History of Greece, Band 12

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Philip rearms and reorganises the infantry Long Macedonian
77
Magazines waroffice and depôt at Pella
88
Greeks in Alexanders serviceEumenes of Kardia
99
Persian force assembled in Phrygia under Arsites and others
105
Cavalry battle Personal danger of Alexander His life is saved
113
Terror and submission of the Asiatics to Alexander Surrender
119
Alexander besieges Miletus Capture of the city
125
Desperate sally of Ephialtesat first successful but repulsedhe
131
CHAPTER XCIII
140
Siege of Halikarnassus Bravery of the garrison under Ephialtes
141
Darius recalls the Grecian mercenaries from the fleet
148
March of Alexander out of Kilikia through Issus to Myriandrus
154
Position of Darius on the plain eastward of Mount Amanus
156
Battle of Issus
162
Complete dispersion of the Persian armyDarius recrosses
168
Capture and treatment of the Athenian Iphikrates Altered rela
175
Exorbitant dispositions and conduct of Alexander
181
He appears before Tyre with a numerous fleet and blocks up
187
Surviving males 2000 in number hanged by order of Alexander
189
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Arrangements made by Alexander at MemphisGrecian prisoners
203
Immense army collected by Darius in the plains eastward of
209
Dispositions of Alexander for the attackarray of the troops
215
Combat on the Persian right between Mazæus and Parmenio
222
Generalship of Alexander
228
Alexander enters Persepolis
234
Alexander rests his troops and employs himself in conquering
240
Violations of the convention at sea by Macedonian officers
244
Prodigious efforts of Alexander to overtake and get possession
250
Envoys from Sparta and other Greek cities brought to himhow
256
Arrest of Philotas Alexander accuses him before the assembled
262
Mutiny of the soldiers when they learn the assassination of Par
268
Massacre of the Branchide and their families perpetrated by Alex
274
Farther subjugation of Baktria and Sogdiana Halt at Marakanda
280
Furious wrath of Alexanderhe murders Kleitus
286
Public reply of Kallisthenes opposing it Character and history
293
Kallisthenes is arrested as an accomplice antipathy manifested
300
Conquest of tribes on the right bank of the Industhe Rock
303
He reaches the Hyphasis Sutledge the farthest of the rivers
311
March of Alexander by land westward through the desert
317
Discontents of the Macedonian soldiers with the Asiatising inter
324
New projects of conquests contemplated by Alexandermeasures
330
Alexander at Babylonhis great preparations for the circumnavi
336
Large reinforcements arrive Grecian and Asiatic New array
338
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340
No hope of his life Consternation and grief in the army Last
345
Unrivalled excellence of Alexander as a military man
351
Mistake of supposing Alexander to be the intentional diffuser
357
How far Asia was ever really hellenizedthe great fact was that
363
Interest of Alexander in science and literaturenot great
369
Sentiments of Alexander at the time and afterwards respecting
373
Phokion and Demades were leading ministers at Athensthey
374
Misfortune of the death of Leosthenes Antiphilus is named
425
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List of projects entertained by Alexander at the time of his death
431
Disfranchisement and deportation of the 12000 poorest Athenian
437
Dishonourable position of Phokion at Athens under the Macedo
444
Extreme terror spread throughout Greece Sympathy of the Athe
447
War between Antigonus and Eumenes in Asia Energy and abi
455
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459
Edict issued by Polysperchon at Pella in the name of the imperial
462
Mischief to the Athenians as well as to Polysperchon from Nika
468
his treacherous policy
469
Phokion is conveyed as prisoner to Athens and brought
476
Life and character of Phokion
482
Restoration of the oligarchical government at Athens though in
488
Kassander passes into Macedoniadefeats Olympias and becomes
494
Great power of Antigonus in Asia Confederacy of Kassander
495
Pacification between the belligerents Grecian autonomy guaran
501
Alteration of tone and sentiment in Athens during the last thirty
508
Exploits of Demetrius Poliorketes His long siege of Rhodes
514
Helpless condition of the Atheniansproclaimed by themselves
519
Death of Kassander Bloody feuds among his family Demetrius
525
CHAPTER XCVII
531
Agathokles distinguishes himself in the Syracusan expeditionhe
537
Farther internal changes at Syracuserecall of the exilesAga
540
They invite the Spartan Akrotatus to commandhis bad conduct
546
Total defeat of Agathokles by the Carthaginians
552
He burns his vesselsimpressive ceremony for effecting this under
558
Conquests of Agathokles among the Carthaginian dependencies
564
Proceedings of Hamilkar before Syracusethe city is near sur
570
March of Ophellas with his army and his colonists from Kyrênê
586
Redoubled efforts of the Carthaginiansthey gain two great vic
592
Agrigentine army under Xenodokusopposed to the mercenaries
596
Proceedings of Agathokles in Sicilyhis barbarities at Egesta
602
VOL XII
609
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612
CHAPTER XCVIII
613
Hellenising influence of Massalia in the WestPytheas the navi
613
The Pontic Herakleiaoligarchical governmentthe native
622
Satyrus becomes despothis aggravated crueltyhis military
628
Amastris governs Herakleia marries Lysimachusis divorced
634
Olbiain the days of Herodotus and Ephorusincreased num
641
Bosporus or Pantikapæum
648
INDEX The references are made to the later editions
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Alexander demands the surrender of the chief antiMacedonian
675
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March of Alexander to the Hellespont Passage across to Asia
702
671
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JOHN MURRAY ALBEMARLE STREET
1856
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