The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians, and Macedonians

T. Tegg, 1838

CONTENTS OF VOL	1

The first campaign of Cyrus who goes to succour	7

The expedition of Cyaxares and Cyrus against the Baby	18

The battle of Thymbra between Cyrus and Croesus	31

The taking of Sardis and of Croesus	40

The completion of the prophecy which foretold the total	55

The history of Cyrus from the taking of Babylon to	64

Wherein Herodotus and Xenophon differ in their	81

The Persians defeated at Marathon by Miltiades	268

The history of Xerxes connected with that of the Greeks	282

Xerxes begins his march and passes from Asia into	289

Enumeration of Xerxess forces Demaratus delivers	295

The battle of Thermopyla The death of Leonidas	303

The Athenians abandon their city which is taken	310

The battle near Mycale The defeat of the Persians	334

The black design of Themistocles rejected unani	341

Of their government	97

Of their	115

Arts and sciences	126

Religion	135

Their marriages and the manner of burying the dead	141

BOOK V	153

The primitive origin of the Grecians	158

Colonies of the Greeks sent into Asia Minor	165

Institution The senate	171

of gold and silver money	172

Reflections upon the government of Sparta and upon the laws	180

The government of Athens The laws of Solon	189

Illustrious men who distinguished themselves in arts	207

BOOK VI	224

Themistocles being prosecuted by the Athenians	347

Death of Xerxes who is killed by Artabanus	355

Cimon begins to make a figure at Athens His first	363

The revolt of the Egyptians against Persia supported	371

Character of Pericles The methods employed by	378

An earthquake in Sparta Insurrection of the Helots	385

Pericles changes his conduct towards the people	394

Jealousy and contests arise between the Athenians	397

Troubles excited against Pericles He determines	407

Of some famous persons and citizens in Græcia Magna	423

CHAP III	431

The plague makes dreadful havoc in Attica Pericles	439

The Lacedæmonians besiege Plateæ Mitylene is taken	447

The Athenians possess themselves of Pylus and	460

Titel	The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians, and Macedonians Volume 2 van The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Grecians and Macedonians, Charles Rollin
Auteur	Charles Rollin
Editie	18
Uitgever	T. Tegg, 1838
Oorspronkelijk uit	Nationale bibliotheek van Israël
Gedigitaliseerd	3 sep 2019

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