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... Spartan pow- Sparta His life His legislation .. 176. Lycurgus the legislator of Population of Sparta divided 19 743-724 . First Messenian War 19 685-668 . Second Messenian War Aristomenes , the Messenian hero ... er 19 into the three ...
... Spartan pow- Sparta His life His legislation .. 176. Lycurgus the legislator of Population of Sparta divided 19 743-724 . First Messenian War 19 685-668 . Second Messenian War Aristomenes , the Messenian hero ... er 19 into the three ...
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... Sparta and Athens .. Burning of Sardis by the Athenians and Ionians ... CHAPTER VIII . THE PERSIAN WARS . — THE BATTLES OF THERMOPYLE , SALAMIS , And Platía , B.C. 480-479 . Page B.C. 479. Preparations of Mardonius for the campaign ...
... Sparta and Athens .. Burning of Sardis by the Athenians and Ionians ... CHAPTER VIII . THE PERSIAN WARS . — THE BATTLES OF THERMOPYLE , SALAMIS , And Platía , B.C. 480-479 . Page B.C. 479. Preparations of Mardonius for the campaign ...
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... Sparta .. 67 478 . March of the Spartan army ... 67 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 . B.C.. B.C. Pago Carthaginian ...
... Sparta .. 67 478 . March of the Spartan army ... 67 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 . B.C.. B.C. Pago Carthaginian ...
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... Spartan allies with the peace : new confederacy 111 Transactions between Sparta and Athens .. 111 Character and policy of Alci- biades .. 111 He outwits the Lacedæmonians 112 Alliance between Athens and Argos . ..... 112 B C. Page B.C. ...
... Spartan allies with the peace : new confederacy 111 Transactions between Sparta and Athens .. 111 Character and policy of Alci- biades .. 111 He outwits the Lacedæmonians 112 Alliance between Athens and Argos . ..... 112 B C. Page B.C. ...
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... SPARTA , B. C.. B.C. Defeat of Antiochus at No- tium .. Dismissal of Alcibiades 406. Twenty - sixth Year . Lysander 130 Page 132 133 130 superseded by Callicratidas . 130 His straightforward conduct .. 130 He defeats Conon at Mytilené ...
... SPARTA , B. C.. B.C. Defeat of Antiochus at No- tium .. Dismissal of Alcibiades 406. Twenty - sixth Year . Lysander 130 Page 132 133 130 superseded by Callicratidas . 130 His straightforward conduct .. 130 He defeats Conon at Mytilené ...
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Page xxix - ... the matches. The only prize given to the conqueror was a garland of wild olive ; but this was valued as one of the dearest distinctions in life. To have his name proclaimed as victor before assembled Hollas was an object of ambition with the noblest and the wealthiest of the Greeks.
Page 121 - 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. Should any parties refuse to accept this peace, I will make war upon them, along with those who are of the same mind, both by land and sea, with ships and with money.
Page 69 - 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 10 - 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.
Page xxix - B. c. 776, in which year he is said to have assisted Iphitus in restoring the Olympic games. He belonged to the royal family of Sparta. According to the common account he was the son of Eunomus, one of the two kings who reigned together in Sparta.