An Epitome Of The Civil And Literary Chronology Of Greece

Author : Osbert Henry Fynes-Clinton
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ISBN 13 : 9781330615997
Total Pages : 634 pages
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Download or read book Fasti Hellenici, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Greece (Classic Reprint) written by Osbert Henry Fynes-Clinton and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-27 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fasti Hellenici, the Civil and Literary Chronology of Greece The period of two hundred and eighty years, from the 55th to the 124th Olympiad, may be considered as the second of three portions, into which the whole subject of Grecian chronology and history down to the Christian era may be divided. The times which precede the age of Pisistratus compose the first portion; the period from Pisistratus to Ptolemy Philadelphus is the second; and the space of time from Philadelphus to the Christian era is the third. This distribution is not arbitrarily made, but seems naturally pointed out by the subject itself. The government of Pisistratus at Athens was a remarkable epoch, distinguished by many peculiar characters. In a chronological view, it is marked as being the first date in Grecian history from which an unbroken series of dates can be deduced in regular succession. It coincides with the reign of Cyrus and the rise of the Persian empire; and consequently coincides with that point of time at which sacred history first touches upon profane. Regarded in a literary view, this era is no less remarkable. It coincides with the commencement of historical writing in prose. The rise of oratory at Athens, and the written drama, were subsequent to this date; and Thales the founder of philosophy had yet many years to live at the accession of Pisistratus to power. But if the 55th Olympiad is naturally pointed out as the commencement, the 124th is not less properly the termination of the period. That date constitutes a remarkable era both in the civil and literary affairs of Greece. It coincides with the deaths of the first successors of Alexander, who were all withdrawn from the scene nearly at the same time. It falls upon the rise of the Achaean league, and upon the establishment of those four monarchies in Asia which arose into independence after the death of Seleucus. This era is farther distinguished as the point of time at which the power of the Romans first came in contact with the Greeks, since the war with Pyrrhus began in the last year of this Olympiad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."