ΠΛΟΥΤΑΡΧΟΥ ΘΕΜΙΣΤΟΚΛΗΣ PLUTARCH'S LIFE OF THEMISTOKLES WITH INTRODUCTION EXPLANATORY NOTES AND CRITICAL APPENDIX BY REV. HUBERT A. HOLDEN, M.A. LL.D. HEAD MASTER OF IPSWICH SCHOOL SOMETIME FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE London MAY 1882 FODLEIAN MACMILLAN AND CO 1881 [All Rights reserved.] 290. k. 85. PREFACE 'THERE are three points to be considered' says Wyttenbach 'by the Editor of an ancient author: the first is whether the author be worth editing; the second whether an edition, worthy of the author, is already in existence or required; the third whether he is himself competent for the task.' In regard to Plutarch's Lives the first of these points may be taken for granted as incontrovertible; the second also admits of no doubt, because no edition of the Greek text of any of the Parallel Lives has ever been published with English notes, although there is a great demand of some book to rank with, if not to supersede, Xenophon as a text-book in Schools and Colleges. Of the third requisite I must leave my readers to judge. Whatever may be their judgment, few, I think, will have cause to complain that I have given too little help in my commentary to young students. If only |