CHAPTER XXII

. THE GREEKS AND THE PERSIANS

§ 1. The Hellenic peoples 298

§ 2. Distinctive features of the Hellenic civilization 304

§ 3. Monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy in Greece 307

§ 4. The kingdom of Lydia 315

§ 5. The rise of the Persians in the East 316

§ 6. The story of Crœsus 320

§ 7. Darius invades Russia 326

§ 8. The battle of Marathon 332

§ 9. Thermopylæ and Salamis 334

§ 10. Platæa and Mycale 340

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