The Greco-Persian Wars A Short Historywith Documents.

Front Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Chronology
Glossary
Maps
Introduction
About the Sources
Documents
	Section 1: Organization of the Persian Empire
		1.1: Darius’ inscription from Susa
		1.2: Darius’ account of the empire
		1.3: The Demotic Chronicle: Restoring the laws of Egypt
		1.4: Native rulers in Cilicia and Cyprus
		1.5: A royal woman requisitions wine and sheep
		1.6: Estate workers receive their pay
		1.7: Royal women’s property
		1.8: Non-Persian workers in Persia
	Section 2: Persian ideology
		2.1: Darius’ second inscription from Naqsh-e Rustam
		2.2: Xerxes’ daiva inscription
		2.3: The king’s relationship to Ahura Mazda
		2.4: Maintaining the religions of non-Persian peoples
		2.5: Stamped brick of Cyrus as patron of Babylonian temples
		2.6: Jews in the Babylonian Captivity
		2.7: Persian kings support rebuilding in Jerusalem
		2.8: Inscription from the temple at Hibis
		2.9: Letter to Gadatas
		2.10: The king receives gifts
		2.11: The Persian king rewards a loyal Jew
		2.12: Artaxerxes rewards a Greek friend
		2.13: “Custom is king”
	Section 3: Cyrus’ conquests
		3.1: The Nabonidus Chronicle
		3.2: The Cyrus Cylinder
		3.3: The fate of Croesus
	Section 4: Greek relations with Egypt
		4.1: Psammetichus recruits Greek and Carian mercenaries
		4.2: Foundation of Naucratis
		4.3: Graffiti by Greek mercenary soldiers in Egypt
	Section 5: Egypt under Persian rule
		5.1: Autobiographical inscription of Udjahorresne
		5.2: Seal of Cambyses as Pharaoh of Egypt
		5.3: Epitaph and sarcophagus inscription for the Apis bull
		5.4: Murder of the Apis bull
		5.5: The Demotic Chronicle: Cambyses’ reorganization of Egyptian temples
		5.6: Statue inscription proclaiming Darius Pharaoh of Egypt
	Section 6: The rise of Darius
		6.1: Bardiya, heir of Cambyses
		6.2: Bardiya as king in Babylon
		6.3: The overthrow of Bardiya
		6.4: Inscriptions of Ariaramnes and Arsames
		6.5: Rebellions against Darius
		6.6: Darius’ foundation charter from Susa
		6.7: Darius’ military victories
	Section 7: Greek relations with Persia
		7.1: Athens seeks an alliance with Persia
		7.2: Hippias plans his return to Athens with Persian help
		7.3: Demaratus goes over to Darius
		7.4: Argos makes an alliance with Persia
		7.5: Greek stone-cutters at Persepolis
		7.6: A Greek-speaking administrator at Persepolis
		7.7: Ionian women receive childbirth rations at Persepolis
		7.8: Friendship and its complications
	Section 8: The Ionian Revolt, 499–493 BCE
		8.1: Herodotus’ narrative of the revolt
		8.2: Ration authorization for Datis
		8.3: The Lindos Chronicle
		8.4: The sack of Miletus
		8.5: A peaceful settlement with the Ionians
	Section 9: Darius’ Aegean campaigns, 492–490 BCE
		9.1: Diplomatic initiatives
		9.2: The Aegean campaign and the battle of Marathon
	Section 10: Xerxes’ Aegean campaign, 480–479 BCE
		10.1: The accession of Xerxes
		10.2: Revolt in Babylon
		10.3: Persian preparations
		10.4: List of Greeks who gave earth and water to Xerxes
		10.5: The story of the Persian and Spartan heralds
		10.6: The battle of Thermopylae
		10.7: The battle of Cape Artemisium
		10.8: A message to Xerxes
		10.9: The battle of Salamis
		10.10: An eyewitness account of Salamis
		10.11: Diplomatic outreach to Athens
		10.12: Maneuvers and skirmishing at Plataea
		10.13: The battle of Plataea
	Section 11: The Persian response to the wars in Greece
		11.1: A Persian version of the wars in the Aegean
		11.2: Greek booty distributed in Persia
		11.3: Reorganization in Anatolia
	Section 12: A troublesome frontier, 478–451 BCE
		12.1: Greek leaders collaborating with Persia
		12.2: The formation of the Delian League
		12.3: Greek victory at Eurymedon
		12.4: Revolt in Egypt
		12.5: An Athenian expedition in Cyprus
	Section 13: Diplomacy and stability, 450–387 BCE
		13.1: The “Peace of Callias”
		13.2: Pericles honors the peace with Persia
		13.3: Athens at war with Samos
		13.4: Unproductive negotiations
		13.5: A treaty between Persia and Sparta
		13.6: Cyrus the Younger’s revolt
		13.7: Diplomatic complications
		13.8: A Persian arbitration between Greek cities
		13.9: The King’s Peace
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