[17] For a description of ancient Athens, see pages 288-292.
[18] Thucydides, ii, 41.
[19] Thucydides, ii, 8.
[20] Thucydides, i, 118.
[21] Thucydides, vii, 87.
CHAPTER VI
MINGLING OF EAST AND WEST AFTER 359 B.C. [1]
39. PHILIP AND THE RISE OF MACEDONIA
MACEDONIA AND THE MACEDONIANS
The land of Macedonia, lying to the north of Greece, for a long time had been an inconspicuous part of the ancient world. Its people, though only partially civilized, were Greeks in blood and language. No doubt they formed an offshoot of those northern invaders who had entered the Balkan peninsula before the dawn of history. The Macedonian kings, from the era of the Persian wars, seized every opportunity of spreading Greek culture throughout their realm. By the middle of the fourth century B.C., when Philip II ascended the throne, the Macedonians were ready to take a leading place in the Greek world.