1. The Expedition of Cyrus, and the Retreat of the Ten Thousand.—Thomson: CURTIUS.
  2. The Supremacy of Sparta.
  3. The Rise and Fall of Thebes.
  4. Pelop'idas and Epaminon'das.—Thomson: CURTIUS.

[CHAPTER XIV.]

THE SICILIAN GREEKS.

The Founding of Ætna.—Pindar.
Hi'ero's Victory at Cu'mæ.—Pindar.
Admonitions to Hiero.—Pindar.
Dionysius the Elder.—PLUTARCH.
Damon and Pythias.—The Hostage.—Schiller.
Archime'des.—Schiller
Visit of Cicero to the Grave of Archimedes.—WINTHROP.

[CHAPTER XV.]

THE MACEDONIAN SUPREMACY.

  1. The Sacred War.—THIRLWALL.
  2. Sketch of Macedonia.
  3. Interference of Philip of Macedon.
  4. Demosthenes.—"The First Philippic."—GROTE.
    Pho'cion.—His Influence at Athens.—GROTE.
  5. War with Macedon.
  6. Accession of Alexander the Great.
  7. Alexander Invades Asia.
  8. The Battle of Arbe'la.—Flight and Death of Dari'us.— GROTE: ÆS'CHINES.
  9. Alexander's Feast at Persep'olis.—Dryden.
  10. The Death of Alexander.
  11. His Career and his Character.—Lu'can.
    Reflections on his Life, etc.—Juvenal: Byron.