Aberdeen, April 1906.

Contents

PAGE
Introductory[1]
[CHAPTER I]
The Ionian Islands and the “Odyssey”[7]
[CHAPTER II]
Delphi and its Oracle[18]
[CHAPTER III]
Olympia and its Games[34]
[CHAPTER IV]
Arcadia and its Aborigines[51]
[CHAPTER V]
Sparta and its Discipline[71]
[CHAPTER VI]
Argolis and its Antiquities[94]
[CHAPTER VII]
Corinth and its Canal[111]
[CHAPTER VIII]
Athens and its Acropolis[124]
[CHAPTER IX]
Athens and its Goddess[146]
[CHAPTER X]
Athens and Eleusis[167]
[CHAPTER XI]
Athens and its Democracy[183]
[CHAPTER XII]
Athens—its Decay and its Revival[206]
INDEX[229]

List of Illustrations

[1.]The Parthenon from the Propylæa[Frontispiece]
FACING PAGE
[2.]The Acropolis from the Site of the Temple of Olympian Zeus[2]
[3.]Corfu. The Old Fort from the West[8]
[4.]Corfu. The Old Fort from the South[10]
[5.]The Temple of Athena at Sunium[14]
[6.]Sunset from the North-Eastern Corner of the Acropolis[16]
[7.]Delphi from Itea[20]
[8.]Delphi. The Castalian Gorge and Spring[24]
[9.]Delphi. The Portico of the Athenians[28]
[10.]The Ancient Quarries on Mount Pentelikon[32]
[11.]Olympia. The base of the Kronos Hill with the remains of the Temple of Hera and the Philippeion[36]
[12.]Olympia. The Palæstra and remains of the Temple of Zeus[40]
[13.]The Temple of Hera at Olympia[44]
[14.]The Bastion and Temple of Wingless Victory viewed from the ascent to the Propylæa[48]
[15.]Colossal Head of Despoina[52]
[16.]The Temple of Apollo at Bassæ in Arcadia, with distant view of Mount Ithome[54]
[17.]Site of Megalopolis in Arcadia[58]
[18.]Megalopolis in Arcadia[62]
[19.]Andritsæna. The resting-place for the Temple of Apollo at Bassæ[66]
[20.]The Castle of Karytæna in Arcadia[70]
[21.]Interior of the Temple of Apollo at Bassæ in Arcadia[72]
[22.]The Laconian Gate of Messene[74]
[23.]Kalamata on the Gulf of Messene[76]
[24.]Mount Ithome from the Stadion of Messene[80]
[25.]Triple Bridge over the Mavrozoumenos River[84]
[26.]Sparta and Mount Taÿgetus[86]
[27.]Mistra, near Sparta[90]
[28.]Mistra and the Valley of the Eurotas[92]
[29.]Argos and Larissa[96]
[30.]The Acropolis of Mycenæ from South-West, with Mount Elias[100]
[31.]Mycenæ, showing the site of the famous discoveries of Schliemann[104]
[32.]Tiryns. The Gate of the Upper Castle[106]
[33.]Nauplia and Tiryns from the Road to Argos[108]
[34.]The Theatre of Epidaurus[110]
[35.]The Temple at Corinth[114]
[36.]The Temple of Athena at Sunium from the North[118]
[37.]Off Cape Matapan[122]
[38.]The Western End of the Acropolis seen from below the Pnyx[124]
[39.]The Temple of Theseus from the South-West[128]
[40.]The Temple of Theseus from the North-West[130]
[41.]The Areopagus and the Theseum[132]
[42.]The Battle-Field of Marathon from Mount Pentelikon[136]
[43.]The Seaward End of the Plain of Attica looking towards Salamis[140]
[44.]The Temple of Athena on the Island of Ægina[144]
[45.]Vista of the Northern Peristyle of the Parthenon looking westward[146]
[46.]The Western Portico of the Parthenon from the South[148]
[47.]The Acropolis and the Temple of Olympian Zeus from the Hill Ardettos[150]
[48.]The Parthenon from the Northern End of the Eastern Portico of the Propylæa[152]
[49.]Mount Pentelikon and Lycabettos from the North-EasternAngle of the Parthenon[154]
[50.]The Propylæa from the Northern Edge of the Platform of the Parthenon[156]
[51.]The Southern side of the Erechtheum, with the foundations of the earlier Temple of Athena Polias[158]
[52.]The Caryatid Portico of the Erechtheum from the West[160]
[53.]The Northern Portico of the Erechtheum[162]
[54.]The Eastern Portico of the Erechtheum viewed from the Northern Peristyle of the Parthenon[164]
[55.]The Dipylon at Athens[168]
[56.]The Street of Tombs outside the Dipylon at Athens[172]
[57.]Athens from the Road to Eleusis[174]
[58.]Convent of Daphni[176]
[59.]Sacred Way from Athens to Eleusis, looking towards Salamis[178]
[60.]The Great Temple of the Mysteries, Eleusis[180]
[61.]The Hall of the Great Temple of the Mysteries, Eleusis[182]
[62.]The Acropolis from the base of the Philopappus Hill[184]
[63.]The lower part of the Auditorium of the Theatre of Dionysos at Athens[188]
[64.]The Cavern Chapel on the South Side of the Acropolis[190]
[65.]The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates[194]
[66.]The Pnyx; or Place of Assembly of the People[198]
[67.]The Acropolis with Kallirrhoè in the Foreground[202]
[68.]Athens. The Monument of Agrippa and the Pinacotheca[206]
[69.]The Tower of the Winds[208]
[70.]The Portico of Athena Archegetis[210]
[71.]The Stoa of Hadrian[212]
[72.]The Arch of Hadrian[216]
[73.]Columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus from the North-West[220]
[74.]The Square in front of the King’s Palace at Athens[222]
[75.]The Stadion at Athens[226]
[Sketch Map at end of Volume.]

The Illustrations in this Volume have been engraved and printed in England by
The Hentschel Colourtype, Limited.