A Smaller History of Greece

A Smaller History of Greece

William Smith, English lexicographer (1813-1893)


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Table of Contents

- About This Book

- Geography Of Greece

- Origin Of The Greeks And The Heroic Age

- General Survey Of The Greek People-national Institutions

- Early History Of Peloponnesus And Sparta, Down To The End Of The Messenian Wars, B.c. 668

- The Early History Of Athens, Down To The Establishment Of Democracy By Clisthenes, B.c. 510

- The Greek Colonies

- The Persian Wars.-from The Ionic Revolt To The Battle Of Marathon, B.c. 500-490

- The Persian Wars.-the Battles Of Thermopylae, Salamis, And Plataea, B.c. 480-479

- From The End Of The Persian Wars To The Beginning Of The Peloponnesian War, B.c. 479-431

- Athens In The Time Of Pericles

- The Peloponnesian War.-first Period, From The Commencement Of The War To The Peace Of Nicias, B.c. 431-421

- The Peloponnesian War.-second Period, From The Peace Of Nicias To The Defeat Of The Athenians In Sicily, B.c. 421-413

- The Peloponnesian War.-third Period, From The Sicilian Expedition To The End Of The War, B.c. 413-404

- The Thirty Tyrants, And The Death Of Socrates, B.c. 404-399

- The Expedition Of The Greeks Under Cyrus, And Retreat Of The Ten Thousand, B.c. 401-400

- The Supremacy Of Sparta, B.c. 404-371

- The Supremacy Of Thebes, B.c. 371-361

- History Of The Sicilian Greeks From The Destruction Of The Athenian Armament To The Death Of Timoleon

- Philip Of Macedon, B.c. 359-336

- Alexander The Great, B.c. 336-323

- From The Death Of Alexander The Great To The Conquest Of Greece By The Romans, B.c. 323-146

- Sketch Of The History Of Greek Literature From The Earliest Times To The Reign Of Alexander The Great