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History of Greece, Volume 02 (of 12) — George Grote

History of Greece, Volume 02 (of 12)

George Grote

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 508 pages

George Grote's History of Greece, Volume 2 (of 12). This historical work continues the account of legendary Greece and the transition to historical times, covering traditions of the Heraclid return, Dorian settlement, and early Greek states. It is worth listening to for its detailed and influential survey of Greek antiquity.

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Contents

  1. HISTORY OF GREECE
  2. CONTENTS. VOL. II.
  3. CHAPTER XVIII. CLOSING EVENTS OF LEGENDARY GREECE.—PERIOD OF INTERMEDIATE DARKNESS, BEFORE THE DAWN OF HISTORICAL GREECE
  4. CHAPTER XIX. APPLICATION OF CHRONOLOGY TO GRECIAN LEGEND.
  5. CHAPTER XX. STATE OF SOCIETY AND MANNERS AS EXHIBITED IN GRECIAN LEGEND.
  6. CHAPTER XXI. GRECIAN EPIC.—HOMERIC POEMS.
  7. CHAPTER I. GENERAL GEOGRAPHY AND LIMITS OF GREECE.
  8. CHAPTER II. THE HELLENIC PEOPLE GENERALLY, IN THE EARLY HISTORICAL TIMES.
  9. CHAPTER III. MEMBERS OF THE HELLENIC AGGREGATE, SEPARATELY TAKEN.—GREEKS NORTH OF PELOPONNESUS.
  10. CHAPTER IV. EARLIEST HISTORICAL VIEW OF PELOPONNESUS. DORIANS IN ARGOS AND THE NEIGHBORING CITIES.
  11. CHAPTER V. ÆTOLO-DORIAN EMIGRATION INTO PELOPONNESUS.—ELIS, LACONIA, AND MESSENIA.
  12. CHAPTER VI. LAWS AND DISCIPLINE OF LYKURGUS AT SPARTA.
  13. CHAPTER VII. FIRST AND SECOND MESSENIAN WARS.
  14. CHAPTER VIII. CONQUESTS OF SPARTA TOWARDS ARCADIA AND ARGOLIS.
  15. FOOTNOTES
  16. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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