. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. Such meetings were ofgradual growth, being formed by a number of neighbouring towns,which entered into an association for the periodical celebration J2 HISTORY OF GREECE. Chap. III. of certain religious sites. Of these the most celebrated was theAmpltictyonic Council. It acquired its superiority oyer othersimilar associations by the wealth and grandeur of the Delphiantemple, of which it was the appointed guardian. It held twomeetings every year, one in the spring at the temple of Apolloat Delphi, and the other in the
. A smaller history of Greece, from the earliest times to the Roman conquest. Such meetings were ofgradual growth, being formed by a number of neighbouring towns,which entered into an association for the periodical celebration J2 HISTORY OF GREECE. Chap. III. of certain religious sites. Of these the most celebrated was theAmpltictyonic Council. It acquired its superiority oyer othersimilar associations by the wealth and grandeur of the Delphiantemple, of which it was the appointed guardian. It held twomeetings every year, one in the spring at the temple of Apolloat Delphi, and the other in the autumn at the temple of Demeter(Ceres; at Thermopylae. Its members, who were called theAmphictyons, consisted of sacred deputies sent from twelve tribes,each of which contained several independent cities or states. Butthe Council was never considered as a national congress, whose dutyit was to protect and defend the common interests of Greece; andit was only when the rights of the Delphian god had been violatedthat it invoked the aid of the various members of the The foot-race. The Olympic Games were of greater efficacy than the Amphic-tyonic Council in promoting a spirit of union among the various
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