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BOOK I.—CLIO
I. Origin of the War between the Greeks and Barbarians 1
II. History of Lydia 4
III. Origin of Athens and Sparta 17
IV. Conquest of Lydia by Cyrus 25
V. History of the Medes to the Reign of Cyrus 35
VI. The Asiatic Greeks and the Lydian Revolt 54
VII. The Conquest of Assyria and the War with the MassagetÆ 65
BOOK II.—EUTERPE.
I. Physical History of Egypt 83
II. Religion, Manners, Customs, Dress, and Animals of the Egyptians 91
III. God-Kings Prior to Menes 107
IV. First Line of 330 Kings, only Three Mentioned 108
V. From Sesostris to Sethon 110
VI. Third Line from the Twelve Kings to Amasis 127
BOOK III.—THALIA.
I. Expeditions of Cambyses 138
II. Usurpation of Smerdis the Magus and Accession of Darius 157
III. Indians, Arabians, and Ethiopians 169
IV. Reign of Darius to the Taking of Babylon 174
BOOK IV.—MELPOMENE.
I. Description of Scythia and the Neighboring Nations 188
II. Invasion of Scythia by Darius 203
III. Description of Libya 210
BOOK V.—TERPSICHORE.
I. Conquests of the Generals of Darius 219
II. The Ionian Revolt 229
BOOK VI.—ERATO.
I. The Suppression of the Ionian Revolt 236
II. Expedition of Mardonius 246
III. Expedition of Datis and Artaphernes; The Battle of Marathon 252
BOOK VII.—POLYMNIA.
I. Death of Darius and Reign of Xerxes 261
II. Battle of ThermopylÆ 280
BOOK VIII.—URANIA.
I. The Invasion of Attica and the Battle of Salamis 292
II. Xerxes' Retreat 302
BOOK IX.—CALLIOPE.
I. The War Continued; Battle of PlatÆa and Siege of Thebes 307
II. The Battle of Mycale 321
Synchronistical Table of the Principal Events in Herodotus 326
Herodotean Weights and Money, Dry and Liquid Measures, and Measurements of Lengths 328
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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