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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1891. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Academy, the, 292 Acarnania, and Athens, 169; com-bined attack on, 249 "Accursed," the, 7 "Acharnians," picture of the Athenian Assembly in the, 267, 268 Acropolis of Athens, the, 293 /.; statues on the, 302 Admetus, Themistocles with, 61 Egina, war with, 23; revolution at, 27; revolt of, 96; comes to terms, IO2; the Athenians expel the inhabitants of, 224, 225 'Eschylus, his " Persae," 309; his "Orestea," 310; his elevation, 311; subjects of his poetry, 311/.;his " Prometheus Vinc-tus," 313; grandeur of his characters, 314; his drama as an interpretation of life, 314; his language, 314 Agariste I., the wooing of, 3, 4, Agariste II., mother of Pericles, 17 Ageladas of Argos, a sculptor, 306 Alcmaeon, son of Megacles, 7; his visit to Croesus, 7 Alcmaeonidae, the, 6; known as the "Accursed," 7; in exile, 10; defeated at Lipsydrium, 11; suspected of treachery, 20 Alexander, king of Macedon (son of Amyntas), 74, 162 Allies, the, of Athens, 282 ff., 286; their feeling to the city, 360 Amphictyony, the, 67 Amphipolis, situation of, 161, 162 Amyrtaeus in the Delta, 445 B.C., 141 Anaxagoras, the philosopher, his views, 192; his trial and death, 194 Anchimolius, a Spartan, sent against Athens, 12 Anthemocritus, a herald, mur-dered by the Megarians, 226 Arbitration proposed between Corinth and Corcyra, 177 Arcadia at war with Sparta, 68 Archidamus, king of Sparta, op-posed to war, 189; sends a herald to Athens, 213; invades Attica (431 B.c.), 218 Archons, in the Areopagus, 79; at Athens, 279 ff. Archonship, change in the, 79, 80 Areopagus, the fall of, 76; a court for the trial of homicide, 77; rearranged by Solon, 78; between Solon and Pericles, 79; why distasteful to the de-mocracy, 80; the authority of, 81; attacked by Ephialtes, 83; why supported by Cimon and his part...
