A tour in Greece, 1880 . eld of One look round suffices to explain the history of Plattea,—that noble little State which alone of all the Greeks sharedwith Athens the danger and glory of Marathon, which clungwith touching fidelity to its old ally, and twice underwentutter destruction, owing to the insatiable enmity of its neigh-bour Thebes. Immediately behind lies the gigantic lengthof Cithseron, isolating the town from external aid, and render-ing almost inevitable, as one would be disposed to imagine,that absorption into the Boeotian league so strenuously andsuccessfully resisted. The low ro
A tour in Greece, 1880 . eld of One look round suffices to explain the history of Plattea,—that noble little State which alone of all the Greeks sharedwith Athens the danger and glory of Marathon, which clungwith touching fidelity to its old ally, and twice underwentutter destruction, owing to the insatiable enmity of its neigh-bour Thebes. Immediately behind lies the gigantic lengthof Cithseron, isolating the town from external aid, and render-ing almost inevitable, as one would be disposed to imagine,that absorption into the Boeotian league so strenuously andsuccessfully resisted. The low rocky acropolis, together with two distinct linesof wall, can still be recognised; but they are not older tlianthe rebuilding under Philip and Alexander, and consequentlyof no crreat interest. But all around is the scene of thattremendous battle which decided for ever the predominanceof Europe over Asia. Close by are the two sources of tlieOeroe, enclosing the so-called island, where tlie Hellenic liliillliililllilli! i;. iu:iiii[iii!;i!!;iiiiii!iiiiiiii!;iiii!ii!i!r!i;iii!;ii!iuiiiii:iiii
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