CONTENTS. ,j ioal sovereignty attached to each separate city essential t > the Hellenic mind. Each city stood to the rest in an international relation. But citj government is essential village residence is looked upon as an inferior scale of living. Village residents numerous in early Greece many of them coalesced into cities. Sparta retained its old village trim even at the height of its power. Hellenic aggregate accepted as a primary fact its preexisting elements untraceable. Ancient Pelasgians no't knowable. Historical Pelasgians spoke a barbarous language. His- torical Leleges barbarians in language also. Statements of good wit- nesses regarding the historical Pelasgians and Leleges are to be admitted, whether they fit the legendary Pelasgians and Leleges or not. Alleged iiiite-Hellenic colonies from Phoenicia and Egypt neither verifiable nor probable. Most ancient Hellas Grseci 23G-2G9 CHAPTER III. UEMBERS OF THE HELLENIC AGGREGATE, SEPARATELY TAKEX. GREEKS NORTH OF PELOPONNESUS. Amphiktyonic races. Non- Amphiktyonic races. First period of Grecian history from 776-560 B.C. Second period from 560-300 B.C. Important differences between the two the first period preparatory and very little known. Extra- Peloponuesian Greeks (north of Attica) not known at all during the first period. General sketch of them. Greeks north of Thermopylae. Thessalians and their dependents. Thessalian character. Condition of the population of Thessaly a villein race the Pencstse. Who the Penestae were doubtful. Quadruple division of Thessaly. Disorderly confederacy of the Thessalian cities. Great power of Thessaly, when in a state of unanimity. Achseans, Perrhsebi, Magnetos, Malians, Dolopes, etc., all tributaries of the Thessalians, but all Amphiktyonic races. Asiatic Magnetos. The Malians. The (Etasi. The ^Enianes. Lokrians, Phocians, Dorians. The Phocians. Do- ris Dryopis. Historical Dryopes. The -<Etolians. The Akarna- jians. "Ozolian Lokrians, JEtolians, and Akarnanians, were the rudest of all Greeks. The Boeotians. Orchomenus. Cities of Bceotia. Confederation of Bceotia. Early legislation of Thebes. Philolaus and Diokles 269-293 CHAPTER IV. EARLIEST HISTORICAL VIEW OF PELOPONNESUS. DORIANS IN AFCO3 AND THE NEIGHBORING CITIES. Distribution of Peloponnesus about 450 B.C. Continuous Dorian states. Western Peloponnesus. Northern Peloponnesus Achaia. Centra! region Arcadia. Difference between this distribution and that of 776 B.C. Portions of the population which were believed to be indigenous Arcadians, Kynurians, Achceans. Emigrant portions Dorians, JEtolo Eleians, Dryopes, Triphylians. Legendary account of the Dorian em '^ration. Alexandrine chronology from the return of the Herakleids to the first Olympiad. Spartan kings. Herakleid kings of Corinth.
