History of Greece: I. Legendary Greece. II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens, Volume 7

George Grote

J. Murray, 1855 - Greece

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VOL	1

Athens restores the Spartan captives	8

new Peloponnesian alliance	15

AlkibiadêsSokratêsthe Sophists	16

New combinations in Peloponnesussuspicion entertained of con	17

The Boeotians and Megarians refuse to break with Sparta or	24

Trick by which Alkibiadês cheats and disgraces the envoys	27

Treatment of the Spartan captives after their liberation from Athens	30

Mischief to Athens from the banishment of Alkibiadês Languid	294

Feelings of the ancient soldier Harangue of Nikias	300

Confidence of the Athenians at home in Nikiastheir good tem	306

Hermokrates and Euphêmuscounterenvoys at Kamarina	312

Winter proceedings of Nikias from his quarters at Katana	319

Great effect of his speech on the Peloponnesians	326

CHAPTER LIX	332

Localities without the wall of the outer cityEpipola	334

The Lacedæmonians conclude a special alliance with the Boeotians	36

Failure of the embassy of Nikias at SpartaAthens concludes	67

The sacred month Karneiustrick played by the Argeians with	72

The Eleians exclude the Spartan sacred legation from this Olympic	77

CHAPTER LVI	84

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Severe censure against Agis on his return to Sparta	101

Operations of Argeians Eleians c near Epidaurus	122

Mantineia	127

Treaty of alliance between Sparta and Argosdissolution of	128

counterrevolution in that	134

Nominal peace but precarious relations between Athens	140

Naval combat in the harbour of Syracusethe Athenians victo	144

Gradual desuetude of the ostracism as the democracy became	146

Refusal of the Melians to submit	154

Place which it occupies in the general historical conception	160

Power and foreign exploits of Syracuse	166

Prosperity and power of Agrigentum	173

Sicilian citiestheir condition and proceedings at the first breaking	175

The Ionic cities in Sicily solicit aid from Athensfirst Athenian	181

Congress of the Sicilian cities at Gela Speech of Hermokratês	187

Application of the Leontine Demos for help to Athens The Athe	194

Return of the commissioners to Athensimpression produced	201

Reply of Alkibiadês	207

Effect of this speechincreased eagerness of the assembly for	213

Large preparations made for the expedition	215

CHAPTER LVIII	223

New policy of Athens attempted by Alkibiadês	233

First accusation of Alkibiadês of having profaned and divulged	239

Solemnities of parting on shipboard and on the waters edge	245

Temper and parties in the Syracusan assembly	251

Pacific dispositions of Athenagoras	257

Alkibiadês at MessênêNaxos joins the Athenians Empty dis	264

Peisander and Chariklês the commissioners of inquiry	270

Andokidês is solicited by his fellowprisoners to stand forward	276

Anxiety and alarm revived respecting the persons concerned in	282

Conduct of the Athenian public in reference to Alkibiadêshow	291

First operations of the siegeCentral work of the Athenians	340

Nikias occupies the southern cliffand prosecutes his line	346

The Syracusans offer no farther obstructiondespondency at Syra	352

Progress of Gylippus in spite of discouraging reports	358

Gylippus with his newlevied force enters Syracuse unopposed	364

Vigorous and aggressive measures of Gylippus immediately	367

Farther defences provided by Gylippus joining the higher part	374

Despatch of Nikias to the Athenian people	383

Capital mistake committed by the Athenians	390

Second expedition from Athens against Syracuse under Demo	396

Gylippus surprises and takes Plemmyrium	401

Disadvantages of the Athenian fleet in the harbour Their naval	407

Danger of the Athenian armamentarrival of Demosthenês with	413

Partial success at firstcomplete and ruinous defeat finally	420

Demosthenês insists at least on removing out of the Great Harbour	426

Eclipse of the moonAthenian retreat postponed	432

Partial success ashore against Gylippus	435

Exhortations of Nikias on putting the crews aboard	441

Attempt of the Athenian fleet to break outbattle in the Great	447

Feelings of the victors and vanquished after the battle	453

Attempt of the generals to maintain some orderenergy of Nikias	459

Violent stormeffect produced on both partieschange of feeling	465

Nikias gets to the river Asinarusintolerable thirst and suffering	471

Treatment of Nikias and Demosthenêsdifference of opinion	477

Opinion of the Athenians about Nikiastheir steady overcon	483

Athens dismisses her Thracian mercenariesmassacre at Myka	490

Reluctance of the Athenians to believe the full truth	496

The Euboeans apply to Agis for aid in revolting from Athensthe	502

Peloponnesian fleet from Corinth to Chiosit is defeated by	508

Dismay occasioned at Athens by the revolt of Chiosthe Athenians	514

Peloponnesian fleet at KenchreaAstyochus is sent as Spartan	524

Hardships suffered by the Chiansprosperity of the island up	530

Powerful Athenian fleet at Samosunexpected renovation of	536

Pedaritus Lacedæmonian governor at Chiosdisagreement	539

Comparison of the second treaty with the first	545

Long inaction of the fleet at Rhodesparalysing intrigues of Tis	551

VOL VII	567

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Title	History of Greece: I. Legendary Greece. II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens, Volume 7 History of Greece: I. Legendary Greece. II. Grecian History to the Reign of Peisistratus at Athens, George Grote
Author	George Grote
Publisher	J. Murray, 1855
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	8 May 2008

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