The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . 1-94. I Greece—Subjugation of the Asian Greek 187 Meanwhile, the uprising was fast growing formidable. The flames spreadto the Grecian cities in C
The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands . 1-94. I Greece—Subjugation of the Asian Greek 187 Meanwhile, the uprising was fast growing formidable. The flames spreadto the Grecian cities in Cyprus, as well as to those on the Hellespont and thePropontis, while the Carians joined in the revolt. Against the rebels Dariuslaunched the whole prodigious power of his Empire. A Phcenician fleet, carry-ing an immense force of Persians, brought Cyprus under submission, and theCarians and the Greek cities of Asia were relentlessly pressed to the in his despair deserted his countrymen, and with a force of Mile-sians sailed for the Thracian coast, where he was killed while besieging a town. Darius was suspicious of the part played by Histiceus, but that wily individ-ual not only convinced him of his innocence, but induced him to send him intoIonia to help the,Persian generals in putting down the rebellion. When His-tiseus reached Sardis, Artaphernes bluntly accused him of treachery, and His«tiaeus prudently fled to the island of
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