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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 03 : $b Greece to the Peloponnesian War

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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 03 : $b Greece to the Peloponnesian War

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INTRODUCTORY ESSAY. THE SCOPE AND DEVELOPMENT OF GREEK HISTORY.
    By Dr. Eduard Meyer                                                  1

  GREEK HISTORY IN OUTLINE                                              13

                                CHAPTER I

  LAND AND PEOPLE                                                       26

    The land, 26. The name, 32. The origin of the Greeks, 33. Early
    conditions and movements, 36.

                               CHAPTER II

  THE MYCENÆAN AGE (_ca._ 1600-1000 B.C.)                               40

    Mycenæan civilisation, 40. The problem of Mycenæan chronology, 52.
    The testimony of art, 54. The problem of the Mycenæan race, 56.

                               CHAPTER III

  THE HEROIC AGE (1400-1200 B.C.)                                       66

    The value of the myths, 67. The exploits of Perseus, 68. The
    labours of Hercules, 69. The feats of Theseus, 71. The Seven
    against Thebes, 72. The Argonauts, 73. The Trojan War, 76. The
    town of Troy, 78. Paris and Helen, 79. The siege of Troy, 80.
    Agamemnon’s sad home-coming, 81. Character and spirit of the
    Heroic Age, 82. Geographical knowledge, 86. Navigation and
    astronomy, 88. Commerce and the arts, 89. The graphic arts, 91.
    The art of war, 92. Treatment of orphans, criminals, and slaves,
    94. Manners and customs, 97.

                               CHAPTER IV

  THE TRANSITION TO SECURE HISTORY (_ca._ 1200-800 B.C.)                99

    Beloch’s view of the conventional primitive history, 99.

                                CHAPTER V

  THE DORIANS (_ca._ 1100-1000 B.C.)                                   109

    The migration in the view of Curtius, 115. Messenia, 117. Argos,
    118. Arcadia, 121. Dorians in Crete, 124.

                               CHAPTER VI

  SPARTA AND LYCURGUS (_ca._ 885 B.C.)                                 128

    Plutarch’s account of Lycurgus, 129. The institutions of
    Lycurgus, 131. Regulations regarding marriage and the conduct
    of women, 133. The rearing of children, 135. The famed Laconic
    discourse; Spartan discipline, 136. The senate; burial customs;
    home-staying; the ambuscade, 138. Lycurgus’ subterfuge to
    perpetuate his laws, 140. Effects of Lycurgus’ system, 141.

                               CHAPTER VII

  THE MESSENIAN WARS OF SPARTA (_ca._ 764-580 B.C.)                    143

    First Messenian War, 144. The futile sacrifice of the daughter of
    Aristodemus, 146. The hero Aristomenes and the Second Messenian
    War, 147. The poet Tyrtæus, 149.

                              CHAPTER VIII

  THE IONIANS (_ca._ 650-630 B.C.)                                     152

    Origin and early history of Athens, 154. King Ægeus, 155.
    Theseus, 158. Rise of popular liberty, 162. Draco, the lawgiver,
    164.

                               CHAPTER IX

  SOME CHARACTERISTIC INSTITUTIONS (884-590 B.C.)                      167

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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 03 : $b Greece to the Peloponnesian War

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