CONTENTS. How Troy WAS TAKEN .......2.006. Tur VOYAGE OF THE ARGONAUTS ..... THESEUS AND ARIADNE. .....-. ee. Tur SEVEN AGAINST THEBES ....... LYcURGUS AND THE SPARTAN Laws . ARISTOMENES, THE HERO OF MESSENIA.. . Soon, THE Law-GIvER or ATHENS... . Tur ForRTUNE OF CRGSUS......... Tue Surrors ofr AGARISTH ........ Tur TYRANTS OF CORINTH ..... 2 6 Tur RING oF POLYCRATES. .... 2. es Tur ADVENTURES OF DEMOCEDES ..... DARIUS AND THE SCYTHIANS ....... Tur ATHENIANS AT MARATHON. ..... XERKES AND HIS ARMY. .......0.- How tHe SPARTANS DIED AT THERMOPYLA. THE WoopEN WALLS oF ATHENS ..... Puatrma’s Famous Day. ......... Four Famous Menor ATHENS ...... How ATHENS ROSE FROM ITS ASHES .... THe PLAGUE AT ATHENS .. 2... 2.0 Tue Envoys oF Lirz— anD DmraTH. .... Tur DEFENCE OF PLATHA 1... 4.2.2.6. How tur Lona WALLS WENT DOWN. ... SocRATES AND ALCIBIADES .......6. Tue RETREAT OF THE TEN THOUSAND. . . Tur Rescuzn or THEBES. . 1... eee ee Tun HUMILIATION OF SPARTA... 2. ee TIMOLHON, THE Favorire or Fortuny. . . PAGE 23 383 41 50 60 67 17 86 93 100 109 117 126 185 144 154 165 174 186 194 200 205 213 221 231 245 259 271