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PREFACE |
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I |
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THE STORY OF ARION |
1
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II |
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THE HABITS OF THE MASSAGETAE |
2
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III |
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BEASTS IN EGYPT AND LIBYA |
2
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IV |
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AN AFRICAN REGIMENT |
4
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V |
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THE EQUIPMENT OF PERSIAN SOLDIERS |
5
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VI |
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THE STORY OF ATYS |
6
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VII |
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A CROCODILE HUNT |
8
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VIII |
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ARTAYCTES |
8
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IX |
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ANECDOTES |
9
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X |
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THE LABOURS OF HERCULES |
16
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XI |
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SAYINGS OF ARISTIPPUS |
18
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XII |
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SPARTAN MEALS |
19
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XIII |
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THE OLDEST NATION |
19
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XIV |
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EGYPTIAN NOTES |
19
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XV |
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CYRUS |
21
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XVI |
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SPARTAN BREVITY |
24
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XVII |
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THE BATTLE OF THE WHIPS |
26
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XVIII |
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THE MAGIC RING |
25
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XIX |
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TIT FOR TAT |
26
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XX |
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A DISTINCTION WITHOUT A DIFFERENCE |
26
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XXI |
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SOLON’S PRECEPTS |
26
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I |
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THE STORY OF POLYCRATES |
27
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II |
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THE STORY OF RHAMPSINITUS AND THE THIEF |
28
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III |
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OIL WELLS |
30
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IV |
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THE BODY-GUARD OF XERXES |
31
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V |
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A WEALTHY SUBJECT |
31
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VI |
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A BALD PEOPLE |
32
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VII |
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THE FIRST WOODEN LEG |
32
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I |
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SYLOSON'S CLOAK |
33
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II |
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THE STORY OF ZOPYRUS |
34
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III |
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PERSIAN COURIERS |
37
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IV |
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A MIRACLE |
37
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V |
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THE SPICE TRADE |
38
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VI |
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THE GOLD ANTS |
39
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VII |
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LIBYA |
40
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VIII |
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THE SPARTAN KINGS |
41
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IX |
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THE FAMILY OF THE ALCMAEONIDAE |
42
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I |
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SOME BARBAROUS CUSTOMS |
45
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II |
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THE SIEGE OF BARCA |
46
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III |
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ANECDOTES |
46
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IV |
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THE FIRST INVASION OF EUROPE |
48
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V |
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A HAIRBREADTH ESCAPE |
51
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VI |
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OROETES AND POLYCRATES |
51
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VII |
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DARIUS AND DEMOCEDES |
54
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VIII |
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A THRACIAN SUTTEE |
55
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IX |
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A LAKE VILLAGE |
55
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X |
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A WAY OUT OF A DIFFICULTY |
56
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XI |
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THE ADVANTAGES OF A REPUBLIC |
57
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XII |
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THE SHORTEST WAY TO ABSOLUTE POWER |
57
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XIII |
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THE IONIC REVOLT |
58
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XIV |
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THE CAMPAIGN IN CYPRUS |
58
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XV |
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THE BATTLE OF LADE |
62
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XVI |
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THE SECOND EXPEDITION AGAINST GREECE |
65
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XVII |
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THE LAST DAYS OF MILTIADES |
71
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XVIII |
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EXPEDITION OF CLEOMENES AGAINST ARGOS |
73
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XIX |
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A DIFFICULTY |
76
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XX |
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THE THIRD INVASION OF GREECE |
77
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XXI |
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ANECDOTES |
93
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XXII |
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THE AETHIOPIANS |
100
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NOTES, |
103
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VOCABULARY, |
121
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PROPER NAMES, |
145
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