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Beacon Lights of History, Vol 1: The Old Pagan Civilizations

Name: Beacon Lights of History, Vol 1: The Old Pagan Civilizations
Author: John Lord

John Lord

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Publisher's Note and Author's Preface (4:26)
Ancient Religions, Part 1 (20:33)
Ancient Religions, Part 2 (30:07)
Religions of India, Part 1 (23:35)
Religions of India, Part 2 (26:40)
Religions of the Greeks and Romans, Part 1 (20:33)
Religions of the Greeks and Romans, Part 2 (26:28)
Confucius, Part 1 (24:33)
Confucius, Part 2 (24:26)
Ancient Philosophy, Part 1 (29:45)
Ancient Philosophy, Part 2 (26:40)
Ancient Philosophy, Part 3 (31:19)
Socrates, Part 1 (19:37)
Socrates, Part 2 (25:22)
Phidias, Part 1 (24:14)
Phidias, Part 2 (23:20)
Literary Genius, Part 1 (27:21)
Literary Genius, Part 2 (31:08)
Literary Genius, Part 3 (24:03)