Athens: Its Rise and Fall Book I Vol I
The narrative begins with an account of the early history of Athens, tracing its development from a small settlement to a powerful city-state. The story revolves around the mythical figure of Cecrops, the first king of Athens, who establishes the city and lays the foundation for its future prosperity. The book also explores the role of the goddess Athena in Athenian mythology and her influence on the city's growth.
By Edward Bulwer-lytton · First published 1837 · Genre: History, Non-fiction, Political Science · 8 chapters · 64,574 words
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I. To vindicate the memory of the Athenian people, without disguising the errors of Athenian institutions; -- and, in narrating alike the triumphs and the reverses -- the grandeur and the decay -- of the most eminent of ancient states, to record the causes of her imperishable influence on mankind, not alone in political change or the fortunes of fluctuating war, but in the arts, the letters, and the social habits, which are equal elements in the history of a people; -- this is the object that I set before me; -- not unreconciled to the toil of years, if, serving to divest of some party errors, and to diffuse through a wider circle such knowledge as is yet bequeathed to us of a time and land, fertile in august examples and in solemn warnings -- consecrated by undying names and memorable deeds.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Edward Bulwer-lytton
- Date: 1837 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: History, Non-fiction, Political Science, Philosophy, Biography
- Length: 64,574 words
- Structure: 8 chapters, 516 paragraphs
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Genres
- History — The work is a comprehensive historical account of Athens from its earliest days to its downfall.
- Non-fiction — The work is based on factual events and real people, not on imagination or speculation.
- Political Science — The work discusses the political systems, governance, and power dynamics of Athens.
- Philosophy — The work delves into philosophical ideas and theories prevalent in Athens during its rise and fall.
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Athens · history · ancient Greece · politics · culture · philosophy · democracy · war · society · architecture · literature · economy
Contents
- Situation and Soil of Attica. - The Pelasgians its earliest Inhabitants. - Their Race and Language akin to the Grecian. - Their varying Civilization and Architectural Remains. - Cecrops. - Were the earliest Civilizers of Greece foreigners or Greeks? - The Foundation of Athens. - The Improvements attributed to Cecrops. - The Religion of the Greeks cannot be reduced to a simple System. - Its Influence upon their Character and Morals, Arts and Poetry. - The Origin of Slavery and Aristocracy
- The unimportant consequences to be deduced from the admission that Cecrops might be Egyptian. - Attic Kings before Theseus. - The Hellenes. - Their Genealogy. - Ionians and Achaeans Pelasgic. - Contrast between Dorians and Ionians. - Amphictyonic League
- The Heroic Age. - Theseus. - His legislative Influence upon Athens. - Qualities of the Greek Heroes. - Effect of a Traditional Age upon the Character of a People
- The Successors of Theseus. - The Fate of Codrus. - The Emigration of Nileus. - The Archons. - Draco
- A General Survey of Greece and the East previous to the time of Solon. - The Grecian Colonies. - The Isles. - Brief account of the States on the Continent. - Elis and the Olympic Games
- Return of the Heraclidae. - The Spartan Constitution and Habits. - The first and second Messenian War
- Governments in Greece
- Brief Survey of Arts, Letters, and Philosophy in Greece, prior to the Legislation of Solon