THE

HISTORY

OF

ANCIENT GREECE.

VOL. IV.

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THE

HISTORY

OF

ANCIENT GREECE,

ITS COLONIES, AND CONQUESTS;

Part the First ;

FROM THE EARLIEST ACCOUNTS

TILL THE

DIVISION OF THE MACEDONIAN EMPIRE

IN THE EAST;

INCLUDING THE HISTORY OF

LITERATURE, PHILOSOPHY, AND THE FINE ARTS.

BY JOHN GILLIES, LL.D.

F.R.S. AND S.A. LONDON, F.R.S. EDINBURGH, INSTIT. SOC. PARIS, AND
ACADEM. REGIÆ SCIENC. GOTTING. CORResp.

AND HISTORIOGRAPHER TO HIS MAJESTY FOR SCOTLAND.

Εκ μεν τοιγε της άπαντων προς αλληλα συμπλοκής και παραθέσεως,
ετι δε ὁμοιότητος και διαφορας, μόνως τις αν εφικοιτο, και δυνηθείη
κατοπτεύσας, ἅμα και το χρησιμον και το τερπνον εκ της ίσοριας
λαβειν.
POLYBIUS, 1. i. c. v.

THE SIXTH EDITION.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. IV.

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IN THE STRAND.

CONTENTS

OF

THE FOURTH VOLUME.

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CHAP. XXXIII.

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History of Macedon. - Reign of Archelaus. Series of

Usurpations and Revolutions. Perdiccas defeated by

the Illyrians. Distracted State of Macedon. - First

Transactions of Philip. State of Thrace and Poonia.

Philip defeats Argæus and the Athenians. His Treat-

ment of the Prisoners. His military Arrangements.-

He defeats the Illyrians. His designs against Amphi-

polis. He prevents an Alliance between Athens and

Olynthus. - Amuses the Athenians. — Takes Amphipolis.

His Conquests in Thrace. - The Mines of Crenida.

Philip marries Olympias. His Letter to Aristotle

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CHAP. XXXIV.

Philip's Prosperity. - Imprudent Measures of the Amphic-

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tyonic Council.

- Philo-

The Phocian, or Sacred War.

melus seizes the Temple of Delphi. - Takes the Field

against the Thebans and their Allies. - Defeat and Death of

Philomelus. - Affairs of Thrace, Macedon, and Attica. —

Onemarchus takes the Command of the Phocians. En-

counters Philip in Thessaly. - He is defeated and slain.

- Philip's Designs against Olynthus and Byzantium. —

Traversed by the Athenians. Phayllus takes the Com-

mand of the Phocians. Philip marches towards Ther-

mopyla. Anticipated by the Athenians. Demosthe-

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