Ancient States and Empires Part 41

M323 Hercules.

M324 Deucalion.

M325 h.e.l.len and Pyrrha.

M326 Pelias and Neleus.

M327 Admetus.

M328 Jason and the Argonauts.

M329 Sisyphus.

M330 Bellerophon.

M331 aeolus.

M332 Tantalus.

M333 Pelops.

M334 The Deucalian deluge.

M335 Theseus.

M336 Theban legends. Cadmus. dipus.

M337 Creon.

M338 Darda.n.u.s.

M339 Ilus.

M340 Priam. Helen.

M341 The Trojan war.

M342 The legend of the Heraclidae.

M343 Their settlement in Sparta.

M344 The wanderings of the dispossessed Achaeans.

M345 Crete.

M346 The Dorians and Ionians become the leading tribes.

M347 First Olympiad, the era of the historic period.

M348 Grecian leagues.

M349 Early dominant states.

M350 Interest to be attached to the legends of Greece.

M351 Their historical importance.

M352 The early government of the h.e.l.lenes. The king.

M353 The councils.

M354 Religious and social life.

M355 Early forms of civilization.

M356 Lycurgus.

M357 His legislation.

M358 Spartan citizens.

M359 The old Achaean population.

M360 The Helots.

M361 The Ecclesia.

M362 The Senate.

M363 The kings.

M364 The Ephors.

M365 Aristocratic form of government. The citizen lost in the State.

M366 Number of citizens.

M367 Spartan armies.

M368 The Spartans obtain the ascendency on the Peninsula.

M369 Messenia. The war with Sparta.

M370 Aristomenes. Conquest of Messenia.

M371 Aggrandizement of Sparta.

M372 Political changes. The age of Tyrants.

M373 Corinthia.

M374 Changes in Corinth.

M375 Changes in Megara.

M376 Changes in other States.

M377 Early history of Athens. Theseus. Codrus.

M378 Draco.

M379 Solon.

M380 His inst.i.tutions.

M381 Loss of aristocratic power. Different cla.s.ses.

M382 Other political changes.

M383 Departure of Solon from Athens. Pisistratus. His reign. Hippias.

M384 Cleisthenes. The increase of the Senate.

M385 The ecclesia.

M386 Ostracism.

M387 Botia.

M388 Phocis.

M389 Thessaly.

M390 Macedonia.

M391 Epirus.

M392 Grecian colonies. The Ionian cities in Asia Minor.

M393 Political importance of the colonies.

M394 Legislation.

M395 The Amphictyonic Council.

M396 The Delphic oracle.

M397 The Olympic games.

M398 The Pythian games.

M399 The Nemaean and Ithmian games.

M400 Effect of these festivals.

M401 Changes in government. Erection of temples. Legal equality and political rights.

M402 Different forms of government.

M403 Commercial enterprise.

M404 Increase of wealth. Introduction of art.

M405 Architecture.

M406 Sculpture.

M407 Literature.

M408 Philosophy.

M409 Condition of the Ionian cities. Invasion of Scythia by Darius.

M410 Revolt of the Ionian cities from Persia. Defeat of the Ionian cities.

M411 Histiaeus.

M412 Want of union among the Ionian cities. Their signal defeat.

M413 Attack of Miletus. Complete conquest of the Ionian Greeks.

M414 Artaphernes organizes the Government. Darius prepares for the invasion of Greece.

M415 His immense preparations.

M416 His vast army.

M417 The Persian fleet.

M418 Political change at Athens. Miltiades, and other generals.

M419 Themistocles.

M420 Aristides.

M421 Athens allies herself with Sparta.

M422 Prominence of the dangers.