance between the Mississippi and Biloxi was not so easily overcome in those days as in ours, and the means which the two brothers had of
Louisiana’s First Settlement Organized
Sauvolle had been appointed by the King governor of Louisiana; Bienville, lieutenant-governor; and Boisbriant, commander of the fort at Biloxi, with
French Establishes First Colony Near Mississippi
A few huts having been erected round the fort, the settlers began to clear the land, in order to bring it into cultivation.Continuing First French
Advantages of the Alaskan Purchase
Today's installment concludes The Alaska Purchase,our selection from Charles Sumner's Speech to the Senate During the Alaskan Treaty Ratification
Treaty for the Alaskan Purchase
Dispatches between Seward and the Russian Ambassador an then discussion of the treaty itself.Continuing The Alaska Purchase,our selection from