Project Gutenberg 2000-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 73 Smith, William 1813 1893 Smith, William George A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest Produced by an anonymous volunteer. HTML version by Al Haines. "A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest" by William Smith is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the geographical, social, and political evolution of ancient Greece, detailing significant periods and events leading up to the Roman conquest. It specifically focuses on the development of city-states, the heroic age, and the Persian Wars, providing a comprehensive overview of Greek history. The opening of the text begins with a detailed description of the geography of Greece, illustrating its mountainous terrain and small, independent city-states that fostered a spirit of independence among the Greeks. Smith explains how the surrounding seas encouraged maritime trade and exploration. The narrative transitions to the origins of the Greeks, highlighting the Pelasgians as the earliest inhabitants and leading into discussions of the Hellenes and their legendary heroes, like Hercules and Theseus. These introductory chapters set the stage for a broader exploration of Greece's social structure and political evolution, including the roles of key city-states, the institution of democracy, and the context of warfare, particularly the Persian conflicts that shaped the course of Greek history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C. DF Text Greece Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 609857 605906 2024-09-01T12:06:51.570279 2023-10-01T10:57:25.826873 text/html text/html 600218 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 216320 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 288432 2024-09-01T12:06:58.529267 application/epub+zip 296187 2024-09-01T12:06:53.189267 application/epub+zip 296186 2024-09-01T12:06:52.201301 application/epub+zip 594136 2024-09-01T12:07:02.941230 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 575891 2024-09-01T12:06:57.874251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477276 2022-09-01T13:42:50.502611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590639 590593 2024-09-01T12:06:51.044334 2023-10-01T10:57:25.377883 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 590277 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214653 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18277 2024-09-01T12:07:03.090202 application/rdf+xml 23257 2024-09-01T12:06:52.571264 image/jpeg 4355 2024-09-01T12:06:52.383269 image/jpeg 283770 2024-09-01T12:06:51.622340 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia