History of Ancient Civilization (Classic Reprint)

After a course of study in the "Ecole Normale Superieure", he spent two years in the universities of Germany, making a study of their courses in history. In 1879 he was elected Professor of History in the University of Dijon. He was called to a professorship in the Sorbonne in 1883, and in 1890 was made Maitre des Conferences at the Sorbonne, and is now Maitre des Conferences in the "Faculte des Lettres" of Paris. Professor Seignobos occupies a place of prominence among modern French historians and is also a leader in the cause of secondary education. In addition to the "Histoire de la Civilisation" he is the author of numerous historical works. Among the more important are: "Leregime feodal en Bourgogne"; "Histoire narrative et descriptive des anciens peuples de l'Orient"; "Scenes et episodes de l'histoire nationale"; "Histoire politique de l'Europe contemporaine". He is joint author with M. Langlois of "Introduction aux etudes historiques". JAMES ALTON JAMES. NORTH WESTERN UNIVERSITY, April 20, 1906.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org