Outlines of ancient and modern history, on a new plan . at thehead of the state, with the title of Archon. This office was for lifeduring more than 3 centuries j afterwards it was reduced to 10 years,And finally to one year. 8. Corinth, having been seized by Sysyphus, was governedin his family 250 years. The last king of this race was de-posed by the Heraclidse, 1099 years B. C. 9. The first great enterprise of the Greeks was the Argo-riautic expedition, 1263 years B. C. It was led by Jason, andis supposed to have been both a military and a mercantile ad-venture. Its destination was to Colchis
Outlines of ancient and modern history, on a new plan . at thehead of the state, with the title of Archon. This office was for lifeduring more than 3 centuries j afterwards it was reduced to 10 years,And finally to one year. 8. Corinth, having been seized by Sysyphus, was governedin his family 250 years. The last king of this race was de-posed by the Heraclidse, 1099 years B. C. 9. The first great enterprise of the Greeks was the Argo-riautic expedition, 1263 years B. C. It was led by Jason, andis supposed to have been both a military and a mercantile ad-venture. Its destination was to Colchis, the modern Mingre-lia, in Asia Minor. § According to some, the object was to open the commerce of theEuxine sea, and to secure some establishment on its coast. Ac-cording to others, Jason wished to avenge the death of his kins-man Phryxus, and to recover his treasures, which had been seizedby the king of Colchis. Hence, in the language of fiction orfigure, it was the Golden Fleece that was the object to be re-covered. Argonautic Expedition. P. Combat between the Horatii and Curiatii. p. 60. 1491—1004 b. c. 41 This expedition was thought to be of so much importance, that allthe heroes of the age were anxious to engage in it. Among the 54renowned captains who were in the single ship of Argo alone, inwhich Jason embarked, were Hercules, Theseus, Castor and Pollux,Pirithous, Laertes, Peleus, Oileus, &c. In the course of their voyage, they attempted to land for refresh-ment in a part of Phrygia, but were prevented by Laomedon, kingof Troy, for which they took ample revenge on their return, by pil-laging that city. On their arrival in Colchis, Medea, the daughter of the king, fellin love with Jason, and, through her assistance, the Argonauts ef-fected the object of their voyage. On their arrival in Greece, Her-cules celebrated or instituted the Olympic Games. 10. A dispute for the divided sovereignty of Thebes, be-tween the brothers Eteocles and Polynices, gave rise to a wa
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