OR, THE

EPISTOLARY CORRESPONDENCE

OF

AN AGENT OF THE KING OF PERSIA,

RESIDING AT ATHENS DURING THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.

A NEW EDITION;

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED A GEOGRAPHICAL INDEX.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

ILLUSTRATED WITH ENGRAVINGS, AND A map of ancIENT GREECE.

By Philips Hocke, 24 Evry of Hartwicke, Charles Tocks, Lond Mort

2.

of

Booke, John trees, aniel Way,
William Hebercten VOLUME THE SECOND. Henventry,

Hatherine Talbot,

LONDON:

Birch

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL AND W. DAVIES, IN THE STRAND.

1810.

CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLU M E.

LETTER

Sixth Year of the Peloponnesian War.

CII. HYDASPES to CLEANDER.

Death and Character of MEGABYZUS. Of TIMOCLES the Euboean.

of CLEANDER's enemies. Villainy of APOLLONIDES the physician.

CIII. CLEANDER to ORSAMES.

Conversation with SOCRATES on the existence and worship of the evil

principle.

CIV. CLEANDER to SMERDIS.

The character of DEMOCRITUS.

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CV. ARTAXERXES to CLEANDER.

Orders him to encourage the remains of the Median faction at Thebes

17

CVI. CLEANDER to ORSAMES.

Further conversation with SOCRATES on the origin and progress of

idolatry.

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LETTER

CVII. CLEANDER to GOBRYAS.

Improbability of succeeding in his Theban commission; suspects it to

be a contrivance of his enemies.

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CVIII. ORSAMES to CLEANDER.

Voyage down the Delta, describes the buildings and curiosities of

Sias and Bubastus; reflections on the religious ceremonies of the

Ægyptians.

CIX. CLEANDER to GOBRYAS.

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The state and disposition of the Thebans; event of his commission;

complains of the calumnies of his enemies, and vindicates his own

conduct.

CX. SMERDIS to CLEANder.

34

On the ancient constitution of Persia, and education of their

youth.

38

CXI. SMERDIS to CLEANDER.

The Persian government founded on the scheme of a private family.

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CXII. GOBRY AS to CLEANDER.

TERIBAZUS'S enmity, and the reasons of his Theban commission ex-

plained. His credit at court confirmed.

Apprehension and death of OXYATHRES.

The flight of ZOPYRUS.

Resolution of the Persian

Journey to Delphi. The situation, temple, and other curiosities of

that place described.

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