THE

ANCIENT HISTORY

OF THE

EGYPTIANS, CARTHAGINIANS, ASSYRIANS, BABYLONIANS,
MEDES AND PERSIANS, MACEDONIANS,

AND GRECIANS.

BY CHARLES ROLLIN,

LATE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, PROFESSOR OF ELOQUENCE IN
THE ROYAL COLLEGE, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY

OF INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES LETTRES.

Translated from the French.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

FROM THE LATEST LONDON EDITION,

CAREFULLY REVISED AND CORRECTED.

ILLUSTRATED WITH MAPS OF ANCIENT GEOGRAPHY, AND
ENGRAVINGS ADAPTED TO THE WORK.

NEW-YORK:

PUBLISHED BY WILLIAM BORRADAILE,

AT HIS WHOLESALE BOOKSTORE, NO. 114 FULTON-STREET.

C. N. Baldwin, Printer.

1825.

CONTENTS.

BOOK VI.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS.

CHAP. I. The History of Darius, connected with that of the Greeks,

Sect. I. Darius's Marriages, &c.

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-II. Revolt and Reduction of Babylon,

-III. Darius prepares for an Expedition against the Scythians. A

Digression upon the Manners and Customs of that Nation,

A Digression concerning the Scythians,

Sect. IV. Darius's Expedition against the Scythians,

-V. Darius's Conquest of India,

-VI. The Revolt of the Ionians,

-VII. The Expedition of Darius's Army against Greece,

1. The State of Athens. The characters of Miltiades, Themistocles and

Aristides,

3. The Persians Defeated at Marathon by Miltiades,

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2. Darius sends Heralds into Greece, in order to sound the People, and

to require them to submit,"

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Sect. VIII. Darius resolves to make War in person against Egypt and

against Greece, &c.

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Chap. II. The History of Xerxes, connected with that of the Greeks,

Sect. 1. Xerxes reduces Egypt, &c.

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-II. Xerxes begins his March, and passes from Asia into Europe, by

crossing the Strait of the Hellespont upon a Bridge of Boats,

Sect. III. The Number of Xerxes's Forces, &c. &c.

-IV. The Lacedæmonians and Athenians send to their Allies in vain

to require succours from them. The Command of the Fleet given to

the Lacedæmonians,

Sect. V. The Battle of Thermopyla. The Death of Leonidas,

-VI. Naval Battle near Artemisium,

-VII. The Athenians abandon their City, which is taken and burnt

-X. The Battle near Mycale. The defeat of the Persians,

-XI. The Barbarous and Inhuman Revenge of Amestris, the Wife

of Xerxes,

Sect. XII. The Athenians rebuild the Walls of their City, notwithstand-

ing the opposition of the Lacedæmonians,

Sect. XIII. The black design of Themistocles rejected unanimously by

the People of Athens,

Sect. XIV. The Lacedæmonians lose the Chief Command through

Pride and Arrogance of Pausanias,

the

Sect. XV. The Secret Conspiracy of Pausanias with the Persians.

His

Death,

Sect. XVI. Themistocles flies for Shelter to King Admetus,

-XVII. Disinterested Administration of the Public Treasure by

Aristides. His Death and Eulogium,

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Sect. XVIII. Xerxes killed by Artabanus. His Character,

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