Sect. III. A twelvemonth's truce is agreed upon between the Page Sect. V. Alcibiades engages the Athenians in the war of Sicity 230 Sect. VI. Account of the several people who inhabited Sicily 433 Sect. XIII. The Syracusans resolve to capitulate, but Gylip. pus's arrival changes the face of affairs, &c. Sect. XIV. The Athenians again hazard a sea-fight, and are Sect. II. Alcibiades's return negotiated. Tissaphernes con- cludes a new treaty with the Lacedæmonians Sect. III. Alteration in the government of Athens. Alcibi- Sect. IV. The Lacedæmonians appoint Ly sander admiral. He Sect. V. allicratidas is defeated by the Athenians. Sentence Sect. VI. Lysander commands the Lacedemonian fleet. His celebrated victory over the Athenians Chap. I. Domestic troubles of the court of Persia Sect. I. Coronation of Artaxerxes Mnemon. Cyrus attempts Chap. II. Young Cyrus, with the aid of the Grecian troops, THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS CONTINUED. CHAP. I. CONTINUED. THE HISTORY OF DARIUS INTERMIXED WITH THAT OF THE GREEKS. SECT. VII. The Expedition of Darius's Army against Greece. "DARIUS, in the 28th year of his reign, having recalled. all his other generals, sent Mardonius, the son of Gobryas, a young lord of an illustrious Persian family, who had lately married one of the king's daughter's, to command in chief throughout all the maritime parts of Asia, with a particular order to invade Greece, and to revenge the burning of Sardis upon the Athenians and Eretrians. The king did not show much wisdom in this choice, by which he preferred a young man, because he was a favourite, to all his oldest and most experienced generals; especially as it was in so difficult a war, the success of which he had very much at heart, and wherein the glory of his reign was infinitely concerned. His being son-in-law to the king was a quality indeed that might augment his credit, but added nothing to his real merit, or his capacity as a general. Upon his arrival in Macedonia, into which he had marched with his land forces, after having passed through Thrace, the whole country, terrified by his power, submitted. But his fleet, attempting to double mount Athos (now called Capo Santo), in order to gain the coasts of Macedonia, was attacked by so violent a storm, that upwards of 300 ships, with above 20,000 men, perished in the sea. His land army met at the same time with no less fatal a blow. For, being encamped in a place of no security, the Thracians attacked a A. M. 3510. Ant. J. C. 494. Herod. 1. vi. c. 43, 45. VOL. III. A |