The Discovery of New Worlds

The second book of the Story of the World series, focusing on the rise and fall of the Roman Empire, into and through the Dark Ages, and concluding with the age of exploration. 

Richly illustrated throughout to enhance the reading experience.


Contents include:


The Roman World

A Great World Power

Voyage and Shipwreck

The Tragedy of Nero

The Great Fire in Rome

The Destruction of Pompeii

Marcus Aurelius

Decline of the Roman Empire

Christians to the Lions

The Armies of the North

The Dark Ages

King Arthur and His Knights

The Hero of Two Nations

The Hardy Northmen

How the Northmen Conquered England

A Spanish Hero

The First Crusade

Frederick Barbarossa

The Third Crusade

The Days of Chivalry

Queen of the Adriatic

The Story of Marco Polo

Dante's Great Poem

The Maid of Orleans

The Sea of Darkness

Prince Henry, the Sailor

A Famous Voyage

The Invention of Printing

The Stormy Cape

Vasco da Gama's Great Voyage

India at Last

The New Trade-Route

Golden Goa

Christopher Columbus

The Last of the Moors

Discovery of the New World

The West Indies

Columbus in Chains

A Great Mistake

Follow the Leader

Discovery of the Pacific

Magellan's Great Plan

Magellan's Straits

Round the World

The Finding of Mexico

Montezuma

Siege and Fall of Mexico

Conquest of Peru

A Great Awakening