Battle of Artemisium, 331. Athens abandoned, 334. The fleet at Salamis, 337. Xerxes at Delphi, 338. Athens taken, 339. Xerxes inspects his fleet, 340. Schemes of Themistocles, 342. Battle of Salamis, 345. The retreat of Xerxes, 348. The spoils of victory, 351. Syracusan victory over Carthage, 352. CHAPTER XXI FROM SALAMIS TO MYCALE (479 B.C.) 353 Mardonius makes overtures to Athens, 354. Mardonius moves on Athens, 356. Athens appeals to Sparta, 357. Mardonius destroys Athens and withdraws, 358. A preliminary skirmish, 360. Preparations for the battle of Platæa, 362. Battle of Platæa, 366. Mardonius falls and the day is won, 370. After the battle, 371. The Greeks attack Thebes, 373. The flight of the Persian remnant, 374. Contemporary affairs in Ionia, 374. Battle of Mycale, 376. After Mycale, 377. A review of results, 379. A glance forward, 379. CHAPTER XXII THE AFTERMATH OF THE WAR (478-468 B.C.) 382 Athens rebuilds her walls, 382. The new Athens, 384. The misconduct of Pausanias, 386. Athens takes the leadership, 388. The confederacy of Delos, 389. The treason of Pausanias, 391. Political changes at Athens, 394. The downfall of Themistocles, 396. CHAPTER XXIII THE GROWTH OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE (479-462 B.C.) 402 The victories of Cimon, 408. Mitford’s view of the period, 409. CHAPTER XXIV THE RISE OF PERICLES (462-440 B.C.) 416 The Areopagus, 420. Cimon exiled, 423. The war with Corinth, 424. The Long Walls, 425. Cimon recalled, 427. The Five-Years’ Truce, 430. The confederacy becomes an empire, 431. Commencement of decline, 432. The greatness of Pericles, 435. A Greek federation planned, 436. CHAPTER XXV ATHENS AT WAR (440-432 B.C.) 438 The Samian War, 438. The war with Corcyra, 439. The war with Potidæa and Macedonia, 444. CHAPTER XXVI IMPERIAL ATHENS UNDER PERICLES (460-430 B.C.) 448 Judicial reforms of Pericles, 454. Rhetors and sophists, 459. Phidias accused, 461. Aspasia at the bar, 462. Anaxagoras also assailed, 463. CHAPTER XXVII MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE AGE OF PERICLES (460-410 B.C.) 465 Cost of living and wages, 465. Schools, teachers, and books, 472. The position of a wife in Athens, 473. CHAPTER XXVIII ART OF THE PERICLEAN AGE (460-410 B.C.) 477 Architecture, 477. Sculpture, 483. Painting, music, etc., 487. The artists of the other cities of Hellas, 490. CHAPTER XXIX