A Victor of SalamisBook 1 — THE SHADOW OF THE PERSIANReading editionChapter navigation51 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterAUTHOR’S NOTETHE ISTHMIAN GAMES NEAR CORINTHChapter I · GLAUCON THE BEAUTIFULChapter II · THE ATHLETEChapter III · THE HAND OF PERSIAChapter IV · THE PENTATHLONTHE SHADOW OF THE PERSIANChapter V · HERMIONE OF ELEUSISChapter VI · ATHENSChapter VII · DEMOCRATES AND THE TEMPTERChapter VIII · ON THE ACROPOLISChapter IX · THE CYPRIAN TRIUMPHSChapter X · DEMOCRATES RESOLVESChapter XI · THE PANATHENÆAChapter XII · A TRAITOR TO HELLASChapter XIII · THE DISLOYALTY OF PHORMIOChapter XIV · MARDONIUS THE PERSIANTHE COMING OF THE PERSIANChapter XV · THE LOTUS-EATING AT SARDISChapter XVI · THE COMING OF XERXES THE GOD-KINGChapter XVII · THE CHARMING BY ROXANAChapter XVIII · DEMOCRATES’S TROUBLES RETURNChapter XIX · THE COMMANDMENT OF XERXESChapter XX · THERMOPYLÆChapter XXI · THE THREE HUNDRED—AND ONEChapter XXII · MARDONIUS GIVES A PROMISEChapter XXIII · THE DARKEST HOURChapter XXIV · THE EVACUATION OF ATHENSChapter XXV · THE ACROPOLIS FLAMESChapter XXVI · THEMISTOCLES IS THINKINGChapter XXVII · THE CRAFT OF ODYSSEUSChapter XXVIII · BEFORE THE DEATH GRAPPLEChapter XXIX · SALAMISChapter XXX · THEMISTOCLES GIVES A PROMISETHE PASSING OF THE PERSIANChapter XXXI · DEMOCRATES SURRENDERSChapter XXXII · THE STRANGER IN TRŒZENEChapter XXXIII · WHAT BEFELL ON THE HILLSIDEChapter XXXIV · THE LOYALTY OF LAMPAXOChapter XXXV · MOLOCH BETRAYS THE PHŒNICIANChapter XXXVI · THE READING OF THE RIDDLEChapter XXXVII · THE RACE TO SAVE HELLASChapter XXXVIII · THE COUNCIL OF MARDONIUSChapter XXXIX · THE AVENGING OF LEONIDASChapter XL · THE SONG OF THE FURIESChapter XLI · THE BRIGHTNESS OF HELIOSSTANDARD MACMILLAN FICTIONRECENT MACMILLAN NOVELSFootnotesTranscriber’s notePrevious chapter ←Chapter IV · THE PENTATHLONNext chapter →Book 1 — Chapter V · HERMIONE OF ELEUSISAll chapters and sections (51)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsAUTHOR’S NOTETHE ISTHMIAN GAMES NEAR CORINTHChapters1234Book 1 · Other sectionsTHE SHADOW OF THE PERSIANBook 1 · Chapters567891011121314Book 2 · Other sectionsTHE COMING OF THE PERSIANBook 2 · Chapters15161718192021222324252627282930Book 3 · Other sectionsTHE PASSING OF THE PERSIANBook 3 · Chapters3132333435363738394041Book 3 · Other sectionsSTANDARD MACMILLAN FICTIONRECENT MACMILLAN NOVELSFootnotesTranscriber’s note[pg 50]◇[pg 51]◇← CHAPTER IV THE PENTATHLONCHAPTER V HERMIONE OF ELEUSIS →