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Issuing from their mountain district between Thessaly, Locris and Phocis, they overran the greater part of Peloponnesus, destroyed the ancient Achaean monarchies and expelled or reduced to subjection the original inhabitants of the land, of which they became the undisputed masters. This brief statement contains all that we know for certain respecting this celebrated event, which the ancient writers placed eighty years after the Trojan war.
This history has been drawn up at the request of several teachers for the use of elementary school students. The table of contents presents a full analysis of the work, and has been so arranged that the teacher can frame from it questions, that answers to which will be found in the corresponding pages of this volume. "Written on an excellent plan, and carried out in a careful and scholarlike manner. The great distinctive feature, however, is the History of Literature and Art. This gives it a decided advantage over all previous works." -Athenaeum CHAPTER I . . Geography of Greece CHAPTER II . . Origin of the Greeks, and the Heroic Age CHAPTER III . . General Survey of the Greek People. National Institutions CHAPTER IV . . Early History of Peloponnesus and Sparta to the end of the Messenian Wars, B.C. 668 CHAPTER V . . Early History of Athens down to the Establishment of Democracy by Clisthenes, B.C. 510 CHAPTER VI . . The Greek Colonies CHAPTER VII . . The Persian Wars.--From the Ionic Revolt to the Battle of Marathon, B.C. 500-490 CHAPTER VIII . . The Persian Wars.--The Battles of Thermopylae Salamis, and Plataea, B.C. 480-479 CHAPTER IX . . From the end of the Persian Wars to the beginning of the Peloponnesian War, B.C. 479-431 CHAPTER X . . Athens in the time of Pericles CHAPTER XI . . The Peloponnesian War.--First Period, from the commencement of the War to the Peace of Nicias, B.C. 431-421 CHAPTER XII . . The Peloponnesian War.--Second Period, from the Peace of Nicias to the Defeat of the Athenians in Sicily, B.C. 421-413 CHAPTER XIII . . The Peloponnesian War.--Third Period, from the Sicilian Expedition to the end of the War, B.C. 413-404 CHAPTER XIV . . The Thiry Tyrants, and the death of Socrates, B.C. 404-399 CHAPTER XV . . The Expedition of the Greeks under Cyrus, and Retreat of the Ten Thousand, B.C. 401-400 CHAPTER XVI . . The Supremacy of Sparta, B.C. 404-371 CHAPTER XVII . . The Supremacy of Thebes, B.C. 371-361 CHAPTER XVIII . . History of the Sicilian Greeks from the Destruction of the Athenian Armament to the Death of Timoleon CHAPTER XIX . . Phillip of Macedon, B.C. 359-336 CHAPTER XX . . Alexander the Great, B.C. 336-323 CHAPTER XXI . . From the Death of Alexander the Great to the Conquest of Greece by the Romans, B.C. 323-146 CHAPTER XXII . . Sketch of the History of Greek Literature from the Earliest Times to the Reign of Alexander the Great
Excerpt from A History of Greece: From the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest, With Supplementary Chapters If we would read these lessons aright, we must come to the study of the past with candid and fearless minds ready to accept whatever it really tells us and earnest only in searching out the true meaning of its revelations. This alone can make the study of history fruitful, and bring out that earnestness, sincerity, can dour, and toleration, which are as essential to the healthy develop ment of nations as of individuals. 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 original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
This book provides a concise, illustrated introduction to the history of modern Greece, with a new final chapter about Greek history and politics to the present day. 56 illustrations. 10 maps.
The Story of the Greek People, an Elementary History of Greece by Eva March Tappan Pdf
Excerpt from The Story of the Greek People, an Elementary History of Greece The plan of this book is not only to present a simple outline of the chief events in the history of ancient Greece, but also to picture the customs of the people, their manner of living and thinking and feeling. So far as the size and scope of the little volume will permit, the names of those who were masters in art and literature are introduced, not in separate chapters as mere adjuncts to political history, but in their natural connection with the annals of their times, and ever in accordance with Plutarch's dictum, "Often an action of small note, a short saying or a jest, shall distinguish a persons real character more than the greatest sieges or the most important battles." In treating of the wars of Greece, I have followed their course as briefly as possible, and have given the space often allotted to details of battles to characteristic stories of some of the famous leaders, or a description of some one military operation that illustrates the difference between ancient and modern ways of conducting such affairs. In short, I have used the wars to illustrate the people, and not the people to display the minutiae of the wars. The illustrations for the book are intended to put the reader into the spirit of the Greek world, and to aid the imagination in interpreting the text. They have been taken from a great variety of sources, in the majority of cases representing Greek art in the form of architecture, statuary, bas-reliefs, vase-paintings, and coins, which reveal something of the artistic genius and the wonderful versatility of this people. 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 original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World by John Boardman,Jasper Griffin,Oswyn Murray Pdf
This authorative study covers the period from the eighth century BC, which witnessed the emergence of the Greek city-states, to the conquests of Alexander the Great and the establishment of the Greek monarchies some five centuries later.
Author : Sarah B. Pomeroy Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA Page : 456 pages File Size : 47,6 Mb Release : 2009 Category : History ISBN : STANFORD:36105132216651
A Brief History of Ancient Greece by Sarah B. Pomeroy Pdf
The story of the ancient Greeks is one of the most improbable success stories in world history. A small group of people inhabiting a country poor in resources and divided into hundreds of quarreling states created one of the most remarkable civilizations ever. Comprehensive and balanced, A Brief History of Ancient Greece: Politics, Society, and Culture, Second Edition is a shorter version of the authors' highly successful Ancient Greece: A Political, Social, and Cultural History, Second Edition (OUP, 2008). Four leading authorities on the classical world offer a lively and up-to-date account of Greek civilization and history in all its complexity and variety, covering the entire period from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic Era, and integrating the most recent research in archaeology, comparative anthropology, and social history. They show how the early Greeks borrowed from their neighbors but eventually developed a distinctive culture all their own, one that was marked by astonishing creativity, versatility, and resilience. Using physical evidence from archaeology, the written testimony of literary texts and inscriptions, and anthropological models based on comparative studies, this compact volume provides an account of the Greek world that is thoughtful and sophisticated yet accessible to students and general readers with little or no knowledge of Greece.
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens by Robin Waterfield Pdf
A fascinating, accessible, and up-to-date history of the Ancient Greeks. Covering the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, and centred around the disunity of the Greeks, their underlying cultural unity, and their eventual political unification.
