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History of Greece: Volume 4
Author(s): William Mitford (Author)
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date: 31 Oct. 2010
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 662 pages
- ISBN-10: 1108011071
- ISBN-13: 9781108011075
Book Description
This vast study, first published between 1784 and 1818, and written on an unprecedentedly large historical scale, was begun at the urging of the author’s friend Edward Gibbon. William Mitford (1744–1827), a scholar, a magistrate and an MP, was concerned for the preservation of national and military stability, and he in part used his work to draw parallels between the rise of Athenian democracy and the contemporary status of the British constitution. This stance drew some criticism initially, but Mitford’s approach was later praised in the wake of the French Revolution. The History, therefore, offers fascinating insights into its own time as well as a study of ancient Greece. The four volumes reissued here are from the uniform edition of 1808. This fourth volume, first published in 1808, covers events from 386 to the assassination of Philip of Macedon in 336 BCE, including a detailed character study of Philip.
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Book Description
Volume 4 of Mitford’s History of Greece ranges from 386 to 336 BCE, focussing on Philip of Macedon’s rule.
