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B.C.

752. Decennial Archons..

683. Annual Archons: their insti-

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tution the first certain date
in Athenian history...
Twofold division of the Athe-

nians:....

1. Eupatridæ, Geomori, De-
miurgi

2. Four tribes: Geleontes,

Hopletes,

Ægicores,

Argades.

The nine Archons and their

functions

624. Legislation of Draco

612. Conspiracy of Cylon..

Government of the Eupatridæ

The Alcmæonidæ.

596. Visit of Epimenides the Cretan:
his purification of the city..

Life of Solon

State of Attica at the time of
Solon's legislation: civil dis-
sensions between the inhab-
itants of the Plains, the

Mountains, and the Shores.

594 Legislation of Solon...

Relief of debtors..

Division of the people into four

classes, according to their

property: .

1. Pentacosiomedimni.

2. Knights.

3. Zeugitæ.

4. Thetes...

Senate of Four Hundred

Senate of the Areopagus.

CHAPTER VI.

THE GREEK COLONIES.

Origin of the Greek colonies,

and their relation to the

mother city..

Division of the colonies into

four groups

L Colonies in Asia Minor and

the adjoining islands

Eolic, Ionic, and Doric

colonies..

Miletus and Ephesus the
most important...

II. Colonies in the western parts

of the Mediterranean.

Cumæ in Campania

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March of Mardonius and the

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Conclusion of the war with
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Decline of Athenian power

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Carthaginian expedition to

Sicily...

479. Preparations of Mardonius for

the campaign..

Mardonius occupies Athens..

Athenian embassy to Sparta.

March of the Spartan army...

CHAPTER IX.

FROM THE END OF THE PERSIAN WARS TO THE BEGINNING OF THE

PELOPONNESIAN WAR, B.C. 479–431.

478. Rebuilding of Athens

Attempts of the Lacedæmo-

nians to prevent Athens be-

ing fortified

Defeated by Themistocles

Fortification of Piræus..

Farther proceedings against
the Persians

Misconduct of Pausanias.

The maritime supremacy trans-
ferred to the Athenians

Confederacy of Delos..

The combined fleet under Ci-

mon..

471. Pausanias convicted of trea-

son, and put to death..
Strife of parties at Athens....
Changes in the constitution..

Misconduct of Themistocles

His ostracism

456., Themistocles flies to Persia..
His death and character.

Death of Aristides.....

476. Cimon takes Eion on the Stry-
mon and reduces Scyros..

466. Revolt and conquest of Naxos.

Battle of the Eurymedon..

465. Revolt of Thasos.

454. Earthquake at Sparta, and re-

volt of the Helots and Mes-

senians

Cimon marches to the assist-

ance of the Lacedæmonians:

his abrupt dismissal

Parties at Athens..

Character of Pericles.

His attacks upon the Areopa-

gus, and other reforms...

461. Ostracism of Cimon..

Administration and foreign

policy of Pericles

460. Expedition of the Athenians

into Egypt to assist Inarus..

456. Battle of Enophyta, and con-

quest of Boeotia

455. Defeat of the Athenians in

Egypt

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with the exception of Samos 123 410. Twenty-second Year. Arrest

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Abolition of the democracy, 407.
and establishment of the
Four Hundred at Athens... 125

Proceedings at Samos: the

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Antiochus...

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army refuses to recognize
the new government.
Alcibiades joins the democracy
at Samos, and is elected one
of the Athenian generals... 126
Overthrow of the Four Hund-
red..

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