Herodotus, the Seventh, Eighth, & Ninth Books, with Introduction, Text, Apparatus, Commentary, Appendices, Indices, Maps Volume 1, PT. 2; PT. I. Intro - Herodotus

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 Excerpt: ...a long history, a long occupation of the area, over which this religious complex is recognizable. 14. 6-d - 6(ioTpoTra, 'a uniform moral and political culture.' Under this head might be comprised: (i.) the citystate, with its republican constitutions of one kind or another; (ii.) the family and domestic institutions, marriage, paternal descent, etc.; (iii.) the usages in peace and war, irpoi;tvla, KpvKes, etc.; (iv.) the ethical ideals in the fullest sense. But no one knew better than the Athenian Thucydides that this culture was itself a gradual growth, and not a primitive or intrinsic possession of the Hellenes: that primitive 'Hellas was itself barbarous to jraXativ 'EXX7Vikov 6fjLOi6rpona vvv (3appapac$ SiaiTtbuevov 1. 6. 6). It ia not the business of the speaker in this passage to qualify or to correct the extreme and enthusiastic assertion of 'the unity of Hellas'; but it is worth while for us to observe that under each of the four great tests, or factors, of Hellenism here propounded, history has significant exceptions and contrary instances to notice. Blood, Dialect, Religion, Ethos, were dividing lines in Hellas, though space here precludes further illustration. 16. for' By Kal -ts.. H'pftl: this dotting of i's and crossing of t's (if it took place) was very unwise from a diplomatic point of view; to give such assurances to Alexander (c. 143 supra) was bad enough; to pledge themselves thus to Sparta was almost suicidal. It looks downright foolish in the light of the sequel: not alone the yviinri of Lykidas (9. 5), who was one Athenian, but the formal declaration of Athenian representatives in Sparta, Sri ainnaxot fiaaiktm ytyi/ieOa (9. 11). Hdt. appears quite unconscious of the satire he thus levels against Athens. The two narratives..."