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 418 EXAMINATION TArERS ON these points. By what name is Susa described in the Old Testament ? What is the meaning of the word ? Mention the mythical and the his- torical person to whom the foundation of the city is attributed. 15. What is known of the circumstances and life of Darius before his accession 1 How does ^schylus allude to the manner in which he obtained the crown? Give a short account of his wars, and show how far their several issues justify the language of ^schylus : voVrot ck TToXifJioiV dirovovs aTra^ets ev TrpacrcrovTas ayov o'Uovs. 16. Give an account of the invasion of Greece by the Gauls, men- tioning the time, the occasion, and the leaders of the expedition. De- scribe the line of their march, and compare the principal incidents of the campaign with those of the Persian invasion. 17. Draw a map of Salamis and the adjacent coast, marking the situation of the towns of Salamis, Megara, and Eleusis, and the ctKrat ^iXyjvLuiv, the spot from which Xerxes viewed the battle, and the island of Psyttaleia. Translate : eTreiSr; lytvovTo fxiaai vvKre^, dvrjyov fxev to d-rr' €cnrepy]<i Kepas KVKXovfxevoi irpos rrjv ^aXa/xtva* dvrjyov 8e ol dixcfn rrjv Keoj/ T€ Koi T7]v K.vv6arovpav reray/xeVot, Kari)(ov re fi^XP'- Mowi;;(tT79 Trdvra tov iropOfxov Tya-L vrjvcrL Describe the position of the three last-mentioned places. 18. Give a short account of the history of Salamis, and of the way in which it fell under the dominion of Athens. On what evidence did the Athenians found their claim to the island? What other ancient name had it 1 What is its modern one 1 Mention the meaning of each. Does Homer (as quoted by Stanley) throw any light upon the epithet TreXeLoOpifxixova 1 Explain the epithet in the words aKxas df^fn Kvp^peia?. 19. Translate : ^Jip^ev /xev, w SicriroLva, tov Travros KaKov Pavels dXaaroip yj KaKos Sat/xwv TroOiv. "Avrjp yap "FiXXrjv. k. t. X. Who is the person here alluded to? Is he accurately described as dvrjp "EXXrjv ? How was he rewarded for his services ? 20. Translate : "'EXXrjcTLV [xlv rjv Ncwi', ScKct? 8' yv TwvSe x^pt? (.KKpiro^;. What is the difference between the numbers of the Grecian fleet described in this passage and in Herodotus ? What part of this fleet
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