The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies And Conquests, From the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East: Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, And the Fine Arts
The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies And Conquests, From the Earliest Accounts Till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East: Including the History of Literature, Philosophy, And the Fine Arts
John Gillies
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clxviii. Digitized by Google CHAP, 8. ANCIENT GREECE. 253 at a little distance from the shore, on which they founded a new city 9 the model of that of Venice^ The advantage which the Clazomenians enjoyed by nature, the Cnidians of the Cnl- endeavoured to procure by art^ They dwelt at the ^^^'^s- extremity of the Carian peninsula; and their city being joined to the continent by an isthmus of only half a mile broad, they attempted, by means of a ditch, to detach themselves entirely from tiie main... land. . If this could be effected, they might despise the power of their enemies, who not having as yet subdued the Phoenicians, possessed not any naval force suiH- cient to conquer the Grecian isles. But the approach of the Persians, and still more their own superstitious fears, inter- rupted this useful undertaking; and the city of Cnidus, as well as all others on the Asiatic coast, Miletus alone excepted, were reduced to unconditional submission under the Persian yoke. While the arms of Harpagus were thus successful ^yi^s be- on the western shore, those of Cyrus acquired still byion!
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