BOOK II.

1. Who and what were the Persians? § 1. 2. What were their relations with the Medes? Book I, 39; Book II, 2. 3. What led to the revolution in the Medo-Persian dominion? 3, 4. 4. Describe the wars of Cyrus. 5, 7, 9. 5. His treatment of the Lydians. 6. 6. What led to the return of the Jews? 8. 7. What was the character of Cambyses? 12. 8. Describe his Egyptian campaign. 13. 9. His operations beyond Egypt. 14, 15. 10. His behavior at Memphis. 17. 12. The last days of Cambyses. 18. 13. The reign and dethronement of the false Smerdis. 19. 14. The revolts against Darius Hystaspes. 20. 15. His system of government. 21, 22. 16. His court and retinue. 23, 24. 17. Compare the religious systems of the Persians, Hindus, and Medes. 25-28. 18. What causes of corruption in the Persian court? 29. 19. Describe the wars of Darius I. 30-32. 20. The causes and incidents of the Ionian revolt. 33, 34. 21. The Persian measures of revenge against the Athenians. 35-40. 22. The memorials of Darius Hystaspes. 41 and Note. 23. Describe the beginning of Xerxes’ reign. 42, 43. 24. His preparations against Greece. 44-46. 25. The passage of the Hellespont. 47. 26. The magnitude of the army. 48, 49. 27. The first battle with the Greeks. 51. 28. The disasters by sea. 52. 29. What occurred at Delphi? At Athens? At Salamis? 53-55. 30. Describe the retreat of Xerxes, and his subsequent career. 56, 58. 31. The operations of Mardonius in Greece. 57. 32. The accession of Artaxerxes Longimanus. 59. 33. The revolts during his reign. 60, 61. 34. The affairs of the Jews under Artaxerxes. 62-64. 35. Who were the next three kings? 65-67. 36. What was the condition of the kingdom under Darius II? 67, 68. 37. Describe the enterprise of Cyrus the younger. 69-71. 38. Its results to the Greeks. 72, 73. 39. The reign of Artaxerxes Mnemon. 74. 40. The reign of Artaxerxes III. 75-77. 41. Who succeeded him? 78. 42. What was the character of Darius III? 79. 43. Compare the armies of Alexander and Darius. 80, 82, 83. 44. Describe the battles of Issus and Arbela. 81, 84. 45. The fate of Darius. 85. 46. How long had the Persian Empire continued? 47. How many kings, commencing with Cyrus? 48. What was its greatest extent, described by boundaries? 49. What is meant by a _satrapy_?