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culture, which was a further preparation for the spread of Christian teachings.

But the evil effects of the conquest were also positive and far-reaching. The sudden acquisition by the Greeks of the enormous wealth of the Persian empire, and contact with the vices and the effeminate luxury of the Oriental nations, had a most demoralizing effect upon Hellenic life. Greece became corrupt, and she in turn corrupted Rome. Thus the civilization of antiquity was undermined.

CHRONOLOGICAL SUMMARY OF GRECIAN HISTORY TO THE
DEATH OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.

Legendary Age	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	The Trojan War, legendary date		1194–1184
		The Dorians enter the Peloponnesus,	about	1104
Early History of Sparta	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Lycurgus gives laws to Sparta	about„	850
		The Messenian Wars	about„	750–650
Early History of Athens	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Rule of the Archons	about„	1050–612
		Rebellion of Cylon	about„	612
		Legislation of Solon	about„	594
		Pisistratus rules		560–527
		Expulsion of the Pisistratidæ		510
Period of Græco-Persian War	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	First Expedition of Darius (led by Mardonius)		492
		Battle of Marathon		490
		Battle of Thermopylæ		480
		Battle of Salamis		480
		Battles of Platæa and Mycale		479
Period of Athenian Supremacy	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Athens rebuilt		478
		Aristides chosen first president of the Confederacy of Delos		477
		Themistocles sent into exile		471
		Ostracism of Cimon		459
		Pericles at the head of affairs—Periclean Age		459–431
Events of the Peloponnesian War	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Beginning of the Peloponnesian War		431
		Pestilence at Athens		430
		Expedition against Syracuse		415
		Battle of Ægospotami		405
		Close of the War		404
Period of Spartan Supremacy	$\scriptstyle {\left\{{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right.}$	Rule of the Thirty Tyrants at Athens		404–403
		Expedition of the Ten Thousand		401–400
		Peace of Antalcidas		387
		Oligarchy established at Thebes		382
		Spartan power broken on the field of Leuctra		371