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Title: 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
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Ellis, Edward Sylvester, 1840-1916 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis), 1870-1942
Subjects: World history
Publisher: New York : Niglutsch
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Persia—Cyrus the Great 8 r soldiers, Harpagus, to slay the child; but instead Harpagus had the boy broughtup in secret by a peasant. The strength and resolution of the lad Cyrus, no lessthan his kingl)- beauty, so distinguished him above all the other peasant lads thathis birth was suspected, and finally Harpagus confessed it. Astyages thenspared Cyrus at the entreaty of the boy s mother, but punished Harpagus byslaying the latters son under circumstances of revolting cruelty. Harpagus pretended a continued loyalty, but, being secretly determined onrevenge, constantly urged his foster-child Cyrus to revolt against Astyages.This Cyrus did after he had succeeded his father on the subordinate throne ofPersia. He summoned all the Persian men to meet him, bidding each bring ahatchet. When they were gathered in wonderment, he set them to a hard dayswork at chopping trees, offering them no refreshment through all their labor.The next day he invited them to a feast, and when this reached it

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