An original 1778 edition of Elements of General History: Ancient History by Abbé Claude-François-Xavier Millot, an influential eighteenth-century historian and member of the academies of Lyon and Nancy. This revised and expanded volume presents a systematic account of the civilizations, rulers, wars, political institutions, and cultural developments of the ancient world. Millot’s accessible historical surveys were widely used for education and helped introduce generations of readers to classical and world history during the Enlightenment.