Project Gutenberg 2000-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 243 Smith, William 1813 1893 Smith, William George A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest Produced by an anonymous volunteer. HTML version by Al Haines. "A Smaller History of Greece: from the Earliest Times to the Roman Conquest" by William Smith is a historical account likely written in the late 19th century. The book explores the geographical, social, and political evolution of ancient Greece, detailing significant periods and events leading up to the Roman conquest. It specifically focuses on the development of city-states, the heroic age, and the Persian Wars, providing a comprehensive overview of Greek history. The opening of the text begins with a detailed description of the geography of Greece, illustrating its mountainous terrain and small, independent city-states that fostered a spirit of independence among the Greeks. Smith explains how the surrounding seas encouraged maritime trade and exploration. The narrative transitions to the origins of the Greeks, highlighting the Pelasgians as the earliest inhabitants and leading into discussions of the Hellenes and their legendary heroes, like Hercules and Theseus. These introductory chapters set the stage for a broader exploration of Greece's social structure and political evolution, including the roles of key city-states, the institution of democracy, and the context of warfare, particularly the Persian conflicts that shaped the course of Greek history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 56.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Greece -- History -- To 146 B.C. DF Text Greece Category: History - European Category: History - Ancient 610002 2025-08-01T12:13:09.559336 text/html 600218 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 216320 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 314975 2025-08-01T12:13:18.177273 application/epub+zip 322468 2025-08-01T12:13:12.941349 application/epub+zip 295792 2025-08-01T12:13:11.639308 application/epub+zip 634343 2025-08-01T12:13:22.411299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 616092 2025-08-01T12:13:17.413309 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 477276 2022-09-01T13:42:50.502611 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590639 2025-08-01T12:13:08.868355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 590277 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 214653 2020-12-31T15:34:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18655 2025-08-01T12:13:22.546252 application/rdf+xml 23395 2025-08-01T12:13:12.232312 image/jpeg 4392 2025-08-01T12:13:11.888306 image/jpeg 308454 2025-08-01T12:13:09.604360 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia