Chapters in the History and Civilization of Ancient Megara
Chapters in the History and Civilization of Ancient Megara

Author: Ernest Leslie Highbarger

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781019947692

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This book provides a comprehensive guide to the history and civilization of Ancient Megara. From the founding of the city to its decline, the book explores the major events, personalities, and cultural developments that shaped the fate of this ancient city-state. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources and modern scholarship, Highbarger offers a unique window onto the world of Ancient Greece. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Chapters in the History and Civilization of Ancient Megara
Chapters in the History and Civilization of Ancient Megara

Author: Ernest Leslie 1885- Highbarger

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 9781014739582

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Chapters in the History and Civilization of Ancient Megara
Chapters in the History and Civilization of Ancient Megara

Author: Ernest Leslie Highbarger

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-16

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13: 9780332933153

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Excerpt from Chapters in the History and Civilization of Ancient Megara: A Dissertation Submitted to the Board of University Studies of the Johns Hopkins University in Conformity With the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy It is the Megarians who became the early rivals of Athens for the supremacy of the sea. They first conquered Salamis and for a long period held it in spite of Athenian efforts to capture it. They were the first Greeks of the mainland to send colonies to the region of the Flack Sea, where they founded Pyzantium, a city destined by its location to become one of the most famous of all times; and in spite of the rivalry and designs of Corinth they were able to preserve their boundaries intact on the west and even to plant colonies in Sicily. [bring the Persian War they served the Greek cause faith fully. With the loss of Salamis, however, megera's power began to wane. Finally, after the outbreak of the Pe10pcnnesian War, the surrounding country was harassed and invaded many times. Thus Megara's geographical position in the and meant her downfall and ruin. From now on she gradually declined until in Roman times she preserved only the memory of her former glory and was chief ly famous as a resort for tourists, as we learn from Cicero, Vergil and Pausa nias. The Roman poets, particularly those of the Augustan age, make frequent mention of her early history and her famous mythical kings. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.