BY MR. 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.

GRECIANS.

TRANSLATED FROM THE FRENCH.

ILLUSTRATED

AND

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

THE TENTH EDITION,

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CONTENTS TO VOL. III.

BOOK II. continued.

The History of the Persians and Grecians

CHAPTER

II.

The history of Xerxes, intermixed with that of the

Greeks

ib.

Sect. I. Xerxes, after having reduced Egypt,

makes preparations for carrying the

war into Greece. He holds a council.

The wise discourse of Artabanes.

War is resolved upon

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's forces. De-

maratus delivers his sentiments freely

upon that prince's enterprize

IV.

The Lacedemonians and Athenians

send to their allies in vain to require

succours from them. The command

of the fleet given to the Lacedæmo-

nians

V. The battle of Thermopyle. The death

of Leonidas

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Sect. VI. Naval battle near Artemisa

VII. The Athenians abandon their city,

which is taken and burnt by Xerxes

VIII. The battle of Salamin. Precipitate

return of Xerxes into Asia. The

characters of Themistocles and Aristi-

des. The defeat of the Carthaginians

in Sicily

IX. The battle of Platea

X. The battle near Mycale. The defeat

of the Persians

XIII. The black design of Themistocles re-

jected unanimously by the people of

Athens. Aristides's condescension to

the people

XIV. The Lacedæmonians lose the chief

command through the pride and arro-

gance of Pausanias

XV. Pausanias's secret conspiracy with the

Persians. His death

XVI. Themistocles being pursued by the

Athenians and Lacedæmonians, as an

accomplice in Pausanias's conspiracy,

flies for shelter to king Admetus

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XI. The barbarous and inhuman revenge

of Amestris, the wife of Xerxes

XII. The Athenians rebuild the walls of

their city, notwithstanding the oppo-

sition of the Lacedæmonians

XVII. Aristides's disinterested administration

of the public treasure. His death and

eulogium

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XVIII. Death of Xerxes, killed by Arta-

banus. His character

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BOOK VII.

CHAPTER I.

Sect. I. Artaxerxes ruins the faction of Artaba-

nus, and that of Hystaspes his elder

brother

II. Themistocles flies to Artaxerxes

III. Cimon begins to make a figure at

Athens. His first alchievement and

double victory over the Persians, near

the river Eurymedon. Death of The-

mistocles

IV. The Egyptians rise against Persia, sup-

ported by the Athenians

V. Inarus is delivered up to the king's

mother, contrary to the articles of

the treaty. The affliction of Mega-

bysus, who revolts

VI. Artaxerxes sends Esdras, and after-

wards Nehemiah, to Jerusalem

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VII. Character of Pericles. The methods

employed by him to gain the affec-

tion of the people

VIII. An earthquake in Sparta. Insur-

rection of the Helots. Seeds of di-

vision arise between the Athenians

and Spartans. Cimon is sent into

banishment

IX. Cimon is recalled. He establishes peace

between the two cities. He gains se-

veral victories, which reduce Artax-

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