A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great

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Macmillan, 1904 - 909 páginas
 

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Democratic Movements Lawgivers and Tyrants
144
The Tyrannies of Central Greece
148
The Sacred War The Panhellenic Games
157
CHAPTER IV
163
Foundation of the Athenian Commonwealth
168
FIG PAGE 169 Alliance coin of Leontini and Catane from photograph published
169
The Aristocracy in the Seventh Century
171
The Legislation of Solon and the Foundation of Democracy
180
CHAPTER V
190
Athens under Pisistratus
192
Growth of Sparta and the Peloponnesian League
202
Fall of the Pisistratids and Intervention of Sparta
204
King Cleomenes and the Second Spartan Intervention
208
Reform of Cleisthenes
211
First Victories of the Democracy
216
CHAPTER VI
219
The Persian Conquest of Asiatic Greece
229
SECT PAGE 3 The Persian Conquest of Egypt Polycrates of Samos
232
Ionia under Darius
234
Conquest of Thrace
238
The Ionic Revolt against Persia
241
Second and Third European Expeditions of Darius Battle of Marathon
247
Struggle of Athens and Aegina
258
Growth of the Athenian Democracy
260
Athens to be a Seapower
263
CHAPTER VII
265
Preparations of Greece
269
Battles of Thermopylae and Artemisium
271
Battle of Salamis
277
Consequences of Salamis
282
Preparations for another Campaign
285
Battle of Plataea
289
Battle of Mycale and Capture of Sestos
295
Gelon Tyrant of Syracuse
296
The Carthaginian Invasion of Sicily and the Battle of Himera
300
Syracuse and Acragas under Hieron and Theron
304
Temple of Zeus at Acragas photograph
310
Religious Movements in the Sixth Century
311
Eleusinian relief E A Gardner op cit
314
Spread of the Orphic Religion
316
Coin of Sybaris
318
Ionian Reason
319
CHAPTER VIII
322
Coin of Pharsalus
326
Coin of Arcadian League
327
The Confederacy of Delos
328
The Fortification of Athens and the Piraeus
330
Coin of Athens
333
Ostracism and Death of Themistocles
334
The Confederacy of Delos becomes an Athenian Empire
336
IOI Coin of Thasos
338
Coin of Erythrae
339
Coin of Cos
340
Policy and Ostracism of Cimon
342
CHAPTER IX
346
Bust of Pericles E A Gardner op cit
347
View of Pnyx from a photograph by Mr Thacher Clarke Hellenic Soc
348
Monument of Lysicrates Athens photograph
351
War of Athenians with the Peloponnesians
352
Coin of Thebes
356
Conclusion of Peace with Persia
358
Coin of Cition
359
Athenian Reverses The Thirty Years Peace
361
The Imperialism of Pericles
363
The Restoration of the Temples
367
Plan of Athenian Acropolis
368
Athena and Hephaestus Parthenon frieze photograph
370
Scenes from frieze of temple of Nike Apteros photograph
372
Coin of Elis
375
Map of Athens and Piraeus
376
The Piraeus Growth of Athenian Trade
377
Athenian Enterprise in Italy
378
Athenian Policy in Thrace and the Euxine
380
Coin of Chalcedon
381
Revolt of Samos
382
Coin of Corinth
384
Higher Education The Sophists
385
CHAPTER X
387
THE WAR OF ATHENS WITH THE PELOPONNESIANS 431421 B C
390
Inscription on Athenians who fell at Potidaea British Museum
393
General View of the War
396
Portrait head of Thucydides
398
The Theban Attack on Plataea
401
The Plague
403
The Mourning Athena E A Gardner op cit
406
The Siege and Capture of Plataea
409
Revolt of Mytilene
413
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418
Campaigns of Demosthenes in the West
422
Coin of Ambracia
424
Nicias and Cleon Politics at Athens
425
The Athenian Capture of Pylos
429
Plan of Pylos and Sphacteria founded on G B Grundys Map in J H S 1896
431
The Victory of Paconius E A Gardner op cit
439
II
440
Athens fails in Boeotia
441
The War in Thrace
444
Negotiations for Peace
449
The Second Expedition
477
Consequences of the Sicilian Catastrophe
484
The Oligarchic Revolution
489
Fall of the Four Hundred The Polity The Democracy Restored
493
Downfall of the Athenian Empire
499
Rule of the Thirty and Restoration of the Democracy
507
CHAPTER XII
514
The Rebellion of Cyrus and the March of the Ten Thousand
517
War of Sparta with Persia
530
Asiatic Campaigns of Agesilaus Battle of Cnidus
536
Sparta at the Gates of the Peloponnesus the Corinthian War
539
The Kings Peace
549
CHAPTER XIII
555
Alliance of Athens and Thebes
561
The Second Athenian League and the Theban Reforms
564
The Battle of Naxos and the Peace of Callias
567
Athens under the Restored Democracy
574
CHAPTER XIV
591
Policy of Thebes in Southern Greece Arcadia and Messenia
598
Policy and Action of Thebes in Northern Greece
612
The Battle of Mantinea
619
The Last Expedition of Agesilaus
626
CHAPTER XV
629
Carthaginian Conquest of Acragas
635
Rise of Dionysius
639
First Years of Dionysius
642
A J Evans in Numismatic Chronicle 1896
646
First Punic War of Dionysius
648
Second Punic War and Sicel Conquests of Dionysius
654
The Empire of Dionysius
656
Death of Dionysius Estimate of his Work
663
Dionysius the Younger
666
Dion
669
Timoleon
673
Events in Great Greece
679
Coin of Taras
680
CHAPTER XVI
681
Coin of Alexander of Pherae
682
Philip II of Macedonia
683
Coin of Archelaus I
684
Coin of Philip II
685
Coin of Philippi
686
Mausoius of Caria
688
Coin of Mausolus
692
Statue of Mausolus British Museum E A Gardner op cit
693
Phocis and the Sacred
694
The Advance of Macedonia
701
Portrait head of Demosthenes
704
Peace of Philocrates
708
Interval of Peace and Preparations for War 3461 B C
715
Lion of Chaeronea photograph
730
Bust of Alexander the Great British Museum
739
Coin of Lampsacus
750
Coin of Pixodarus
754
Coin of Tarsus
756
SECT PAGE 6 Battle of Issus
757
Plan of Battle of Issus
759
Coin of Phaestus
762
Conquest of Syria
763
Coin of Sidon
764
Scene from Sidonian sarcophagus P Gardner Sculptured Tombs of Hellas
765
Plan of Tyre
767
Coin of Tyre
771
Conquest of Egypt
772
Coin of Cyrene
773
Battle of Gaugamela Arbela and Conquest of Babylonia
774
Conquest of Susiana and Persis
779
Propylaea of Xerxes Persepolis Rawlinson
781
Death of Darius
782
Spirit of Alexanders Policy as Lord of Asia
785
CHAPTER XVIII
787
Map of Bactria and Sogdiana
790
Map of NorthWestern India
797
The Conquest of India
798
Plan of Battle of the Hydaspes
805
Alexanders Return to Babylon
813
Preparations for Arabian Expedition and the Death of Alexander
818
Greece under Macedonia
823
Ephebus taking oath cylix painting British Museum
827
The Episode of Harpalus and the Greek Revolt
829
Aristotle and Alexander
833
Portrait of Aristotle British Museum
834
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE
837
31
849
NOTES AND REFERENCES
851
39
873
639
878
Colonies on the Coasts of the Euxine Propontis and North Aegean
880
642
885
Colonies in the Western Mediterranean
887
648
890
656
891
The Opening of Egypt
893
673
894
679
897
683
902
688
903
750
904

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