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History Ancient Greece - GILLIES (John) THE HISTORY of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests . From the Earliest Accounts till the Division of the Macedonian Empire in the East. Including ths history of Literature, Philosophy, and the Fine Arts. The Third Edition. London: Printed for A. Strahan, and T. Cadell, 1792. 4 v.: 1: retrato, xvi, 516 pp., 1 mapa; 2: viii, 414 pp., 1 mapa; 3: viii, 522 pp.; 4: viii, 452, [60] pp.; 215 mm. Third edition, in four volumes. A synthesis of Greek history, from its origins to its conquests, integrating political and military narrative with the moral reflection characteristic of British Enlightenment historiography. The work established itself as one of the reference accounts in the English language at the end of the 18th century, distinguishing itself by its effort to articulate classical antiquity with contemporary concerns of government, liberty, and civic virtue. ! Please note that this translated text was generated by Google. !