| − + | Ath. 1907, 1: 346. Mr. 23. 1440w. |
“It is no common piece of work dreamed out without labor—but betrays on every page an intimate acquaintance with the best modern literature on antiquity and also with the original sources themselves.”
| + + | Ind. 63: 1315. N. 28, ’07. 350w. |
“Mr. Paterson’s book is on the whole too audacious. He admits the complexity of the subject, and yet practically he writes as though the fall of his four great empires could be explained by the same simple causes acting in the same simple way.” F. Melian Stawell.
| + − | Int. J. Ethics. 18: 121. O. ’07. 600w. |
“Thoughtful and scholarly essays.”
| + | N. Y. Times. 12: 305. My. 11, ’07. 490w. |
“Viewed not as a philosophical interpretation of the downfall of ancient civilizations, but as a history of their slavery systems, it is clearly a product of thoughtful and painstaking research, and contains much that is informing to a high degree. The reader, however, cannot be too strongly warned against unreserved acceptance of the sweeping conclusions Mr. Paterson would draw from his investigations.”
| + − | Outlook. 86: 472. Je. 29, ’07. 580w. |
“Remarkable book.”