The History of Greece [Paperback]

Volume 4 of Mitford's History of Greece ranges from 386 to 336 BCE, focussing on Philip of Macedon's rule.This is the fourth volume (first published in 1808) of William Mitfords History of Greece, covering the period from the peace between Sparta and Persia in 386 to the assassination of Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, in 336 BCE.This is the fourth volume (first published in 1808) of William Mitfords History of Greece, covering the period from the peace between Sparta and Persia in 386 to the assassination of Philip of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great, in 336 BCE.This vast study, first published between 1784 and 1818, and written on an unprecedentedly large historical scale, was begun at the urging of the author's friend Edward Gibbon. William Mitford (17441827), a scholar, a magistrate and an MP, was concerned for the preservation of national and military stability, and he in part used his work to draw parallels between the rise of Athenian democracy and the contemporary status of the British constitution. This stance drew some criticism initially, but Mitford's approach was later praised in the wake of the French Revolution. The History, therefore, offers fascinating insights into its own time as well as a study of ancient Greece. The four volumes reissued here are from the uniform edition of 1808. This fourth volume, first published in 1808, covers events from 386 to the assassination of Philip of Macedon in 336 BCE, including a detailed character study of Philip.29. Affairs of the Grecian settlements in Sicily and Italy, from the Athenian invasion to the settlement of the Syracusan government under Dionysius and Hipparinus; 30. Affairs of the Greeks in Sicily and Italy, from the settlement of the Syracusan government to the restoration of the Syracusan supremacy over the Sicilian, and its extension over the Italian, Greek cities; 31. Affairs of the Sicilian and Italian Greek cities, from the establishment of the Syracusan empirlƒ-