A History of Greece; from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great by George Grote: Vol. 8, Volume 8

John Murray, 1851 - 689 pages

Contents

• VOL VIII: 1
• Peisander brings the oligarchical clubs at Athens into organised: 21
• The Athenian Paralidefeat of the oligarchical conspiracy at Samos: 40
• Consummation of the revolution at Athenslast public assembly: 46
• Rally of Athens during the year after the defeat at Syracuse: 52
• Remarks on this revolution: 53
• They send envoys to the camp at Samos: 60
• 2: 67
• He advises the satrap to assist neither of the Grecian parties: 82
• Alkibiades acts as negotiator for Tissaphernês at Magnesia: 98
• The Five Thousanda number never exactly realised: 106
• Credulity of the oligarchical conspirators: 110
• 89: 112
• Demagogues the indispensable counterpoise and antithesis to: 118
• CHAPTER LXIII: 126
• Opposition of Phrynichus at Samos to the conspirators and: 130
• The Spartan commissioner Lichas enjoins the Milesians to obey: 132
• Mindarus eludes Thrasyllus and reaches the Hellespont: 138
• Thrasyllus and the Athenian fleet at the Hellespont: 145
• Rejoicing at Athens for the victory: 149
• Alkibiadês returns from Aspendus to Samos: 156
• Escape of Alkibiadêsconcentration of the Athenian fleetMin: 162
• Manœuvres and countermanoeuvres of Phrynichus and Alkibiadês: 163
• Strenuous aid of Pharnabazus to the PeloponnesiansAlkibiadês: 170
• Thrasyllus and Alkibiadês at the Hellespont: 176
• Pharnabazus conveys some Athenian envoys towards Susa to make: 182
• Proceedings of the preceding admiral Kratesippidas: 189
• Factions organized by Lysander among the Asiatic cities: 195
• Decline of the Four Hundredconcessions made by themre: 199
• Disposition to refrain from dwelling on his previous wrongs and: 202
• Alkibiadês goes to Phokaa leaving his fleet under the command: 208
• Different behaviour towards Nikias and towards Alkibiadês: 215
• His spirited behaviour in regard to the Persians: 221
• He blocks up Konon and the Athenian fleet at Mitylênê: 226
• Unwilling vote of the assembly to relinquish their democracy under: 233
• State of the facts about the disabled ships and the men left in them: 240
• Debate in the public assemblyTheramenês accuses the generals: 246
• Probable version of the way in which the facts really occurred: 252
• Lacedæmonian fleet threatens Peiræuspasses by to Euboea: 255
• Feelings of the Athenian publichow the case stood before them: 258
• Proposition of Kallixenus in the senate against the generals: 264
• 11: 270
• Excitement of the assemblyconstitutional impediment overruled: 271
• Injustice of the proceedingviolation of the democratical maxims: 277
• CHAPTER LXV: 286
• 13: 292
• Slaughter of the captive generals and prisoners: 299
• The Athenian fleet supposed to have been betrayed by its own com: 300
• Oath of mutual harmony sworn in the acropolis: 306
• Peace is granted by Sparta against the general sentiment of: 312
• Kritias at the head of the oligarchs at Athens: 318
• Triumphant return of Lysander to Spartahis prodigious ascend: 324
• Lacedæmonian garrison introduced multiplied executions by: 330
• Murders and spoliations by the Thirty Seizure of the metics: 336
• Reply of Theramenês: 344
• 99: 350
• Unparalleled ascendency of Lysander: 356
• Thrasybulus seizes Phylêrepulses the Thirty in their attack: 362
• Colloquy during the burialtrucelanguage of Kleokritus: 369
• Straitened condition of the exiles in Peiræus: 375
• The Four Hundred are put downthe democracy in substance: 382
• CHAPTER LXVI: 398
• The proposition rejectedspeech composed by Lysias against it: 404
• Absence of harsh reactionary feeling both after the Thirty and after: 411
• Repayment to the Lacedæmonians: 417
• Other changes at Athensabolition of the Board of Hellenotamiæ: 423
• Assassination of Alkibiadês by order of Pharnabazus: 429
• Extraordinary development of dramatic genius: 435
• Eschylus Sophoklês and Euripidêsmodifications of tragedy: 441
• Comic poets before AristophanêsKratinus etc: 447
• Mistaken estimate of the comic writers as good witnesses or just: 454
• 57: 459
• Ethical sentiment interest and debate infused into the drama: 460
• Proceedings of the Four Hundred in the government: 466
• The Sophiststrue Greek meaning of that wordinvidious senti: 479
• Protagorashis treatise on Truthhis opinions about the Pagan: 503
• Unfounded accusations against the Sophists: 509
• Moderation of political antipathies and patriotic spirit now preva: 515
• ProdikusThe Choice of Hercules: 516
• Hippias of Elishow he is represented by Plato: 526
• The doctrine put into his mouth could never have been laid down: 531
• Such doctrine not common to all the Sophistswhat is offensive: 537
• It is unjust to try either the Sophists or the statesmen of Athens: 543
• CHAPTER LXVIII: 551
• Habits of Sokratês: 558
• His Dæmon or Geniusother inspirations: 565
• Confluence of the religious motive with the inquisitive and intellec: 571
• Limits of scientific study as laid down by Sokratês: 577
• Importance of the innovationmultitude of new and accessible: 581
• Great step made by Sokratês in laying the foundation of formal: 589
• Persuasion of religious mission in Sokratês prompting him to: 595
• He confines study to human affairs as distinguished from divine: 602
• Preceptorial and positive exhortation of Sokrates chiefly brought: 612
• Sokratic method tends to create minds capable of forming conclu: 621
• Prodigious efficacy of Sokrates in forming new philosophical minds: 626
• Constant reference of Sokratês to duties of practice and detail: 632
• The real ground for surprise is that that accusation had not been: 638
• Enmity of the poets and rhetors to Sokratês: 645
• The charges touch upon the defective point of the Socratic Ethical: 651
• Sentiment of Sokratês about death: 659
• The sentencehow passed in Athenian procedure: 665
• Aggravation of feeling in the Dikasts against him in consequence: 667
• Sokratês positive and practical in his endnegative only in: 676
• His condemnation brought on by himself: 683

Bibliographic information

• Title: A History of Greece; from the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation Contemporary with Alexander the Great by George Grote: Vol. 8, Volume 8
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: John Murray, 1851
• Original from: National Central Library of Rome
• Digitized: Apr 10, 2014
• Length: 689 pages