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CONTENTS

OF THE THIRD VOLUME.

BOOK VI. CONTINUED.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS.

CHAPTER II.

THE history of Xerxes, intermixed with that of the

Greeks,

Sect. I. Xerxes reduces Egypt, &c.

II. Xerxes begins his march, and passes from Asia

into Europe, by crossing the streights of the

Hellespont upon a bridge of boats,

III. The number of Xerxes' forces, &c.

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IV. The Lacedemonians and Athenians send to their

allies in vain to require succours from them.

The command of the fleet is given to the

Lacedemonians,

V. The battle of Thermopyle. The death of Leon-

idas,

VI. Naval battle near Artemisa,

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VII. The Athenians abandon their city, which is taken

and burnt by Xerxes,

VIII. The battle of Salamin, &c.

IX. The battle of Platea,

X. The battle near Mycale. The defeat of the Per-

sians,

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98

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Sect. XI. The barbarous and inhuman revenge of Ames-

tris, the wife of Xerxes,

XII. The Athenians rebuild the walls of their city, not-

withstanding the opposition of the Lacedemo-

nians,

XIII. The black design of Themistocles rejected

unanimously by the people of Athens,

102

106

110

XIV. The Lacedemonians lose the chief command

through the pride and arrogance of Pausa-

nias,

114

public treasure. His death and eulogium,

XVIII. Death of Xerxes; killed by Artabanus. His

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character,

133

BOOK VII.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS.

CHAPTER I.

Sect. I. Artaxerxes ruins the faction of Artabanus, &c.

138

II. Themistocles flies to Artaxerxes,

140

III. Cimon begins to make a figure at Athens,

147

IV. The Egyptians rise against Persia, supported by

the Athenians,

160

V. Inarus is delivered up to the king's mother. Me-

gabysus's affliction and revolt,

165

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Sect. VI. Artaxerxes sends Esdras, and afterwards Nehe-

XI. Pericles changes his conduct with regard to the

XIV. Troubles excited against Pericles, &c.

218

CHAP. II. Transactions of the Greeks in Sicily and Italy,

227

Sect. I. The Carthaginians defeated in Sicily. Of Gelon

and his two brothers,

II. Famous persons and cities in Grecia Major, &c.

ib.

246

CHAP. III. The war of Peloponnesus,

260

Sect. I. The siege of Platea by the Thebans, &c.

ib.

II. The plague makes dreadful havoc in Attica, &c.

272

III. The Lacedemonians besiege Platea,

286

IV. The Athenians possess themselves of Pylus, &c. 309

BOOK VIII.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS,

CONTINUED DURING THE REIGNS OF

XERXES II. SOGDIANUS, AND DARIUS NOTHUS.

CHAPTER I.

Sect. I. The very short reigns of Xerxes II. and Sogdianus, &c.319

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Sect. II. The Athenians make themselves masters of the

VII. The people of Egesta implore aid of the Athe-

nians, &c.

358

VIII. The Athenians prepare to set sail, &c.

367

IX. Syracuse is alarmed. The Athenian fleet arrives

XII. Nicias, after some engagements, besieges Syra-

XIII. The Syracusans resolve to capitulate, but Gylip-

pus's arrival changes the face of affairs, &c.

XIV. The Athenians again hazard a sea fight, and are

defeated, Nicias and Demosthenes sentenced

to die, and executed,

CHAPTER II.

END OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.

Sect. I. Consequences of the defeat of the Athenians in Sic-

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ily, &c.

437