Darius the GreatDarius the GreatReading editionChapter navigation17 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Darius the GreatJACOB ABBOTTPREFACE.ENGRAVINGS.Chapter I · Cambyses.Chapter II · The End of Cambyses.Chapter III · Smerdis the Magian.Chapter IV · The Accession of Darius.Chapter V · The Provinces.Chapter VI · The Reconnoitering of Greece.Chapter VII · The Revolt of Babylon.Chapter VIII · The Invasion of Scythia.Chapter IX · The Retreat from Scythia.Chapter X · The Story of Histiæus.Chapter XI · The Invasion of Greece and the Battle of Marathon.Chapter XII · The Death of Darius.FootnotesBeginning of this editionNext chapter →JACOB ABBOTTAll chapters and sections (17)Other sectionsDarius the GreatJACOB ABBOTTPREFACE.ENGRAVINGS.Chapters123456789101112Other sectionsFootnotesBYJACOB ABBOTT →