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Rh *Pĕp′in the Short, 403, 404; his death, 408.
 * Per-dic′cas, 170 and n.
 * Per′ga-mus, 171, n.
 * Pe′ri-an′der, no, 203, n.
 * Per'i-clēs, fosters the naval power of Athens, 141, 142; his social policy, 144; his death, 149; as an orator, 199.
 * Pericles, age of, 141–146; peace of, 142, 143.
 * Per′i-oe′ci, 112, 114.
 * Per-sep′o-lis, ruins of, 85; destroyed by Alexander, 164.
 * Per′seus, k. of Macedonia, 268..
 * Persia, conquered by the Saracens, 396.
 * Persian E., established by Cyrus, 74; political history of, 74-82; nature of government, 82; table of kings, 86; the New, 334, n.
 * Persians, origin of, 4; relation to the Medes, 74; literature and religion, 83, 84.
 * Per′si-us, 355.
 * Per′ti-nax, Roman emp., 325.
 * Peru, conquest of, by Pizarro, 516, 517.
 * Peter the Great, of Russia, 633–639; III., 646.
 * Peter the Hermit, 439, 441.
 * Petition of Right, 606.
 * Petrarch (pee′trärk), 474.
 * Phid′i-as, 180, 184, 186.
 * Phi-dip′pi-des, 126.
 * Philip of An′jou, 596, 597.
 * Philip Augustus, k. of France in third crusade, 445.
 * Philip the Fair, k. of France, 494.
 * Philip the Handsome, archd. of Austria, 530.
 * Philip II., k. of Macedonia, 159–161; V., 267.
 * Philip, Roman emp., 328.
 * Philip II., k. of Spain, reign, 535–538; III., 538; IV., 593.
 * Phi-lip′pi, battle of, 302, 303.
 * Phi-lis′tine, 64.
 * Phi′lo, 69, 212.
 * Phœ′bus. See Apollo.
 * Phocians, the, 160.
 * Pho'cis, 87.
 * Phœ-nici-a, 70.
 * Phœnicians, racial affinities, 70; their commerce, 70, 71; colonies, 72; arts disseminated by, 72; enterprises aided by, 73; circumnavigation of Africa, by, 73.
 * Pic′ar-dy, 439.
 * Pi-ce′num, 222.
 * Picts, the, 320, 336, 344.
 * Pilgrimage of Grace, 548.
 * Pin′dar, 192.
 * Pindus Mountains, 88.
 * Piracy among the Greeks, 99.
 * Pi-ræ′us, 129, 136, 137.
 * Pirates, defeated by Pompey, 287, 288.
 * Pisa (pee′sä), church council of, 458.
 * Pis′is-trat′i-dæ, 1 21-123.
 * Pi-sis′tra-tus, the tyrant, 121, 122.
 * Pis-to′ri-a, battle of, 290.
 * Pit′ta-cus, 203, n.
 * Pitt, William, the Elder, 631; the Younger, 720.
 * Pizarro (pe-zăr′ro), Francisco, 517.
 * Placentia (pla-sen′shi-a), council of, 440.
 * Plague, the, in era of Justinian, 389; in London, 620.
 * Plăn-tăg'e-net, house of, 479; history of P. period, 479–489.
 * Plassey, battle of, 725.
 * Pla-tæ′a, battle of, 135; attack upon, by Thebans, 148; destruction of, by the Spartans, 150.
 * Pla-tæ′ans, the, at Marathon, 126.
 * Plato, 207, 208.
 * Plautus, 354.
 * Plebeians (ple-bē′yans), origin, 225; first secession of, 233, 234; admitted to the consulship, 242, 243; admitted to various public offices, 243.
 * Plevna, 697.
 * Pliny the Elder, 357; the Younger, his correspondence with Trajan, 319, 320.
 * Plo-ti′nus, 212.
 * Plu′tarch, 202.
 * Plu′to. See Hades.
 * Poitiers (poi-teerz′), battle of, 485, 486.
 * Poland, first partition of, 640; second, 646; third, 640, 641; revolution in (1830), 693, 694.