Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . lus was re- 2. What did he do for Athene? What was the general character of the Athenians?8. What of the plague ? 4. What did Pericles say on his death-bed ? 5. What was begunthree years before the death of Pericles ? What of Athens and Sparta ? How long did thePeloponnesian war last ? What part of Greece was called Peloponnesus? What stateswere included in the Peloponnesian? Ans. Arcadia, Laconia, Messenia, Elis, Argolis,Achaia, Sicyon, and Corinth. 6. What of Alcibiades ? 7. What happened to him ?8. How did he die ? 9. What of
Peter Parley's common school history Illustrated by engravings . lus was re- 2. What did he do for Athene? What was the general character of the Athenians?8. What of the plague ? 4. What did Pericles say on his death-bed ? 5. What was begunthree years before the death of Pericles ? What of Athens and Sparta ? How long did thePeloponnesian war last ? What part of Greece was called Peloponnesus? What stateswere included in the Peloponnesian? Ans. Arcadia, Laconia, Messenia, Elis, Argolis,Achaia, Sicyon, and Corinth. 6. What of Alcibiades ? 7. What happened to him ?8. How did he die ? 9. What of the Peloponnesian war ? Sparta ? 10. What of the thirtytyrants? Thrasybulus? 11. How was he rewarded for expelling the thirty tyrantsWhat took place 403 B. C. ? GREECE. 95 warded with a wreath made of two twigs of an olive tree, which, asI have before said, was esteemed a great mark of honor. Athens againbecame prosperous, and its former government was restored in theyear 403 before the Christian era. CHAPTER CONTINUED. Beginning of the Theban Greek warriors, with spears, javelins, shields, slings, and bows and arrows. 1. Not long after this period, Thebes became the most distinguish-ed city of Greece. It was the capital of the kingdom of Bceoiia. Awar between Thebes and Sparta originated in the following , a Spartan general, had wrongfully taken possession ofCadmaca, a fortress belonging to Thebes. The Thebans demandedthat it should be given up ; but the Spartans garrisoned it strongly,and resolved to hold it as their own. 2. A brave and patriotic younir man of Thebes, named Pelopidas,contrived a scheme to get back the fortress. He and eleven compan-ions put on their breastplates, and girded their swords around them,but clothed themselves in womens garments over their armor. Inthis garb, they went to the gate of Cadmsea, and were admitted. Ch. LIV.—1. What of Thebes? In what part of Greece was Bceotia ? How <H<1 thawar between Thebes a
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