A View of Antient History, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from A View of Antient History, Vol. 2 of 2: Including the Progress of Literature and the Fine Arts When the Grecian sentinels, posted on the Euboean heights, announced the fate of the enemy's ¿eet, a grate ful sacrifice was ofiered to Neptune the Deliverer, but the approach of an enemy, whose shattered remains were yet formidable, converted their transports Of joy into anxiety for their present situation. The Grecian ¿eet consisted of two hundred and se venty-one gallies with three tier of oars, besides smaller vessels. Each of these gallies carried a hundred and twenty rowers, besides forty soldiers, but, on emergen cies, the whole crew acted with arms. Of this ¿eet, more than one half was furnished by the Athenians, yet, such was the present in¿uence, owing to the antient pre-eminence of Sparta, that the allies refused to serve under any but a Lacedaemonian commander. Eurybi ades was therefore appointed admiral of the ¿eet. The moderation of the Athenian leaders, who acquiesced in this partial decision, and their superiority to little pas sions in still prosecuting with zeal the great object of the common confederacy, have merited and Obtained the praise of antient and modern historians. But the genius Of Themistocles, equally penetrating and provi dent, gained him an ascendancy Which no political ar rangement could preclude, and though Eurybiades had the name, he exercised the authority of admiral. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.