LATE PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS, PROFESSOR OF ELOQUENCE IN
THE ROYAL COLLEGE, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF
INSCRIPTIONS AND BELLES-LETTRES.

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v. 2

CONTENTS

OF

THE SECOND VOLUME.

BOOK IV.

THE FOUNDATION OF THE EMPIRE OF THE PERSIANS AND MEDES, BY

CYRUS: CONTAINING THE REIGNS OF CYRUS, OF CAMBYSES, AND SMERDIS

THE MAGIAN

CHAP. I.-THE HISTORY OF CYRUS

ARTICLE I.

PAGE

1

ib.

The history of Cyrus from his infancy to the siege of Babylon

§ I. Cyrus's education

II. Cyrus's journey to his grandfather Astyages, and his return into Persia..

III. The first campaign of Cyrus, who goes to succour his uncle Cyaxares

against the Babylonians

IV. The expedition of Cyaxares and Cyrus against the Babylonians. The

first battle..

V. The battle of Thymbra, between Cyrus and Croesus

VI. The taking of Sardis and of Croesus.

ARTICLE II.

The history of the besieging and taking of Babylon by Cyrus ..

§ I. Predictions of the principal circumstances relating to the siege and the

taking of Babylon, as they are set down in different places of the

Holy Scriptures

1. The prediction of the Jewish captivity at Babylon, and of the time

3. The decree pronounced against Babylon. Prediction of the calami-

ties that were to fall upon her, and of her utter destruction ..... 54

4. Cyrus called to destroy Babylon, and to deliver the Jews

5. God gives the signal to the commanders, and to the troops, to march

against Babylon

.... 56

.....

6. Particular circumstances set down relating to the siege and the

taking of Babylon

57

II. A description of the taking of Babylon

61

III. The completion of the prophecy which foretold the total ruin and