CONTENTS.
| Chapter | Page | |
| I. | HERODOTUS AND XENOPHON | [13] |
| II. | THE BIRTH OF CYRUS | [37] |
| III. | THE VISIT TO MEDIA | [68] |
| IV. | CRŒSUS | [101] |
| V. | ACCESSION OF CYRUS TO THE THRONE | [124] |
| VI. | THE ORACLES | [144] |
| VII. | THE CONQUEST OF LYDIA | [164] |
| VIII. | THE CONQUEST OF BABYLON | [187] |
| IX. | THE RESTORATION OF THE JEWS | [207] |
| X. | THE STORY OF PANTHEA | [226] |
| XI. | CONVERSATIONS | [253] |
| XII. | THE DEATH OF CYRUS | [270] |