Excerpt from The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests, Vol. 1 of 4: From the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East; Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts In the view Which I have taken of my fubjeft, the fluctuation of public affairs, and the vicifli tudes of war and fortune, appear fcarcely the molt fplendid, and furely not the molt interefting, portion of Grecian hifiory. By genius and fancy, not lefe than by patriotifm and prowefs, the Greeks are honourably diftinguiihed among the nations of the earth. By the Greeks, and by them alone, Literature, Philof0phy, and the Fine Arts, were treated as Important concerns of hate, and em ployed as powerful engines of policy. From their literary glory, not only their civil, but even their military tranfaetions, derive their chief irnportance and dignity. To complete, therefore, my prefent undertaking, it feemed necefl'ary to unite the billory of arts with that of empire, and to com bine with the external revolutions of war and go vernment, the intellectual improvements of men, and the ever-varying pielure' of human Opinions and manners. 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.