A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Pericles {Vaiicnn Museum, Home) ASCENDENCY OF ATHENS The Athenian commnnity, through its political eminence,its intellectual character, so original and diversified, its culture, — siich that almost every citizen was qualified for civil office, — has no parallel in his-tory. It is the elevation,not of a select class of thecitizens, but of the wholesociety, Avhich gives toAthens its unique distinc-tion. Public spirit andenterprise, which madeher navy prominent inthe Aegean and over the seacoast of Asia Minor, went hand in han
A brief history of the nations and of their progress in civilization . Pericles {Vaiicnn Museum, Home) ASCENDENCY OF ATHENS The Athenian commnnity, through its political eminence,its intellectual character, so original and diversified, its culture, — siich that almost every citizen was qualified for civil office, — has no parallel in his-tory. It is the elevation,not of a select class of thecitizens, but of the wholesociety, Avhich gives toAthens its unique distinc-tion. Public spirit andenterprise, which madeher navy prominent inthe Aegean and over the seacoast of Asia Minor, went hand in hand with delight ineloquence and in the creations of genius. There was not,however, as some have affirmed, in the prevalent absorption inthe affairs of state, a neglect of the labors of agriculture and. Forms of Sandals
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