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Excerpt from Herodotus, Vol. 4 of 4 Ch. 56-64. Greek design to withdraw the fleet to the Isthmus of Corinth. Decision to remain at Salamis, by Themistocles' advice. Ch. 65. Dicaeus' vision near Eleusis. Ch. 66-69. Persian fleet at Phalerum; advice given by Artemisia in a council of war. Ch. 70-73. Greek fortification of the Isthmus. Digression on the various Peloponnesian nationalities. Ch. 74-82. Unwillingness of the Peloponnesians to remain at Salamis. Themistocles' design to compel them; his message to Xerxes, and Persian movement to encircle the Greeks. Announcement of this by Aristides. Ch. 83-96. Battle of Salamis. Ch. 97-99. Xerxes' intention to retreat; news at Susa of the capture of Athens and the battle of Salamis. Ch. 100-102. Advice given to Xerxes by Mardonius and Artemisia. Ch. 103-106. Story of the revenge of Hermotimus. Ch. 107-110. Flight of Persian fleet, and Greek pursuit as far as Andros; Themistocles' message to Xerxes. Ch. 111, 112. Siege of Andros, and demands made by Themistocles on various islands. Ch. 113. Mardonius' selection of his army. Ch. 114-120. Incidents in Xerxes' retreat. Ch. 121-125. Greek division of spoil and assignment of honours; Themistocles' reception at Sparta. Ch. 126-129. Artabazus' capture of Olynthus and siege of Potidaea, during the winter. Ch. 130-132. Greek and Persian fleets at Aegina and Samos respectively (spring of 479). Leutychides' command. Message to the Greeks from the Ionians. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the or