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Book by McGee Thomas DArcy
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On the Federal Government op the Greeks. Mr. Grote concludes his admirable History of Greece with the exploits and death of Alexander (B.C. 323). It is certainly a striking and appropriate conclusion. In the twelve years reign of the Macedonian conqueror, the Hellenic genius seemed to blaze up to its utmost height, to cast its far reflections over the whole earth, to waver, to subside, and almost to expire. For an epic close to an epic story, the career of that earlier scourge of God, so splendid in his rise, so resistless in his prime, so lamentable in his death, could not have been equalled. But withdrawing our attention, even from such a personage as A lexander, and freeing ourselves, by an effort, from the fascinations of such a writer as Mr. Grote, we dare unite in opinion with those who hold? that the century after the great conquerors death, is not the least glorious or instructive in Grecian history. This was the century when the famous Federations, or Leagues, of i Etolia and A chaia, with their lesser imitators, played so important a part in the affairs, not only of Greece proper, but of the whole Hellenic world. It was the century of the foundation of Greek dynasties at Alexandria and Antioch ;the century of the A ntigonid kings in Macedbn ;of Phokion and Demetrius at A thens ;of A ratos and Philopoim Snamong the Achaians ;and of Eleomines in Sparta. But the political characteristic which, of all others, commends it most to our attention, is the disposition to federalize, then first followed out, practically and perseveringly, by the Greeks of the fatherland.
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