Chapter III

MEMBERS OF THE HELLENIC AGGREGATE, SEPARATELY TAKEN.—GREEKS NORTH OF PELOPONNESUS.

Amphiktyonic races.—Non-Amphiktyonic races.—First period
of Grecian history—from 776-560 B. C.—Second period—from
560-300 B. C.—Important differences between the two—the first
period preparatory and very little known.—Extra-Peloponnesian
Greeks (north of Attica) not known at all during the
first period.—General sketch of them.—Greeks north of
Thermopylæ.—Thessalians and their dependents.—Thessalian
character.—Condition of the population of Thessaly—a villein
race—the Penestæ.—Who the Penestæ were—doubtful.—Quadruple
division of Thessaly.—Disorderly confederacy of the
Thessalian cities.—Great power of Thessaly, when in a
state of unanimity.—Achæans, Perrhæbi, Magnêtes, Malians,
Dolopes, etc., all tributaries of the Thessalians, but all
Amphiktyonic races.—Asiatic Magnêtes.—The Malians.—The
Œtæi.—The Ænianes.—Lokrians, Phocians, Dorians.—The
Phocians.—Doris—Dryopis.—Historical Dryopes.—The Ætolians.—The
Akarnanians.—Ozolian Lokrians, Ætolians, and Akarnanians, were
the rudest of all Greeks.—The Bœotians.—Orchomenus.—Cities
of Bœotia.—Confederation of Bœotia.—Early legislation of
Thebes.—Philolaus and Dioklês. 269-298