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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.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS, DURING THE REIGNS

OF XERXES II. OF SOGDIANUS, AND OF DARIUS NOTHUS.

CHAP. I. Contains thirteen years of the Peloponnesian War,

Sect. 1. The very short Reigns of Xerxes II. and Sogdianus, &c.

II. the Athenians make themselves masters of the Island of Cy-

thera, &c.

III. A twelvemonths truce is agreed upon between the two states

&c. &c.

IV. Alcibiades' character. Banishment of Hyperbolus, &c. &c.

V. Alcibiades engages the Athenians in the War of Sicily,

VI. Account of the several people who inhabited Sicily,

VII. The people of Egesta implore aid of the Athenians, &c.

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

IX. Syracuse is alarmed. The Athenian fleet arrives in Sicily,

X. Alcibiades recalled, &c. &c.

XI. Description of Syracuse,

XII. Nicias, after some engagements, besieges Syracuse, &c.

XIII. The Syracusans resolve to capitulate, but Gylippus' 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,

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Chap. II. Contains the last eight years of the Peloponnesian War,

Sect. I. Consequences of the defeat of the Athenians in Sicily, &c. &c. ib.

II. Alcibiades returns to Athens. Tissaphernes concludes a new

Treaty with the Lacedæmonians,

III. Alteration in the government of Athens. Alcibiades recalled,

and afterwards appointed generalissimo,

IV. The Lacedæmonians appoint Lysander admiral. He beats

the Athenian fleet near Ephesus. Lysander is succeeded in the com-

mand by Callicratidas,

V. Callicratidas is defeated by the Athenians. Sentence of death

passed on some Athenian generals. Socrates alone opposes this sen-

tence,

VI. Lysander commands the Lacedæmonian fieet. His celebrated

victory over the Athenians,

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VII. Lysander besieges Athens. Form of government changed:

Death of Darius Nothus,

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BOOK IX.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS, DURING THE FIRST

FIFTEEN YEARS OF THE REIGN OF ARTAXERXES MNEMON.

CHAP. I. Domestic troubles of the Court of Persia,

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Sect. 1. Coronation of Artaxerxes Mnemon. Cyrus attempts to assas
sinate his brother. Revenge of Statira. Death and character of Al-
cibiades,

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Sect. II. The Thirty exercise horrid cruelties at Athens; they put The-

ramenes to death. Thrasybulus attacks the Tyrants, is master of A-

thens, and restores its liberty,

III. Lysander abuses his power in an extraordinary manner. He

is recalled to Sparta,

Chap. II. Young Cyrus, with the aid of the Grecian troops, endeavours

to dethrone his brother Artaxerxes. He is killed. Famous retreat

of the Ten Thousand,

Sect. I. Cyrus raises troops against his brother Artaxerxes,

II. The battle of Cunaxa. Cyrus is killed,

III. Eulogy of Cyrus,

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V. Retreat of the Ten Thousand Greeks from the province of Ba-

bylon to Trebisond,

VI. The Greeks arrive upon the sea-coast opposite to Byzantium.

Xenophon joins Thimbron,

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VII. Consequences of Cyrus' death. Parysatis cruelty. Statira

poisoned,

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Chap. III. The famous peace of Antaleides prescribed to the Greeks

by Artaxerxes Mnemon,

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Sect. I. Grecian cities of Ionia implore aid of Lacedæmon. Agesilaus

elected king. His character,

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II. Agesilaus goes to Asia. Lysander falls out with him,

III. Expedition of Agesilaus to Asia,

IV. Agesilaus recalled by the Ephori to defend his country,

V. Agesilaus returns victorious to Sparta. A peace shameful to

the Greeks concluded,

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VI. War of Artaxerxes against Evagoras,

Eulogy and character of Evagoras,

Trial of Tiribasus,

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VII. The expedition of Artaxerxes against the Cadusians. His-

tory of Datames the Carian,

III. Socrates declared the wisest of mankind by the Oracle,

IV. Socrates devotes himself entirely to the instruction of the

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youth of Athens,

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V. Socrates applies himself to discredit the Sophists in the opinion

of the young Athenians,

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VI. Socrates is accused of holding bad opinions in regard to the

gods. He is condemned to die,

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VII. Socrates refuses to escape out of prison. He drinks the poi-

son,

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VIII. Reflections upon Socrates, and the sentence passed upon him

by the Athenians,

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BOOK X.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS, CONTAINING THE