WARS OF THE GREEKS AMONG THEMSELVES. The Peloponnesian war--War with
Sparta--Savage character of the wars--Effects of these wars.


CHAPTER XIV

THE ARTS IN GREECE. Athens in the time of Pericles--Pericles--Athens
and her monuments--Importance of Athens.

LETTERS. Orators--Sages--Sophists--Socrates and the philosophers--The
chorus--Tragedy and comedy--Theatre.

ARTS. The Grecian temples--Characteristics of Grecian
architecture--Sculpture--Pottery--Painting.


CHAPTER XV

THE GREEKS IN THE ORIENT. Asia before Alexander--Decadence of the
Persian empire--Expedition of the Ten Thousand--Agesilaus.

CONQUEST OF ASIA BY ALEXANDER. Macedon--Philip--Demosthenes--The
Macedonian supremacy--Alexander--The phalanx--Departure of
Alexander--Victories of Granicus, Issus, and Arbela--Death of
Alexander--Projects of Alexander.

THE HELLENES IN THE ORIENT. Dismemberment of the empire of Alexander--
The Hellenistic kingdoms--Alexandria--Museum--Pergamum.