Book III. History of the Grecian states 112

Geographical outline of Greece ib.

1st Period. Traditional history down to the Trojan war, about B. C. 1200 118

2nd Period. From the Trojan war to the breaking out of the Persian war, B. C. 1200-500 127

History of the Hellenic states within Greece ib. General history ib. Sparta 131 Athens 136

Principal data for the history of the smaller states:

I. Within the Peloponnesus: _a._ Arcadia 142 _b._ Argos ib. _c._ Corinth 143 _d._ Sicyon 144 _e._ Achaia ib. _f._ Elis 145

II. Central Greece, or Hellas: _a._ Megaris 146 _b._ Boeotia 147 _c._ Phocis 148 _d._ Locris ib. _e._ Aetolia ib. _f._ Acarnania 149

III. Northern Greece: _a._ Thessaly 149 _b._ Epirus 150

IV. Grecian Islands: _a._ Corcyra 151 _b._ Aegina ib. _c._ Euboea 152 _d._ The Cyclades ib. _e._ Crete ib. _f._ Cyprus 154

History of the Grecian colonies 155

General observations ib.

Colonies on the Western coast of Asia Minor: 157 1. Aeolian colonies 158 2. Ionian colonies 159 3. Dorian colonies 161

Colonies on the coast of the Propontis and the Black sea 162

Colonies on the coasts of Thrace and Macedonia 163

Colonies on the western coast of Greece 164

Grecian settlements in Lower Italy: _a._ Tarentum 165 _b._ Croton 166 _c._ Sybaris ib. _d._ Thurii 167 _e._ Locri Epizephyrii ib. _f._ Rhegium 168 _g._ Cumae ib.

Grecian settlements in Sicily: _a._ Syracuse 169 _b._ Agrigentum 174 _c._ The smaller Sicilian cities 175

Colonies in Sardinia and Corsica ib.

Colonies in Gaul;--Massilia 176

Colonies in Spain;--Saguntum ib.

Colonies in Africa;--Cyrene ib.

Period III. From the breaking out of the Persian wars to Alexander the Great, B. C. 500-336 178