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Cyrus the King. Such is the proud declaration that, after the lapse of twenty-five centuries, from the tomb of the mighty Persian still commands our homage to its imperial inmate. Out of the realm of myth and fable his imposing figure emerges, but history records enough of him to allow his title of the Great to stand unquestioned. Croesus, with all his treasure, went down before him, and Great Babylon could not withstand his arms. Great as were his achievements as a warrior and a prince, history, though encumbered with the deeds of ages, still finds space to recite his nobility of soul.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at

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CYRUS was the founder of the ancient Persian empire and monarchy, perhaps, the most wealthy and magnificent which the world had ever seen. or that strange and incomprihensible principle of human Nature, uder the influence of whioh masses of men, notwithstanding the universal instinct of aversion to control, combine, under certain circumstances, by millions and millions, to maintain, for many sucssessive centuries, the representatives of some one great family in a condition of exalted, and absolute, and utterly irresponsible power oyer themselves, while they toil for them, watch over them, submit to endless and most humiliating pri~stiODB in their behalf, and commit, If commanded to do the most inexcusable and atrocious crimes to sustain the demigodsTable of Contents CONTENTS; Chape7 Par'e; I HERODo'tt1S AND XE~OPYON ___ p _______ ___ 13; 11 THE BIRTH OF CyRUS ???? _ 3-1; III THE VISIT 1'0 MTlDZA~ __ ? _________________ 68; IV CRAbout the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.

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(from the preface) One special object which the author of this series has had in view, in the pan and method which he has followed in the preparation of the successive volumes, has been to adapt them to the purposes of text-books in schools. The study of a general compend of history, such as is frequently used as a text-book, is highly useful, if it comes in at the right stage of education, when the mind is sufficiently matured, and has acquired sufficient preliminary knowledge to understand and appreciate so condensed a generalization as a summary of the whole history of a nation contained in an ordinary volume must necessarily be. (book description provided courtesy of seller keymedia)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1852 edition. Excerpt: ...Lydians and upon Croesus in respect to their oracle, giving them the precedence in all future consultations, and conferring upon them other marks of distinction and honor. At the time when Croesus sent his present to the inhabitants of Delphi, he took the opportunity to address another inquiry to the oracle, which was, whether his power would ever decline. The oracle replied in a couplet of Greek verse, similar in its style to the one recorded on the previous occasion. It was as follows: " Whene'er a mule shall mount upon the Median throne, Then, and not till then, shall great Croesus fear to lose his own." This answer pleased the king quite as much as the former one had done. The allusion to the contingency of a mule's reigning in Media Croosus's feeling of security. Nature of the oracleu. he very naturally regarded as only a rhetorical and mystical mode of expressing an utter impossibility. Croesus considered himself and th«-continuance of his power as perfectly secure. He was fully confirmed in his determination to organize his expedition without any delay, and to proceed immediately to the proper measures for obtaining the Grecian alliance and aid which the oracle had recommended. The plans which he formed, and the events which resulted, will be described in subsequent chapters. In respect to these Grecian oracles, it is proper here to state, that there has been much discussion among scholars on the question how they were enabled to maintain, for so long a period, so extended a credit among a people as intellectual and well informed as the Greeks. It was doubtless by means of a variety of contrivances and influences that this end was attained. There is a natural love of the marvelous among the humbler classes in all countries, which...