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Persia from the Earliest Period to the Arab

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CONTENTS.<br />

LIST OF DYNASTIES Page vi<br />

INTRODUCTION Page vii<br />

CHAPTER I.<br />

Cyrus Croesus War in North-east Asia Fall of Babylon<br />

Tomb of Cyrus Cambyses Pseudo-Bardes Darius Campaign<br />

in Scythia Home at Susa Inscription and Coin of<br />

Pythagoras Burning of Sardis Second invasion of Europe<br />

Marathon Page 15<br />

CHAPTER II.<br />

Xerxes Canal of Athos Thermopylae Salamis Artaxerxes I<br />

Darius II Artaxerxes II Cyrus <strong>the</strong> Younger Ochus<br />

Darius III Alexander Graneikus Issus Visit <strong>to</strong> Jerusalem<br />

Arbela Page 5 1<br />

CHAPTER III.<br />

Daniel Darius <strong>the</strong> Mede Page 77<br />

CHAPTER IV.<br />

Tomb of Cyrus Inscriptions of Darius Behistan Van, &c.<br />

Inscriptions of Xerxes Artaxerxes, &c. Persepolis Istakhr<br />

Susa Tomb of Darius Page 87<br />

CHAPTER V.<br />

Arsacidae Arsakes I Tiridates I : Artabanus I Mithradates I<br />

Phraates II Scythian Invasion Mithradates II Progress<br />

of <strong>the</strong> Romans Orodes Crassus Pompey An<strong>to</strong>ny<br />

Tiridates, son of Vologases Trajanus Avidius Cassius<br />

Se verus Artabanus Battle of Nisibis Page 121<br />

CHAPTER VI.<br />

Sassanidae Ardashir I Shahpiir I Valerian Odaenathus<br />

Varahran II Tiridates of Armenia Galerius Narses<br />

Shahpiir II Zu'laktaf Julian III Finiz I Nushirwan<br />

Mauricius Khosni II Heraclius Muhammed Yezdigird II.I<br />

Muhammedan Conquest Sassanian Monuments at Nakhsh-i-<br />

Rustam, Nakhsh-i-Regib, Shahpiir, Takiit-i-Bostan Mr. Thomas's<br />

interpretation of those at Hajiabad Page 150

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