Xerxes
- Subtitle
- Makers of History
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1. Xerxes2. PREFACE.3. ENGRAVINGS.4. Chapter I. The Mother of Xerxes.5. Chapter II. Egypt and Greece.6. Chapter III. Debate on the Proposed Invasion Of Greece.7. Chapter IV. Preparations for the Invasion Of Greece.8. Chapter V. Crossing the Hellespont.9. Chapter VI. The Review of the Troops at Doriscus.10. Chapter VII. The Preparations of the Greeks for Defense.11. Chapter VIII. The Advance of Xerxes into Greece.12. Chapter IX. The Battle of Thermopylæ.13. Chapter X. The Burning of Athens.14. Chapter XI. The Battle of Salamis.15. Chapter XII. The Return of Xerxes To Persia.16. Footnotes