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_Labdalum_, vii. 248, 269.

_Lacedæmonian_ envoys to Persia, B. C. 430, vi. 181; embassy to Athens about the prisoners in Sphakteria, vi. 325 _seq._; reinforcement to Brasidas in Chalkidikê, vi. 449; envoys at the congress at Corinth, B. C. 421, vii. 15; envoys at Athens, about Panaktum and Pylus, vii. 29; embassy to Athens, against the alliance of Athens with Argos, vii. 44 _seq._; army, vii. 79, 81 _n._ 2; assembly, speech of Alkibiadês in, vii. 237 _seq._; fleet under Agesandridas, viii. 66, 71; fleet victory of, near Eretria, viii. 72 _seq._; _mora_, destruction of a, by Iphikrates, ix. 350 _seq._; auxiliaries to the Phokians at Thermopylæ, xi. 419, 421.

_Lacedæmonians_ and Cyrus the Great, iv. 199; attack of, upon Polykratês, iv. 243; and Themistoklês, v. 149, 278, 280; and Mardonius’s offer of peace to the Athenians, v. 151 _seq._; invoke the aid of their allies against the Helots, v. 316; dismiss their Athenian auxiliaries against the Helots, v. 317 _seq._; expedition of, into Bœotia, B. C. 458, v. 327 _seq._; victory of, at Tanagra, v. 328; proceedings of, on Phormio’s victory over the Peloponnesian fleet near Rhium, vi. 202; proceedings of, for the recovery of Pylus, vi. 319, 320 _seq._; occupation of Sphakteria by, vi. 320, 347; blockade of, in Sphakteria, vi. 324 _seq._, 333 _seq._, 342 _seq._; offers of peace from, after the capture of Sphakteria, vi. 353; assassination of Helots by, vi. 368 _seq._; and the Peace of Nikias, vii. 3; liberate the Arcadian subjects of Mantinea, and plant Helots at Lepreum, vii. 21; exclusion of, from the Olympic festival, vii. 57 _seq._; detachment of, to reinforce Epidaurus, B. C. 419, vii. 70; and their allies, invasions of Argos by, vii. 71 _seq._, 102; Gylippus sent to Syracuse by, vii. 242; fortification of Dekeleia by, vii. 288, 354; and the Four Hundred, viii. 65; recapture of Pylus by, viii. 131; defeat of, at Arginusæ, viii. 173 _seq._; repayment of, by the Athenians, after the restoration of the democracy, B. C. 403, viii. 305; assassination of Alkibiadês demanded by, viii. 313; the Cyreians under, ix. 170, 174, 208, 217, 318; and Dorieus, ix. 271 _seq._; and Corinthians, conflicts between, B. C. 393, ix. 326 _seq._; victory of, within the Long Walls of Corinth, ix. 333 _seq._; and the Olynthian confederacy, x. 56; seizure of the Kadmeia at Thebes by, x. 60 _seq._; trial and execution of Ismenias by, x. 64; their surrender of the Kadmeia at Thebes, x. 88 _seq._; defeat of, at Tegyra, x. 134; expulsion of, from Bœotia, B. C. 374, x. 135; at Kromnus, x. 316 _seq._; at Mantinea, B. C. 362, x. 329, 335, 338, 340 _seq._; and Alexander, xii. 13.

_Lachês_, expedition to Sicily under, vii. 132.

_Lachesis_, i. 7.

_Laconia_, genealogy of, i. 168; population of, ii. 362; gradual conquest of, ii. 417; modern, ii. 418 _n._ 3, 454 _n._; invasions of, by Epaminondas, x. 215 _seq._, 330 _seq._; western, abstraction of, from Sparta, x. 226 _seq._

_Ladê_, combined Ionic fleet at, iv. 300 _seq._; victory of Persian fleet at, iv. 304.

_Laius_ and Œdipus, i. 265.

_Lakes_ and marshes of Greece, ii. 219.

_Lamachus_, vii. 148, 190 _seq._, 256.

_Lamia_, Antipater at, xii. 315 _seq._

_Lamian_ war, xii. 315 _seq._, 334.

_Lampsakus_, revolt of, viii. 94; recovery of, by Strombichidês, viii. 96.

_Language_, Greek, dialects of, ii. 239.

_Lanikê_, xii. 208.

_Laocoôn_, i. 303.

_Laomedôn_, i. 57, 285.

_Laphystios_, Zeus, i. 127.

_Laphystius_ and Timoleon, xi. 192.

_Larissa_, Asiatic, iii. 191 _n._ 1, 192.

_Lash_, use of, by Xerxes, v. 24, 31.

_Lasthenes_ and Euthykrates, xi. 351, 352.

_Latin_, Oscan, and Greek languages, iii. 354.

_Latium_, emigration from Arcadia to, iii. 351 _n._ 3; plunder of, by Dionysius, xi. 25.

_Latins_, Œnotrians and Epirots, relationship of, iii. 351.

_Latona_ and Zeus, offspring of, i. 10.

_Laurium_, mines of, v. 55 _seq._

_Laws_, authority of, in historical Athens, ii. 81; of Solon, iii. 131 _seq._; of Zaleukus, iii. 382; and psephisms, distinction between, v. 373; enactment and repeal of, at Athens, v. 373 _seq._

_Layard’s_ “Nineveh and its Remains”, iii. 305.

_Learchus_ and Eryxô, iv. 43.

_Lebedos_, revolt of, from Athens, vii. 383.

_Lechæum_, capture of, by the Lacedæmonians, ix. 345 _n._ 1, 348.

_Leda_, and Tyndareus, i. 168 _seq._

_Legend_ of Dêmêtêr, i. 39 _seq._; of the Delphian oracle, i. 45; of Pandôra, i. 75 _n._ 4, 76; of Io, i. 84 _seq._; of Hêraklês, i. 93 _seq._; Argonatic, i. 234 _n._ 3, 245 _seq._, 255 _seq._; of Troy, i. 289 _seq._; of the Minyæ from Lemnos, ii. 27; and history, Grecian, blank between, ii. 31 _seq._

_Legendary_ Greece, social state of, ii. 57-118; poems of Greece, value of, ii. 55 _seq._

_Legends_, mystic, i. 32 _seq._; of Apollo, i. 45 _seq._; of Greece, originally isolated, afterwards thrown into series, i. 105; of Mêdea and Jasôn, i. 118 _n._; change of feeling with regard to, i. 186; Attic, i. 191; ancient, deeply rooted in the faith of the Greeks, i. 217, 348; of Thebes, i. 256 _seq._; divine, allegorized, heroic historicized, i. 424; of saints, i. 469 _seq._; of Asia Minor, iii. 227.

_Lekythus_, capture of, by Brasidas, vi. 425.

_Leleges_, ii. 264.

_Lelex_, i. 172.

_Lemnos_ and the Argonauts, i. 233; early condition of, iv. 28; conquest of, by Otanês, iv. 278; Miltiadês at, iv. 279 _seq._

_Lending_ houses, iii. 162.

_Leokrates_, xi. 504.

_Leon_ and Diomedon, vii. 385 _seq._; viii. 28.

_Leon the Spartan_, viii. 20, 94.

_Leon_, mission of, to Persia, x. 278, 280.

_Leonidas_ at Thermopylæ, v. 76 _seq._, 89 _seq._

_Leonnatus_, xii. 317, 321.

_Leontiades_, the oligarchy under, x. 29 _n._; conspiracy of, x. 58 _seq._; at Sparta, x. 62; Thebes under, x. 79, 80; conspiracy against, x. 81 _seq._; death of, x. 86.

_Leontini_, iii. 364; intestine dissention at, vii. 140; Demos at, apply to Athens, vii. 142, 143; Dionysius at, B. C. 396, x. 442, 468, 492; the mercenaries of Dionysius at, xi. 2; Philistus at, xi. 99; Dion at, xi. 106, 108, 109; Hiketas at, xi. 160, 170; surrender of, to Timoleon, xi. 182.

_Leosthenes the admiral_, x. 370.

_Leosthenes the general_, xii. 311, 313 _seq._

_Leotychides the Prokleid_, ii. 430; chosen king of Sparta, iv. 326; and Æginetan hostages, iv. 328, v. 46; at Mykalê, v. 193; banishment of, v. 259.

_Leotychides, son of Agis II._, ix. 242, 244.

_Lepreum_ and Elis, ii. 440, vii. 18; Brasidean Helots at, vii. 21.

_Leptines, brother of Dionysius_, x. 489, 491, 495, xi. 13, 33, 42.

_Leptines the Athenian_, xi. 272.

_Leptines, general of Agathokles_, xii. 434, 441.

_Lesbians_, their application to Sparta, vi. 76.

_Lesbos_, early history of, iii. 193 _seq._; autonomous ally of Athens, vi. 2; Athenian kleruchs in, vi. 257; application from, to Agis, vii. 365; expedition of the Chians against, vii. 382 _seq._; Thrasyllus at, viii. 102; Kallikratidas in, viii. 166; Thrasybulus in, ix. 166; Memnon in, xii. 105; recovery of, by Macedonian admirals, xii. 141.

_Lethe_, i. 7.

_Letô_, i. 6, 10.

_Leukas_, iii. 404 _seq._

_Leukon_ of Bosporus, xii. 481.

_Leukothea_, the temple of, i. 242.

_Leuktra_, the battle of, x. 176 _seq._; treatment of Spartans defeated at, x. 192 _seq._; extension of Theban power after the battle of, x. 193; proceedings in Peloponnesus after the battle of, x. 198, 242; position of Sparta after the battle of, x. 201; proceedings in Arcadia after the battle of, x. 204 _seq._; proceedings and views of Epaminondas after the battle of, x. 213 _seq._

_Libya_, first voyages of Greeks to, iv. 29; nomads of, iv. 38 _seq._; expedition of Kambyses against, iv. 220.

_Libyans_ and Greeks at Kyrênê, iv. 39 _seq._; and Dionysius, x. 510.

_Liby-Phœnicians_, x. 332.

_Lichas_ and bones of Orestes, ii. 447; and the Olympic festival, iv. 72 _n._ 2, vii. 53 _n._, 59; mission of to Milêtus, vii. 397, 398, viii. 98.

_Lilybæum_, defeat of Dionysius near, xi. 45.

_Limos_, i. 7, 10, _n._ 6.

_Lion_, the Nemean, i. 7.

_Lissus_, foundation of, xi. 24.

_Livy_, his opinion as to the chances of Alexander, if he had attacked the Romans, xii. 260; on the character of Alexander, xii. 265 _n._ 3.

_Lixus_ and Tingis, iii. 273 _n._ 1.

_Loans_ on interest, iii. 109, 159.

_Localities_, epical, i. 245.

_Lochages_, Spartan, ii. 459.

_Lochus_, Spartan, ii. 458 _seq._; Macedonian, xii. 60.

_Logographers_ and ancient mythes, i. 377, 390 _seq._

_Lokri, Epizephrian_, early history of, iii. 379 _seq._; and Dionysius, x. 476, xi. 17, 21, 23; Dionysius the Younger at, xi. 105, 132 _seq._

_Lokrian_ coast opposite Eubœa, Athenian ravage of, vi. 136.

_Lokrians_, ii. 287; Ozolian, ii. 290; Italian, iii. 380 _seq._, iv. 172 _n._; of Opus and Leonidas, v. 76; and Phokians, xi. 251, 253; of Amphissa, xi. 469.

_Lokris_ and Athens, v. 331.

_Long Walls_ at Megara, v. 324; at Athens, v. 325 _seq._, 327, 331, vi. 20, viii. 231, ix. 328 _seq._; at Corinth, ix. 340 _seq._

_Lucanians_, xi. 9 _seq._, 132.

_Lucretius_ and ancient mythes, i. 430 _n._

_Lydia_, early history of, iii. 220 _seq._

_Lydian_ music and instruments, iii. 212, 219; monarchy, iii. 262, iv. 191 _seq._

_Lydians_, iii. 215 _seq._, 219, iv. 198.

_Lykæus_, Zeus, i. 174.

_Lykambes_ and Archilochus, iv. 81.

_Lykaôn_ and his fifty sons, i. 173 _seq._

_Lykia_, conquest of, by Alexander, xii. 99.

_Lykidas_, the Athenian senator, v. 155.

_Lykomedes_, x. 259 _seq._, 281, 288.

_Lykophrôn, son of Periander_, iii. 42.

_Lykophrôn, despot of Pheræ_, xi. 261, 292, 294.

_Lykurgus the Spartan_, laws and discipline of, ii. 337-349, 381-421.

_Lykurgus the Athenian_, xii. 278, 378.

_Lykus_, i. 204; and Dirkê, i. 263.

_Lynkeus_ and Idas, i. 172.

_Lyre_, Hermes the inventor of, i. 59.

_Lyric poetry_, Greek, ii. 136, iv. 73, 93.

_Lysander_, appointments of, as admiral, viii. 138 _n._, 212; character and influence of, viii. 139, ix. 309; and Cyrus the Younger, viii. 140 _seq._, 214, 215; factions organized by, in the Asiatic cities, viii. 143; at Ephesus, viii. 152, 212; victory of, at Notium, viii. 153; superseded by Kallikratidas, viii. 162; revolution at Milêtus by the partisans of, viii. 213; operations of, after the battle of Arginusæ, viii. 215 _seq._; victory of, at Ægospotami, viii. 217 _seq._; proceedings of, after the battle of Ægospotami, viii. 222; at Athens, viii. 226 _seq._, 237; conquest of Samos by, viii. 238; triumphant return of, to Sparta, viii. 238; ascendency and arrogance of, after the capture of Athens, viii. 261, ix. 204, 236 _seq._; opposition to, at Sparta, viii. 262, ix. 204; contrasted with Kallikratidas, viii. 263; expedition of, against Thrasybulus, viii. 274; dekarchies established by, ix. 184 _seq._, 197; contrasted with Brasidas, ix. 195; recall and temporary expatriation of, ix. 205; introduction of gold and silver to Sparta by, ix. 230 _seq._; intrigues of, to make himself king, ix. 237, 239 _seq._, 300; and Agesilaus, ix. 242 _seq._, 257, 260 _seq._; and the Bœotian war, ix. 292, 295; death of, ix. 296.

_Lysias_, seizure of, by the Thirty at Athens, viii. 248; speech of, against Phormisius’s disfranchising proposition, viii. 294; proposed citizenship of, viii. 309; oration of, against Ergoklês, ix. 367; oration of, at Olympia, B. C. 384, x. 73 _seq._; panegyrical oration of, xi. 29 _seq._, 35 _n._

_Lysikles_, vi. 232.

_Lysikles, general at Chæoroneia_, xi. 502.

_Lysimachus_, confederacy of, with Kassander, Ptolemy, and Seleukus, against Antigonus, xii. 367, 372, 383; Kassander, Ptolemy, and Seleukus, pacification of, with Antigonus, xii. 371; and Amastris, xii. 468; and Arsinoê, xii. 469 _seq._; death of, xii. 470; and the Pentapolis on the south-west coast of the Euxine, xii. 472.