LETTER XXXVI. CLEANDER to GOBRYAS. Meffages between the Athenians, Plataans, and Lacedæmonians. Plataa besieged by the latter. Defeat of the former in Thrace. LETTER XXXVII. Page 121. SMERDIS to CLEANDER. Endeavours to clear up his doubts concerning the evil princiRelates the opinions of fome eminent magi on that ple. head. Page 124. LETTER XXXVIII. CLEANDER to ORSAMES. Account of the Italic feet and PYTHAGORAS its founder. LETTER Page 129. XXXIX. CLEANDER to HYDASPES. Accounts for the obfcurity and uncertainty of the history of the first times of Greece. Page 134. PERICLES's death. The circumstances attending it. A fine Defcription of OSMANDU AS's tomb at Thebes. Fine profpect from Isis's temple. Prepares to fet out for Syene. Page 147. LETTER XLIII. CLEANDER to HYDASPES. Short account of the earlier Greek hiftorians. Character of HERODOTUS. LETTER Page 154. XLIV. GOBRYAS to CLEANDER. Reflects on the contents of fome of his former letters. An agent arrived from Lacedæmon, whofe conduct and inftructions are difapproved. Page 158. Siege of Plataa continued. Unfuccessful expedition of the Peloponnefians against Acarnania. Naval victory obtained by the Athenians under the command of PHORMIO. LETTER Page 161. XLVI. PHORMIO to the fenate and people of Athens. Particulars of the action. Preffes for reinforcements. LETTER XLVII. ORSAMES to CLEANDER. Page 164. Journey to Syene. Thebaid nome. of the Nile. Particular worship of a diftrict in the Account of the Hermetic books. Cataracts Page 167. Converfation with THUCYDIDES on the disposition and temper of the Athenians. His character, and defign for writing a history. Page 175. LETTER L. Second engagement between PHORMIO and the Corinthians. Attempt to furprize the Piraeus proves ineffectual. Blockade of Plata. Discovery of a treasonable correspondence between SACAS the eunuch and PERICLES. LETTER LV. CLEANDER to HIPPIAS. Page 199. Converfation with an Athenian on the effects of liberty to excite a national valour. LETTER Page 203. LVI. Converfation with the fame on the law of oftracism. 4th year of the Peloponnefian war. Page 207. LETTER LVII. CLEANDER to GOBRYAS. Further account of the Athenian conftitution. Of the Archons, Areopagus, and other courts of judicature. LETTER Page 211. LVIII. GOBRYAS to CLEANDER. SACAS feized. His examination and fentence. Intereft ufed to fave him. Another agent from Sparta expected. Page 217. |