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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 04 : $b Greece to the Roman Conquest — John Shaqi

The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 04 : $b Greece to the Roman Conquest

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The historians' history of the world in twenty-five volumes, volume 04 : $b Greece to the Roman Conquest

World history

His vices and virtues (Arrian), 393. His favour with fortune
    (Ælianus), 394. If Alexander had attempted Rome (Livy), 395. A
    patriotic estimate of Rome’s greatness, 398. His invincibility
    (Grote), 399. His meanness (Ménard and Rollin), 401. His evil
    influence (Niebuhr), 403. His motives (Droysen), 405. His effect
    on federalisation (Pöhlmann), 407. His heritage (Hegel), 408.
    Alexander’s true glory (Wheeler), 409.

                              CHAPTER LVIII

  GREECE DURING THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER (333-323 B.C.)                    410

    Confederacy against Macedonia, 411. War in Greece, 412. Affairs
    at Athens, 413. Demosthenes and Æschines, 414. Deification of
    Alexander; the gold of Harpalus, 416.

                               CHAPTER LIX

  THE SUCCESSORS OF ALEXANDER (323-232 B.C.)                            420

    Council at Babylon after Alexander’s death, 422. Perdiccas,
    Meleager, Eumenes, and the puppet king, 425. The compact,
    426. The partition, 427. Alexander’s posthumous plans, 428.
    Alexander’s funeral described by Diodorus, 430. Alexander’s
    heirs, 431. Arrhidæus, the imbecile, 431. The Diadochi, 432.
    The women claimants, 433. Death of Perdiccas, 435. The feats
    of Eumenes, 436. The empire of Antigonus, 437. Polysperchon
    _versus_ Cassander, 438. Lysimachus, 441. Cassander in power,
    442. The name of “king” assumed, 446. The siege of Rhodes, 447.
    The fall of Antigonus, 449. Demetrius at large, 450. Death of
    Cassander; Demetrius wins and loses, 452. Lysimachus, Arsinoe,
    and Agathocles, 454. Seleucus; Antigonus; the Ptolemies, 455.
    Ptolemy Ceraunus in Macedonia, 457. Anarchy in Macedonia, 458.
    Antigonus Gonatas, 459. The Chremonidean War, 460. Pyrrhus’ son
    takes Macedonia, 461.

                                CHAPTER LX

  AFFAIRS IN GREECE PROPER AFTER ALEXANDER’S DEATH (323-318 B.C.)       463

    The Lamian War, 463. Return of Demosthenes; death of
    Leosthenes, 466. Leonnatus, 467. Death of Leonnatus; naval
    war; war in Thessaly, 468. Dissolution of the league, 469. The
    capitulation, 470. The end of Demosthenes, 470. Grote’s estimate
    of Demosthenes, 472. Antipater in Greece, 474. The deaths of
    Antipater and of Demades, 476. Polysperchon and Cassander, 477.
    Olympias and Eumenes, 478. Imperial edict recalling exiles, 479.
    Contest at Athens, 480. Intrigues of Phocion, 481. Phocion’s
    disgrace, 482.

                               CHAPTER LXI

  THE FAILURE OF GRECIAN FREEDOM (318-279 B.C.)                         486

    Hellas at peace, 487. Athens under Demetrius; Sparta behind
    walls, 488. The last acts of Olympias’ power, 490. Ptolemy
    in Greece, 493. Athens passive and servile, 494. Success of
    Demetrius in Greece, 497. Battle of Ipsus, 498.

                               CHAPTER LXII

  THE EXPLOITS OF PYRRHUS (_ca._ 360-272 B.C.)                          502

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