[CHAPTER XVI.]

FROM THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER TO THE CONQUEST OF GREECE BY THE ROMANS.

  1. A Retrospective Glance at Greece.
  2. Oration of Æschines against Ctes'iphon.
    Oration of Demosthenes on the Crown.
  3. The Wars that followed Alexander's Death.
  4. Character of Ptolemy Philadelphus—Theoc'ritus
  5. The Celtic Invasion, and the War with Pyrrhus.
  6. Queen Archidami'a.—Anon.

  7. The Achæ'an League.—Philip V. of Macedon.
  8. Epigrams on Philip and the Macedonians.—Alcoe'us.
  9. Greece Conquered by Rome.
  10. "The Liberty of Greece."—Wordsworth.
    Desolation of Corinth.—Antipater.
    Last Struggles of Greece.—THIRLWALL: Horace.

[CHAPTER XVII.]

LITERATURE AND ART AFTER THE CLOSE OF THE PELOPONNESIAN WAR.

LITERATURE

  1. The Drama.—MAHAFFY.
  2. Phile'mon.—"Faith in God."
    Menander.—"Human Existence."—SYMONDS: LAWRENCE.
  3. Oratory.Milton: CICERO.
  4. Æs'chines and Demosthenes.—LEGARÉ: BROUGHAM: HUME.
  5. Philosophy.
  6. Plato.—Haygarth: BROUGHAM: KENDRICK: MITCHELL.
    Aristotle.—Pope: BROWNE: LAWRENCE: SMITH: MAHAFFY.
    Academe.—Arnold.
    Epicu'rus and Ze'no.—Lucretius.
  7. History.
  8. Xen'ophon.—MITCHELL.
    Polyb'ius.

ART.

  1. Architecture and Sculpture.
  2. Changes in Statuary.—WEYMAN.
    The Dying Gladiator.—LÜBKE: Thomson.
    The La-oc'o-on.—Thomson: Holland.
  3. Painting.
  4. Venus Rising from the Sea.—Antipater.
    Apel'les and Protog'enes.—ANTHON.
    Protogenes' Picture at Rhodes.—Thomson.
  5. Concluding Reflections.
  6. The Image of Athens.—Shelley.
    Immortal Influence of Athens.—MACAULAY: Haygarth.