COMMITTEE.

Chairman-The Right Hon. Lord BROUGHAM, F.R.S., Member of the
National Institute of France.

Vice-Chairman-Rt. Hon. Lord J. RUSSELL, M.P.

: Treasurer-WILLIAM TOOKE, Esq., M.P., F.R.S.

W. Allen, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S.

Captain F. Beaufort, R.N., F.R. and R.A.S., Hydrographer to the Admiralty.

Sir C. Bell, F.R.S.L. & E.

G. Burrows, M.D.

J. Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P.

The Right Rev. the Bishop of

Chichester, D.D.

William Coulson,

R. D. Craig, Esq.
J. F. Davis, Esq.

J.

Esq.

Frederick Daniell, Esq., F.R.S.

H. T. De la Beche, Esq., F.R.S.
Rt. Hon. Lord Denman.

T. Drummond, Esq., R.E., F.R.A.S.
Rt. Hon. Viscount Ebrington, M.P.
Sir Henry Ellis, Principal Librarian
of the British Museum,
T. F. Ellis, Esq., M.A., F.R.A.S.
John Elliotson, M.D., F.R.S.
Thomas Falconer, Esq.

I. L. Goldsmid, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S.
B. Gompertz, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S.

G. B. Greenough, Esq., F.R. and L.S.
H. Hallam, Esq., F.R.S., M.A.

M. D. Hill, Esq.

Rowland Hill, Esq., F.R.A.S.

Edwin Hill, Esq.

Rt. Hon, Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bt., M.P.
David Jardine, Esq., M.A.

Henry B. Ker, Esq.

The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Kerry, M.P.

Thos. Hewitt Key, Esq., M.Α.

George C. Lewis, Esq., M.A.

James Loch, Esq., M.P., F.G.S.

George Long, Esq., M.A.

J. W. Lubbock. Esq., F.R., R.A., and

L.S.S.

H. Malden, Esq., M.A.

A. T. Malkin, Esq., M.A.

James Manning, Esq.

J. H. Merivale, Esq.. M.A., F.A.S.

James Mill, Esq.

The Right Hon. Lord Nugent.

W. H. Ord, Esq., M.P.

Rt. Hon. Sir H. Parnell, Bart., M.P.
Dr. Roget, Sec. R.S., F.R.A.S.
Sir M. A. Shee, P.R.A., F.R.S.
John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
Right Hon. Earl Spencer.
John Taylor, Esq., F.R.S.
Dr. A. T. Thomson, F.L.S.
H. Waymouth, Esq.

J. Whishaw, Esq., M.A., F.R.S.
John Wood, Esq.

John Wrottesley, Esq., M.A., F.R.A.S.

THOMAS COATES, Esq., Secretary, 59, Lincoln's Inn Fields.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS,
Duke Street, Lambeth.

HARVARD

COLLEGE

May 3. 1929

LIBRARY

Misses Emma and Elizabeth Harris

CONTENTS.

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CHAPTER I.

Prosecution of the Persian war-Rise of Athens to maritime empire,

and consequent undermining of the aristocratical interest-Admi-

nistration of Cimon-of Pericles-Education of the Athenians-

Commencement of the Peloponnesian war.

CHAPTER II.

Historians of the plague-Sketch of the four chief pestilences recorded

-Origin of the disease-Plague of Athens-Of Constantinople-

Of Florence Of Milan-State of medical knowledge-Plague of

London.

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CHAPTER III.

Siege of Platæa-Numantia-Tyre Syracuse-Lines of Circumvalla-

tion-Siege of Jerusalem-Of La Réole-Effects of the invention

of gunpowder-Siege of Ostend-Magdeburg-Character of the

mercenary troops of the seventeenth century-Siege of Zaragoza. 102

CHAPTER IV.

Corcyrean sedition-Civil wars of Rome-Jacquerie-Factions of the

Circus at Constantinople-Massacre of Sept. 2, 1792..

CHAPTER V.

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Character of Cleon-Blockade and capture of the Lacedæmonians at

Pylos-Comparison with the capture of Porto Bello by Admiral

Vernon-Greek comedy-Sketch of the Knights of Aristophanes-

Subsequent history of Cleon-Account of the Popish Plot-Cha-

racter and history of Titus Oates-Mutilation of the Hermæ at

Athens

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CHAPTER VI.

184

Athenian expedition against Sicily-Siege of Syracuse-Retreat and

destruction of the army-Retreat of Ney in Russia-Retreat of

Sir John Hawkwood in Italy

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CHAPTER VII.

Sketch of the interval which elapsed between the defeat in Sicily, and

the battle of Arginusæ-Battle of Arginusæ-Prosecution and

death of the Athenian Generals-Massacre of the De Witts-End

of the Peloponnesian war.

CHAPTER VIII.

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History and character of Socrates-Account of his death-Prosecution

of John Huss, and Jerome of Prague-Attempt to re-establish Pre-

lacy in Scotland-Brown-Guthrie-Reformation in England-

Account of Rowland Taylor

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ILLUSTRATIONS.

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Head of Thucydides

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Head of Pericles, from a marble bust in the British Museum

Medal of Boccacio

Medal of Cardinal Charles Borromeo, from a cast in the British

Museum

69

Medal struck to commemorate the Plague and Fire of London.

Obverse

89

Disposition of Athenian fleet at Arginusæ

320

Medal struck after the massacre of the De Witts. Obverse

331

The medals have been engraved from the originals in the British Museum.

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