. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. e in them, that whoever proposed a new law had to appearin the public assembly with a rope round his neck, which wasimmediately tightened if he failed to convince his fellow-citizensof the necessity of the alteration. Rhegium, situated on the straits 735-600. THE GREEK COLONIES. 43 of Messina, opposite Sicily, was colonised by the Chalcidians, butreceived a large body of Messenians, who settled here at the closeof the Messenian war. Anaxilas, tyrant of Ehegium about 500,was of Messenian descent. He seized t
. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. e in them, that whoever proposed a new law had to appearin the public assembly with a rope round his neck, which wasimmediately tightened if he failed to convince his fellow-citizensof the necessity of the alteration. Rhegium, situated on the straits 735-600. THE GREEK COLONIES. 43 of Messina, opposite Sicily, was colonised by the Chalcidians, butreceived a large body of Messenians, who settled here at the closeof the Messenian war. Anaxilas, tyrant of Ehegium about 500,was of Messenian descent. He seized the Sicilian Zancle on theopposite coast, and changed its name into Messana, which it stillbears. Tarentum was a colony from Sparta and was founded 708. After the destruction of Sybaris it was the most powerfuland flourishing city in Magna Greecia, and continued to enjoy greatprosperity till its subjugation by the Eomans. Although of Spartanorigin, it did not maintain Spartan habits, and its citizens werenoted at a later time for their love of luxury and Map of the chief Greek Colonies in Southern Italy. 44 HISTORY OF GREECE. Chap. YL The Grecian settlements in the distant conn tries of Gaul andSpain were not numerous. The most celebrated was Massalia, themodern Marseilles, founded by the Ionic Phocfeans in 600. 3. The northern coast of Africa, between the territories of Car-thage and Egypt, was also occupied by Greek colonists. The cityof Gyrene was founded about 630. It was a colonyfrom theisland of Thera in the JEgean, which was itself a colony fromSparta. The situation of Cyrene was well chosen. It stood onthe edge of a range of hills, at the distance of ten miles from theMediterranean, of which it commanded a fine view. These hillsdescended by a succession of terraces to the port of the town,called Apollonia. The climate was most salubrious, and the soilwas distinguished by extraordinary fertility. AYith these advan-tages Cyrene rapidly grew i
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