Cyrus the GreatCyrus the GreatReading editionChapter navigation16 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Cyrus the GreatJACOB ABBOTTPREFACE.ENGRAVINGS.Chapter I · Herodotus and Xenophon.Chapter II · The Birth of Cyrus.Chapter III · The Visit to Media.Chapter IV · Crœsus.Chapter V · Accession of Cyrus to the Throne.Chapter VI · The Oracles.Chapter VII · The Conquest of Lydia.Chapter VIII · The Conquest of Babylon.Chapter IX · The Restoration of the Jews.Chapter X · The Story of Panthea.Chapter XI · Conversations.Chapter XII · The Death of Cyrus.Beginning of this editionNext chapter →JACOB ABBOTTAll chapters and sections (16)Other sectionsCyrus the GreatJACOB ABBOTTPREFACE.ENGRAVINGS.Chapters123456789101112BYJACOB ABBOTT →