A History of Greece

From the Time of Solon to 403 BC

George Grote, M.O.B. Caspari, J.M. Mitchell, M.O.B. Caspari, J.M. Mitchell

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9781134593774
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Ancient History
• Index: History

Grote's History of Greece is one of the classic works of historical interpretation and scholarship. George Grote - banker, MP and a founder of London University - was the first historian to give a high value to the Greek creation of democracy, and this aspect of his work is closely relevant to current debates about democracy in our times. This abridgement of the original twelve volume work, which was made in the early years of the century and published by George Routledge and sons, is now available again and makes accessible the essential Grote.
In a new and original introduction, based on the latest research into Grote and into Greek history, Paul Cartledge places Grote's history in its intellectual context, discusses its salient features and traces its subsequent reception over the past century and a half.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction by Paul Cartledge
• Biographical Sketch
• Editors' Preface
• Summary of Omissions
• 1 Early Attica (Editorial)
• 2* Solonian Laws and Constitution
• 3* Grecian Affairs during the Government of Peisistratus
• 4* Grecian Affairs after the Expulsion of the Peisistratids — Revolution of Kleisthenês and Establishment of Democracy at Athens
• 5* Ionian Greeks — Rise of the Persian Empire
• 6 Ionic Revolt
• 7 From the Ionic Revolt to the Battle of Marathon
• 8 From the Battle of Marathon to the March of Xerxês against Greece
• 9 Proceedings in Greece from the Battle of Marathon to the Time of the Battle of Thermopylæ
• 10 Battles of Thermopylæ and Artemisium
• 11 Battle of Salamis — Retreat of Xerxês
• 12 Battles of Platæa and Mykale — Final Repulse of the Persians
• 13 Events in Sicily down to the Expulsion of the Gelonian Dynasty and the Establishment of Popular Governments
• 14 From the Battles of Platæa and Mykalê down to the Deaths of Themistoklês and Aristeidês
• 15 Proceedings of the Confederacy under Athens as Head — First Formation of the Athenian Empire
• 16* Constitutional and Judicial Changes at Athens under Perikles
• 17* From the Thirty Years' Truce, Fourteen Years before the Peloponnesian War, down to the Blockade of Potidæa, in the Year before the Peloponnesian War
• 18* From the Blockade of Potidæa down to the End of the First Year of the Peloponnesian War
• 19* From the Beginning of the Second Year down to the End of the Third Year of the War
• 20 From the Commencement of the Fourth Year of the War down to the Revolutionary Commotions at Korkyra
• 21 From the Troubles in Korkyra, in the Fifth Year of the War, down to the End of the Sixth Year
• 22* Seventh Year of the War — Capture of Sphakteria
• 23* Eighth Year of the War
• 24 Truce for One Year — Peace of Nikias
• 25 From the Peace of Nikias to the Olympic Festival of Olympiad 90
• 26 From the Festival of Olympiad 90 down to the Battle of Mantineia
• 27* Sicilian Affairs after the Extinction of the Gelonian Dynasty
• 28 From the Resolution of the Athenians to attack Syracuse down to the First Winter after their Arrival in Sicily
• 29 From the Commencement of the Siege of Syracuse by Nikias down to the Second Athenian Expedition under Demosthenes
• 30 From the Resumption of Direct Hostilities between Athens and Sparta down to the Destruction of the Athenian Armament in Sicily
• 31 From the Destruction of the Athenian Armament in Sicily down to the Oligarchical Conspiracy of the Four Hundred at Athens
• 32* Twenty-first Year of the War — Oligarchy of Four Hundred at Athens
• 33 The Restored Athenian Democracy down to the Arrival of Cyrus the Younger in Asia Minor
• 34 From the Arrival of Cyrus down to the Battle of Arginusæ
• 35 From the Battle of Arginusæ to the Restoration of the Democracy, after the Expulsion of the Thirty
• Index