About this title: Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II The Spartan Supremacy And The Persian War Sect. 1. Tiie Spartan Supremacy SpAF,TA had achieved the task which she had been pressed to undertake, and had undertaken somewhat reluctantly?the empire, destruction of the Athenian empire. It was a task which, though not imposed by the unanimous voice of Greece, appealed to a most deeply seated sentiment of the Greeks, their love of political independence. ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: 1913
Description: Good. Good hardcover, no dj. Pages are clean and unmarked, though tanned. Cover shows light wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Free Delivery Confirmation! Ships same or next business day! read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: The Modern library, New York
Date Published: 1937
Description: Very good. No dust jacket. xxii p., 1 l., 885 p. illus., fold. maps. 21 cm. The Modern library of the world's best books. Modern library giants. Includes: Illustrations, Maps. "Notes and references": p. 835-862. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library
Date Published: Not dated
Description: Good. No folded pages or writing. Front hinge cracked & it looks like it was taped (tape left marks). Some cover wear, including rubbing & edgewear, plus corner bumps. No dustcover. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: The Modern Library, n.d. [circa 1950s? ].
Description: -Octavo, cloth in a dust wrapper. The spine is a bit rubbed & there is dampstaining to the top edge of the rear cover. The dust jacket is lightly rubbed & soiled with a short tear to the top edge of the rear panel. xxii, [1] leaf & 885 pages. Illustrated in black-and-white. There are some small stains to the rear pastedown. Very good. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Date Published: 1960
ISBN-13:9780333154939ISBN:0333154932
Description: Good. This book is in GOOD overall condition. It shows signs of having been read and has general light wear to the cover, spine and pages. read more
Binding: Hard Back
Publisher: The Modern Library, Ny
Date Published: 1913
Description: Poor in Poor jacket. 8vo. Pages clean, tight text, edges have water spotting. Water damage on front cover. Front end sheet aging. Dj torn in pieces, worn out. read more
Description: Fair. Hardcover, tight book, nice text, wear to covers and spine, heavier wear at spine ends, hinge splits books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Edition: 3rd ed., revised by Russell Meiggs.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Macmillan: St Martin's Press, London: New York
Date Published: 1966
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. xxv, 925 p., 3 fold. leaves. illus., maps (some col. ), plans. 20 cm. Includes: Illustrations, Maps, Plans. Reprint of the 1951 ed. Includes bibliographical references and index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Modern Library, New York
Date Published: 1937
Description: Very Good-with no dust jacket. Text is clean. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and red spine decorations. Cover shows normal wear, light soiling to cover. Small sticker shadow on front cover.; Toledano binding style 'G6', blank endpapers.; Modern Library Giants; Vol. 35.1; 885 pages. read more
"This is the definitive historical text on ancient Greece, from what my studies have uncovered. I'm reading it slowly, sort of in conjunction with some of the Greek histories and other texts, trying to place things as much as I can. There's a lot to cover and a lot to remember. Though this book is dated, it's still excellent for it's breadth and depth."
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