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Excerpt from The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests, Vol. 1 of 4: Part the Second; Embracing the History of the Ancient World, From the Dominion of Alexander to That of Augustus; With a Survey of Preceding Periods, and a Continuation of the History of Arts and Letters While the projects and achievements of his splendid reign continually dart light into the distance and dimness of more remote ages. For the sake. Of this double reection, I have ventured, at the commencement of my Survey, to deviate from the order of time, strictness in this particular being less essential in a work, which is not confined to the mere annals of kings and dynasties, but which is principally directed to objects of more utility or allurement: the local circumstances; the mutual wants; the man ners, arts, and occupations of communi ties at large, and of the various ranks of persons composing them; in which exten sive retrospect, I am conscious of having. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.