# Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Book I

Author: Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron, 1803-1873

Genre: Category: History - Ancient

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/6151

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Athens%3A+Its+Rise+and+Fall%2C+Book+I+Lytton&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

I Situation and Soil of Attica.--The Pelasgians its earliest Inhabitants.--Their Race and Language akin to the Grecian.-- Their varying Civilization and Architectural Remains.-- Cecrops.--Were the earliest Civilizers of Greece foreigners or Greeks?--The Foundation of Athens.--The Improvements attributed to Cecrops.--The Religion of the Greeks cannot be reduced to a simple System.--Its Influence upon their Character and Morals, Arts and Poetry.--The Origin of Slavery and Aristocracy.

## Chapters

- [Chapter 6](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/6/index.md)
- [Chapter 11](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/11/index.md)
- [Chapter 13](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/13/index.md)
- [Chapter 10](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/10/index.md)
- [Chapter 8](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/8/index.md)
- [Chapter 7](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/7/index.md)
- [Chapter 12](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/12/index.md)
- [Chapter 9](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/9/index.md)
- [Chapter 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/4/index.md)
- [Chapter 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Chapter 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Chapter 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Chapter 5](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/athens-its-rise-and-fall-book-i-6151/chapters/5/index.md)