ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS, AND A MAP OF ancient GREECE.

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By Philips Yake, 24 Erre of Hartwicke, Charles Torke, Lord Mort, Booke, John theist, aniel Way John Huston, William Heberte VOLUME THE SECOND. He oventry, Akn Halberins Talbot,. Hemos Birch and Samuel Lut:

Lowry.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND.

1810.

CONTENTS

SECOND VOLUM E.

Sixth Year of the Peloponnesian War.

LETTER

CII. HYDASPES to CLEANDER.

OF THE

Death and Character of MEGABYZUS.

Of TIMOCLES the Euboean.

of CLEANDER's enemies. Villainy of APOLLONIDES the physician.

CIII. CLEANDER to ORSAMES.

CIV. CLEANDER to SMERDIS.

The character of DEMOCRITUS.

Conversation with SOCRATES on the existence and worship of the evil

principle.

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CV. ARTAXERXES to CLEANDER.

Orders him to encourage the remains of the Median faction at Thebes

CVI. CLEANDER to ORSAMES.

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Further conversation with SOCRATES on the origin and progress of

idolatry.

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LETTER

CVII. CLEANDER to GOBRYAS.

Improbability of succeeding in his Theban commission; suspects it to

be a contrivance of his enemies.

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CVIII. ORSAMES to CLEANDER.

Voyage down the Delta, describes the buildings and curiosities of

Sias and Bubastus; reflections on the religious ceremonies of the

Egyptians.

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CIX. CLEANDER to GOBRYAS.

The state and disposition of the Thebans; event of his commission;

complains of the calumnies of his enemies, and vindicates his own

conduct.

34

CX. SMERDIS to CLEANDER.

On the ancient constitution of Persia, and education of their

youth.
38

CXI. SMERDIS to CLEANder.

The Persian government founded on the scheme of a private family.

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CXII. GOBRY AS to CLEANDER.

TERIBAZUS'S enmity, and the reasons of his Theban commission ex-

plained. His credit at court confirmed. The flight of ZOPYRUS.

Apprehension and death of OXYATHRES. Resolution of the Persian

council.

46

CXIII. ORSAMES to CLEANDER.

The story of HAZIA, the daughter of BESACH.

CXIV. CLEANDER to HYDASPES.

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Journey to Delphi. The situation, temple, and other curiosities of

that place described.

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