A History of Greece: From the Time of Solon to 403 BC

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ISBN: 9780415223690 | 0415223695
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 10/19/2000

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This abridgement of the classic twelve volume work, which was made in the early years of the century and published by George Routledge and Sons, is now available again and makes accessible the essential Grote. This new edition also includes an original introduction based on the latest research which places Grote's history in its intellectual context, discusses its salient features and traces its subsequent reception over the past century and a half.

Introduction

Paul Cartledge

Biographical Sketch

xxi

Editors' Preface

xxvi

Summary of Omissions

xxxvi

Early Attica (Editorial)

(14)

Solonian Laws and Constitution

(42)

Grecian Affairs during the Government of Peisistratus

(18)

Grecian Affairs after the Expulsion of the Peisistratids -- Revolution of Kleisthenes and Establishment of Democracy at Athens

(42)

Ionian Greeks -- Rise of the Persian Empire

117

(29)

Ionic Revolt

146

(19)

From the Ionic Revolt to the Battle of Marathon

165

(36)

From the Battle of Marathon to the March of Xerxes against Greece

201

(16)

Proceedings in Greece from the Battle of Marathon to the Time of the Battle of Thermopylæ

217

(16)

Battles of Thermopylæ and Attemisium

233

(18)

Battle of Salamis -- Retreat of Xerxes

251

(23)

Battles of Platæa and Mykale -- Final Repulse of the Persians

274

(30)

Events in Sicily down to the Expulsion of the Gelonian Dynasty and the Establishment of Popular Governments

304

(25)

From the Battles of Platæa and Mykale down to the Deaths of Themistokles and Aristeides

329

(25)

Proceedings of the Confederacy under Athens as head -- First Formation of a Athenian Empire

354

(33)

Constitutional and Judicial Changes at Athens under Perikles

387

(27)

From the Thirty Years' Truce, Fourteen Years before the Peloponnesian War, down to the Blockade of Potidæa, in the Year before the Peloponnesian War

414

(43)

From the Blockade of Potidæa down to the End of the First Year of the Peloponnesian War

457

(38)

From the Beginning of the Second Year down to the End of the Third Year of the War

495

(30)

From the Commencement of the Fourth Year of the War down to the Revolutionary Commotions at Korkyra

525

(28)

From the Troubles in Korkyra, in the Fifth year of the War, down to the End of the Sixth Year

553

(13)

Seventh Year of the War -- Capture of Sphakteria

566

(25)

Eighth Year of the War

591

(28)

Truce for One Year -- Peace of Nikias

619

(30)

From the Peace of Nikias to the Olympic Festival of Olympiad 90

649

(26)

From the Festival of Olympiad 90 down to the Battle of Mantineia

675

(30)

Sicilian Affairs after the Extinction of the Gelonian Dynasty

705

(20)

From the Resolution of the Athenians to attack Syracuse down to the First Winter after their Arrival in Sicily

725

(34)

From the Commencement of the Siege of Syracuse by Nikias down to the Second Athenian Expedition under Demosthenes

759

(20)

From the Resumption of Direct Hostilities between Athens and Sparta down to the Destruction of the Athenian Armament in Sicily

779

(29)

From the Destruction of the Athenian Armament in Sicily down to the Oligarchical Conspiracy of the Four Hundred at Athens

808

(21)

Twenty-first Year of the War -- Oligarchy of Four Hundred at Athens

829

(39)

The Restored Athenian Democracy down to the Arrival of Cyrus the Younger in Asia Minor

868

(18)

From the Arrival of Cyrus down to the Battle of Arginusæ

886

(33)

From the Battle of Arginusæ to the Restoration of the Democracy, after the Expulsion of the Thirty

919

(38)

Index

957

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