Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) It was the attempt of the Oriental Persian Empire to conquer the Aegean basin

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). When Alexander the Great crossed into Asia on his long career of conquest, he took a trained historian with