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Excerpt from The History of Greece The History of ancient Greece, like that of modern Germany, is not so mnch the history of any particular kingdom, as of a number of petty independent states, sometimes at war, and sometimes in alliance with one another. Of these different states, therefore, we shall now give an account, with as much brevity as is consistent with perspicuity; and we shall begin our narra-tive at that period, where real and authentic history commences: for as to the more early, that is, the fabulous times of the Grecian republics, these belong to mythology rather than to history. Sicyon, then, is said to have been the first kingdom that was established in Greece. The beginning of it is placed bhistorians in the year of the world one ioaa and nine hundred and fifteen, before Christ two thousand and eighty-nine, and before the first Olympiad one thousand three hundred and thirteen. Its first king was Mgu Lejua, It is said to have lasted a thousand years. A. M. 2148.] The kingdom of Argos, in Peloponnesus, began a thousand and eighty years before the first Olympiad, in the time of Abraham. The first king was inachus. 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.