PART I. PBELIMINARy Observations on the Egyptians and Phoenicians Crete, the first settlement Of the Pelasgi Of the Language of the Greeks and its division into dialects Boundaries and divisions of the country Of Argos Of Peloponnesus Of Bceotia Of Cadmus OE THE SPARTAN CONSTITUTION AND GOVRRNMENT Of Lycurgus, his general policy Of the education of the youth in Sparta Of the Constitution Of the decline and destruction of Sparta OF THE ATHENIAN CONSTITUTION AND GOVERNMENT Of Draco Of Solon His policy Character of the Athenian people Adwantages of their governinent PART II. OF THE LTERATUAR OF THR GRREKS Prometheus Orpheus Origin of the theological and philosophical opinions of the Greeks Homer, his history and character of his poetry Hesiod Apollonius Rhodius OF LYRIC POETRY Alceus Stesichorus Simonides Anacreon Sappho Pindar OF TRAGEDY Thespis Eschylus Sophocles Euripides OF COMEDY Aristophanes OF PASTORAL POETRY Theocritus Bion and Moschus OF ORATORY Pericles Hyperides, Lysias and Is?us Eschines Demosthenes OF History Herodotus Thucy dides Xenophon Polybius OF PAILOSOPHY Socrates Plato A ristotle ADDENDA