History of Greece, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from History of Greece, Vol. 4<br><br>Greece. Striking development of Athenian energy after the revolution of Kleisthcnes language of Herodotus. Effect of the idea or theory of democracy in exciting Athenian sentiment. Patriotism of an Athenian between500-400 B.C. combined with an eager spirit of personal military exertion and sacrifice. Diminution of this active sentiment in the restored democracy after the Thirty Tyrants126-181 Chapter XXXII. Rise Of The Persian Empire. Cyrus. State of Asia before the rise of the Persian monarchy. Great power and alliances of Croesus. Rise of Cyrus uncertainty of his early history. Storj of Astyages. Herodotus and Ktesias. Condition of the native Persians at the first rise of Cyrus. Territory of Iran between Tigris and Indus. War between Cjtus and Croesus. Croesus tests the oracles triumphant reply from Delphi munificence of Croesus to the oracle. Advice given to him by the oracle. He solicits the alliance of Sparta. He crosses the Halys and attacks the Persians. Rapid march of Cyrus to Sardis. Siege and capture of Sardis. Croesus becomes prisoner of Cyrus how treated. Remonstrance addressed by Croesus to the Delphian god. Successful justification of the oracle. Fate of Croesus impressive to the Greek mind. The Moerre, or Fates. State of the Asiatic Greeks after the conquest of Lydia by Cjttis. They apply in vain to Sparta for aid. Cyrus quits Sardis revolt of the Lydians suppressed. The Persian general Mazares attacks Ionia the Lydian Paktyas. Harpagus succeeds Mazares conquest of Ionia by the Persians. Fate of Phokaa. Emigration of the Phokaeans vowed by all, executed only by one half Phokasan colony first at Alalia, then at Elea. Proposition of Bias for a Pan-Ionic emigration not adopted. Entire conquest of Asia Minor by the Persians.182-208 Chapter XXXIII. Growth Of The Persian Empire. Conquests of Cyrus in Asia. His attack of Babylon. Difficult approach to Babylon no resistance made to the invaders. Cyrus distributes the river Gyndes into many channels. He takes Babylon, by drawing off for a time the waters of the Euphrates. Babylon left in undiminished strengtli and population. Cyrus attacks the Massagetae is defeated and slain. Extraordinary stimulus to the Persians, from the conquests of Cyras. Character of the Persians. Thirst for foreign conquest among the Persians, for three reigns after Cjtus. Kambygs succeeds his father Cyras his invasion of Egypt. Death of Amasis, king of Egj-pt. at the time when the Persian expedition was preparing his son Psammenitus succeeds. Conquest of Egypt by Kambyses. Submission of Kyrene and Barka to Kambyses his )rojects for conquering Libya and Ethiopia disappointed.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.