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III. Interference of Philip of Macedon.
Demosthenes.--"The First Philippic."--GROTE.
Pho'cion.--His Influence at Athens.--GROTE.
IV. War with Macedon.
V. Accession of Alexander the Great.
VI. Alexander Invades Asia.
VII. The Battle of Arbe'la.--Flight and Death of Dari'us.-- GROTE: aeS'CHINES.
Alexander's Feast at Persep'olis.--DRYDEN.
VI. The Death of Alexander.
His Career and his Character.--LU'CAN.
Reflections on his Life, etc.--JUVENAL: BYRON.
CHAPTER XVI.
FROM THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER TO THE CONQUEST OF GREECE BY THE ROMANS.
I. A Retrospective Glance at Greece.
Oration of aeschines against Ctes'iphon.
Oration of Demosthenes on the Crown.
II. The Wars that followed Alexander's Death.
Character of Ptolemy Philadelphus--THEOC'RITUS.
III. The Celtic Invasion, and the War with Pyrrhus.
Queen Archidami'a.--ANON.
IV. The Achae'an League.--Philip V. of Macedon.
Epigrams on Philip and the Macedonians.--Alcoe'us.
V. Greece Conquered by Rome.
"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.
I. The Drama.--MAHAFFY.
Phile'mon.--"Faith in G.o.d."
Menander.--"Human Existence."--SYMONDS: LAWRENCE.
II. Oratory.--MILTON: CICERO.
aes'chines and Demosthenes.--LEGARe: BROUGHAM: HUME.
III. Philosophy.
Plato.--HAYGARTH: BROUGHAM: KENDRICK: MITCh.e.l.l.
Aristotle.--POPE: BROWNE: LAWRENCE: SMITH: MAHAFFY.
Academe.--ARNOLD.
Epicu'rus and Ze'no.--LUCRETIUS.
IV. History.
Xen'ophon.--MITCh.e.l.l.
Polyb'ius.
ART.
I. Architecture and Sculpture.
Changes in Statuary.--WEYMAN.
The Dying Gladiator.--LuBKE: THOMSON.
The La-oc'o-on.--THOMSON: HOLLAND.
II. Painting.
Venus Rising from the Sea.--ANTIPATER.
Apel'les and Protog'enes.--ANTHON.
Protogenes' Picture at Rhodes.--THOMSON.
Concluding Reflections.
The Image of Athens.--Sh.e.l.lEY.
Immortal Influence of Athens.--MACAULAY: HAYGARTH.
CHAPTER XVIII.
GREECE SUBSEQUENT TO THE ROMAN CONQUEST.
I. Greece under the Romans.
The Revolt.--FINLAY.
Christianity in Greece.--FELTON.
II. Changes down to the Fourteenth Century.
Courts of the Crusading Chieftains.--EDINBURGH REVIEW.
The Duchy of Athens.--FELTON.
The Turkish Invasion.--HEMANS.
III. Contests between the Turks and Venetians.
Past and Present of the Acropolis of Athens.
The Siege and Fall of Corinth.--BYRON.
IV. Final Conquest of Greece by Turkey.
Turkish Oppressions.--TENNENT.
The Slavery of Greece.--CANNING: BYRON.
First Steps to Secure Liberty.--The Klephts.--FELTON.
Greek War-Songs.--RHIGAS: POLYZOIS.
