Greek imperialism

xiv, 258 pages 23 cm "Seven lectures, six of which were delivered at the Lowell institute in Boston during February, 1913"--Preface "Select bibliography" at end of each chapter I. Imperialism and the city-state -- Definitions -- The city-state -- Means of obscuring imperialism -- Failure of hegemonies -- Means of evading imperialism -- Means of justifying imperialism -- II. Athens: An imperial democracy -- Origin of the imperial democracy -- Themistocles -- Pericles -- Size and population of Athens and its empire -- The funeral oration: The ideals of Periclean democracy -- The institutions of democracy -- The empire -- III. From Sparta to Aristotle -- Sparta in history -- Sparta and Athens in political theory -- Plato -- Aristotle -- IV Alexander the Great and world-monarchy -- Ideas received by Alexander from his parents and tutor -- Acts by which Alexander disclosed his policies -- V. The Ptolemaic dynasty -- History of the Ptolemies -- Empire of the Ptolemies -- VI. The Seleucid empire -- History of the Seleucids -- Policy and problems of the Seleucids -- VII. The empire of the Antigonids -- Relation of Macedon to Hellas -- Macedonian contribution to Rome -- Macedonian opposition to Rome -- Early history of the Antigonids -- Antigonus Gonatas -- Position of Achaea, Aetolia, and Egypt at the end of the snuggle -- The federal movement -- Demetrius II -- Fall of the Achaean league -- The Hellenic league of Antigonus Doson -- Philip IV and the league