CONTENTS.

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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]

ENGRAVINGS.

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MAP OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE[Frontispiece.]
THE EXPOSURE OF THE INFANT[48]
CYRUS'S HUNTING[90]
THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE[132]
THE SIEGE OF SARDIS[179]
RAISING JEREMIAH FROM THE DUNGEON[219]
THE WAR-CHARIOT OF ABRADATES[242]

CYRUS THE GREAT.

Chapter I.