SPARTA, AND THE LEGISLATION OF LYCURGUS.

  1. Description of Sparta.— Thomson.
  2. The Constitution of Lycurgus.
  3. Spartan Patriotic Virtue.— Tymnoe'us.
  4. Spartan Poetry and Music.
  5. Spartan March.— CAMPBELL.: Hemans.
    Songs of the Spartans.— PLUTARCH: Terpan'der: Pindar: Ion
  6. Sparta's Conquests.
  7. War-song.— Tyrtoe'us.

[CHAPTER V.]

FORMS OF GOVERNMENT, AND CHANGES IN GRECIAN POLITICS.

  1. Introductory.—THIRLWALL: LEG'ARÉ.
  2. Changes from Aristocracies to Oligarchies.—HEEREN.
  3. Changes from Oligarchies to Despotisms.—THIRLWALL: HEEREN: BULWER: Theog'nis.

[CHAPTER VI.]

THE EARLY HISTORY OF ATHENS.

  1. The Legislation of Dra'co.
  2. The Legislation of So'lon.—PLUTARCH: A'kenside: Solon: Thomson: Solon.
  3. The Usurpation of Pisis'tratus.
  4. The Usurper and his Stratagem.—Akenside.
    Solon's Appeal to the Athenians.—Akenside.
    Character of Pisistratus.—THIRLWALL.
    Conspiracy of Harmodius and Aristogi'ton.—Callis'tratus.
  5. Birth of Democracy.—THIRLWALL.