The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt: The history of the world

The University Press, 1829 - English literature

BOOK	1

Sundry opinions of the kings which reigned in Babylon	8

A more particular examination of one opinion touching	14

Of the victories which Nabuchodonosor obtained	23

How Egypt was subdued and held by Nebuchadnez	31

Of Evilmerodach	40

A private conjecture of the author serving to make	42

Xenophons relation of the war which the Medes	49

How the Athenians took upon them to maintain	258

How all Greece was divided between the Athenians	265

The great battle of Mantinea The honourable death	269

BOOK IV	279

The beginning of Philips reign and how he delivered	285

How Philip ended the Phocian war	292

CHAP II	300

A digression concerning the defence of hard passages	307

Of Croesus the king of Lydia who made war upon	55

The end of Cyrus	68

Of Darius the son of Hystaspes	73

CHAP IV	74

Of the interregnum between Cambyses and Darius	82

The first occasion of the war which Darius made upon	90

CHAP VI	105

Of the fights at Thermopyla and Artemisium	112

How the Persians consulted about giving battle	120

The great battle of Platææ	128

The battle of Mycale with a strange accident that fell	132

CHAP VII	138

The death of Xerxes by the treason of Artabanus	144

Of other wars made by the Athenians for the most part	150

How Sparta and Athens entered into war	158

Of the negotiations and practices held between many	166

How the peace between Athens and Sparta was	175

How Alcibiades won many important victories for	183

CHAP IX	190

CHAP X	197

The hard estate of the Greeks after the fight and	205

How Xenophon heartened the Greeks and in despite	213

The difficulties which the Greek army found in passing	215

Of dissension which arose in the army and how	221

Of divers pieces of service done by Xenophon	227

How the Lacedæmonians took revenge upon the Eleans	236

The great commotions raised in Greece by the The	242

How Agesilaus was called out of Asia to help	245

The war which the Lacedæmonians made upon Olyn	252

Of the unwarlike army levied by Darius against Alex	315

Alexander wins Gaza and deals graciously with the Jews	325

Of things following the battle of Arbela The yielding	338

How Alexander fell into the Persians luxury	353

How Alexander slew his own friends	367

Of Alexanders person and qualities	380

The reign of Aridæus	382

The beginning of the Lamian war	389

Of the peace granted to Athens by Antipater Of	397

Perdiccass voyage into Egypt and his death	404

Quarrels between Eurydice the queen and Python	411

Of Polysperchon who succeeded unto Antipater	418

Of Polysperchon his vain expedition against Cassan	426

How the princes of Macedon stood affected mutually	432

How Cassander was revenged upon Olympias	435

How Antigonus coming to set upon Eumenes	441

The last battle between Antigonus and Eumenes	447

How Seleucus was chased out of Babylon by Antigo	454

How each party sought to win the assistance of Greece	459

How Lysimachus and Cassander vanquished some ene	465

How Ptolomy lost all that he had won in Syria	473

A general peace made and broken How all the house	481

How Demetrius the son of Antigonus gave liberty	489

CHAP VI	498

sires peace of Antigonus and cannot obtain it Great prepa	503

How Demetrius won the city of Athens and prevailed	513

How Demetrius gathering forces enterprised many	522

How Pyrrhus warred upon the Romans and vanquished	538

How Antigonus the son of Demetrius delivered Mace	548

Title	The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt: The history of the world Volume 5 of The Works of Sir Walter Ralegh, Kt, Sir Walter Raleigh Volume 5 of The works of Sir Walter Ralegh, kt., now first collected, Sir Walter Raleigh
Author	Sir Walter Raleigh
Publisher	The University Press, 1829
Original from	University of Chicago
Digitized	17 Mar 2016

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