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... King .. 9 9 Cecrops 5 The Boulé , or Council of Chiefs 9 Danaus .. The Agora , or general assembly Pelops . of freemen .. 9 Cadmus Phoenician origin of the Greek alphabet .. Heroic age : its supposed length .. Hercules 5 6 6 Three ...
... King .. 9 9 Cecrops 5 The Boulé , or Council of Chiefs 9 Danaus .. The Agora , or general assembly Pelops . of freemen .. 9 Cadmus Phoenician origin of the Greek alphabet .. Heroic age : its supposed length .. Hercules 5 6 6 Three ...
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... kings . The Dorians led by the He- raclidæ 17 2. The Gerusia , or Council of 30 Elders .. History of the Heraclide 17 3. The popular assembly . Temenus , Cresphontes , and 4. The five Ephors Aristodemus - the three Heraclidæ who led the ...
... kings . The Dorians led by the He- raclidæ 17 2. The Gerusia , or Council of 30 Elders .. History of the Heraclide 17 3. The popular assembly . Temenus , Cresphontes , and 4. The five Ephors Aristodemus - the three Heraclidæ who led the ...
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... King of Sparta mon .. 72 Thirty Years ' Truce ... 471. Pausanias convicted of trea- Pericles has the sole direction son , and put to death .. Strife of parties at Athens .... Changes in the constitution .. 72 of affairs at Athens .. 72 ...
... King of Sparta mon .. 72 Thirty Years ' Truce ... 471. Pausanias convicted of trea- Pericles has the sole direction son , and put to death .. Strife of parties at Athens .... Changes in the constitution .. 72 of affairs at Athens .. 72 ...
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... Kings of the country . He subdues the Illyrians .. His military discipline . 175 347. Fall of Olynthus 175 346 . 176 176 176 358. Capture of Amphipolis . 357. Foundation of Philippi . 176 ... 177 342 . 357- ) The Social War ...... 177 ...
... Kings of the country . He subdues the Illyrians .. His military discipline . 175 347. Fall of Olynthus 175 346 . 176 176 176 358. Capture of Amphipolis . 357. Foundation of Philippi . 176 ... 177 342 . 357- ) The Social War ...... 177 ...
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... King of Macedo- 65 nia ... 217 69 Coin of Perseus , King of Macedo- nia 220 Lyre , with seven strings 222 223 226 227 228 232 233 90 Menander 234 The propylæa restored 91 Aristotle .. 239 Corcyra R S Leucas ephallemia A L 1.A Капрасти H.
... King of Macedo- 65 nia ... 217 69 Coin of Perseus , King of Macedo- nia 220 Lyre , with seven strings 222 223 226 227 228 232 233 90 Menander 234 The propylæa restored 91 Aristotle .. 239 Corcyra R S Leucas ephallemia A L 1.A Капрасти H.
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Page 159 - King Artaxerxes thinks it just that the cities in Asia and the islands of Clazomenae and Cyprus should belong to him. He also thinks it just to leave all the other Grecian cities, both small and great, independent — except Lemnos, Imbros, and Scyros, which are to belong to Athens, as of old.
Page 101 - Oppressed at once by war and pestilence, their lands desolated, their homes filled with mourning, it is not surprising that the Athenians were seized with rage and despair, or that they vented their anger on Pericles, whom they deemed the author of their misfortunes. But that statesman still adhered to his plans with unshaken firmness. Though the Lacedaemonians were in Attica, though the plague had already seized on Athens, he was vigorously pushing his plans of offensive operations.
Page 140 - Pli&do of Plato. With a firm and cheerful countenance he drank the cup of hemlock amidst his sorrowing and weeping friends. His last words were addressed to Crito : — " Crito, we owe a cock to ^Esculapius ;* discharge the debt, and by no means omit it.
Page 34 - Solon was the only man, who, without fear or shrinking, deplored the folly of the times, and reproached the Athenians with their cowardice and treachery. You might, said he, with ease have crushed the tyrant in the bud; but nothing now remains but to pluck him up by the roots.