LATE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, PROFESSOR OF ELOQUENCS

IN THE ROYAL COLLEGE, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY

OF INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES LETTRES.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

THE TENTH EDITION,
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CONTENTS TO VOL. III.

BOOK II. continued.

Page

I

The History of the Persians and Grecians

ib.

ib.

CHAPTER II.

The history of Xerxes, intermixed with that of the

Greeks

Sect. I. Xerxes, after having reduced Egypt,

makes preparations for carrying the

war into Greece. He holds a council.

The wise discourse of Artabanes.

War is resolved upon

II. Xerxes begins his march, and passes

froin Asia into Europe, by crossing

the streights of the Hellespont upon

a bridge of boats

III. The number of Xerxes's forces. De-

maratus delivers his sentiments freely

upon that prince's enterprize

IV. The Lacedemonians and Athenians

send to their allies in vain to require

succours from them. The command

of the fleet given to the Lacedæmo-

nians

V. The battle of Thermopyle. The death

of Leonidas

II

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25

31

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Sect. VI. Naval battle near Artemisa

39

VII. The Athenians abandon their city,

which is taken and burnt by Xerxes 4!

VIII. The battle of Salamin. Precipitate

return of Xerxes into Asia. The

characters of Themistocles and Aristi-

des. The defeat of the Carthaginians

in Sicily

IX. The battle of Platæa

X. The battle near Mycale. The defeat

of the Persians

XI. The barbarous and inhuman revenge

of Amestris, the wife of Xerxes

79

XII, The Athenians rebuild the walls of

their city, notwithstanding the oppo-

sition of the Lacedæmonians

82

XIII. The black design of Themistocles re-

jected unanimously by the people of

Athens. Aristides's condescension to

the people

86

XIV. The Lacedæmonians lose the chief

command through the pride and arro-

76

gance of Pausanias

89

XV, Pausanias's secret conspiracy with the

Persians. His death

92

XVI. Themistocles being pursued by the

Athenians and Lacedæmonians, as an

accomplice in Pausanias's conspiracy,

flies for shelter to king Admetus

95

XVII. Aristides's disinterested administration

of the public treasure. His death and

eulogium

XVIII. Death of Xerxes, killed by Arta.

banus. His character

107

98

BOOK VII.

CHAPTER 1.

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112

118

Sect. I. Artaxerxes ruins the faction of Artaba-

nus, and that of Hystuspes his elder

brother

II. Themistocles flies to Artaxerxes

III. Cimon begins to make a figure at

Athens. His first alchievement and

double victory over the Persians, near

the river Eurymedon. Death of The-

mistocles

IV. The Egyptians rise against Persia, sup-

ported by the Athenians

129

V. Inarus is delivered up to the king's

mother, contrary to the articles of

the treaty. The affliction of Mega-

bysus, who revolts

132

VI. Artaxerxes sends Esdras, and after-

wards Nehemiah, to Jerusalem 135

VII. Character of Pericles. The methods

employed by him to gain the affec-

tion of the people

139

VIII. An earthquake in Sparta.

Insur-

rection of the Helots. Seeds of di-

vision arise between the Albenians

and Spartans. Cinon is sent into

banishment

147

IX. Cimon is recalled. He establishes

peace

between the two cities. He gains se-

verul victories, which reduce Artax-

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