A classical dictionary: containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors with tables of coins, weights, and measures used among the Greeks and Romans and a chronological tableLemprière, John
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A classical dictionary: containing a copious account of all the proper names mentioned in ancient authors with tables of coins, weights, and measures used among the Greeks and Romans and a chronological table
Lemprière, John
Classical dictionaries
The scene of the Peloponnesian war changed to Sicily. The
Agrarian law first moved at Rome 416
Egypt revolts from the Persians, and Amyrtæus is appointed
king 414
The Carthaginians enter Sicily, where they destroy Selinus
and Himera, but they are repulsed by Hermocrates 409
The battle of Ægospotamos. The usurpation of Dionysius 405
Athens taken by Lysander, 24th of April. The end of the
Peloponnesian war, and the appointment of 30 tyrants over
the conquered city. About this time flourished Parrhasius,
Protagoras, Lysias, Agathon, Euclid, Cebes, Telestes, &c. 404
Cyrus the younger killed at Cunaxa. The glorious retreat
of the 10,000 Greeks, and the expulsion of the 30 tyrants
from Athens by Thrasybulus 401
Socrates put to death 400
Agesilaus of Lacedæmon’s expedition into Asia against
the Persians. The age of Xenophon, Ctesias, Zeuxis,
Antisthenes, Evagoras, Aristippus of Cyrene, and Archytas 396
The Corinthian war begun by the alliance of the Athenians,
Thebans, Corinthians, and Argives, against Lacedæmon 395
The Lacedæmonians, under Pisander, defeated by Conon at
Cnidus; and, a few days after, the allies are defeated
at Coronæa, by Agesilaus 394
The battle of Allia, July 17th, and the taking of Rome by
the Gauls 390
Dionysius besieges Rhegium, and takes it after 11 months.
About this time flourished Plato, Philoxenus, Damon,
Pythias, Iphicrates, &c. 388
The Greek cities of Asia tributary to Persia, by the peace
of Antalcidas, between the Lacedæmonians and Persians 387
The war of Cyprus finished by a treaty, after it had
continued two years 385
The Lacedæmonians defeated in a sea-fight at Naxos,
September 20th, by Chabrias. About this time flourished
Philistus, Isæus, Isocrates, Arete, Philolaus, Diogenes
the cynic, &c. 377
Artaxerxes sends an army under Pharnabazus, with 20,000
Greeks, commanded by Iphicrates 374
The battle of Leuctra, July 8th, where the Lacedæmonians
are defeated by Epaminondas the general of the Thebans 371
The Messenians, after a banishment of 300 years, return to
Peloponnesus 370
One of the consuls at Rome elected from the plebeians 367
The battle of Mantinea gained by Epaminondas, a year after
the death of Pelopidas 363
Agesilaus assists Tachos king of Egypt. Some of the
governors of Lesser Asia revolt from Persia 362
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