A Short History of France (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Short History of France<br><br>The Aryan Family of Nations - Keltic Race - Ancient Gaul - Gauls in Rome - Gauls in Greece and in Asia Minor; Roman Conquest of Gaul - Julius Csar; Birth of Christianity - Its Dissemination - Persecution at Lyons by order of Marcus Aurelius - The Roman Empire Espouses Christianity under Constantine; Gaul Overrun and Subjugated by Franks - Clovis King - Decay of the Merovingian Line - Maire du Palais King de facto - Charles Martel - Birth of Mohammedanism - Its Triumphs - Christendom Threatened - Pepin King - Charlemagne - Alliance with Pope - France, Italy, and Germany Emerge as Separate Nationalities<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.