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II. Of the demon, or familiar spirit of Socrates,

III. Socrates declared the wisest of mankind by the

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oracle,

IV. Socrates devotes himself entirely to the instruc-

tion of the youth of Athens,

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V. Socrates applies himself to discredit the sophists

in the opinion of the young Athenians,

VI. Socrates is accused of holding bad opinions in re-

gard to the gods. He is condemned to die,

VII. Socrates refuses to escape out of prison. He

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31

drinks the poison,

50

VIII. Reflections on Socrates and the sentence

passed upon him by the Athenians,

66

BOOK X.

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF THE GREEKS.

CHAP. I. Of political government,

ARTICLE I.

Of the government of Sparta,

Sect. I. Idea of the Spartan government,

II. Love of poverty instituted at Sparta,

III. Laws established by Minos in Crete,

ARTICLE II.

PAGE

76

78

ib.

84

89

Of the government of Athens,

101

Sect. I. Foundation of the government of Athens,

102

II. Of the inhabitants of Athens,

106

III. Of the council, or senate of five hundred,

111

Sect. I. People of Greece in all times very warlike,

ib.

II. Origin and cause of the valor and military virtue

of the Lacedemonians and Athenians,

III. Of the different kind of troops which composed

the armies of the Lacedemonians and Athe-

nians,

140

145

Sect. IV. Of maritime affairs, fleets, and naval forces,

V. Peculiar character of the Athenians,

VI. Common character of the Lacedemonians and

Athenians,

PAGE.

150

158

166

BOOK XI.

THE HISTORY OF DIONYSIUS THE ELDER AND YOUNGER,

TYRANTS OF SYRACUSE.

CHAP. 1. The history of Dionysius the elder,

Sect. I. Means made use of by Dionysius the elder to pos-

sess himself of the tyranny,

174

ib.

II. Commotions in Sicily and at Syracuse against

Dionysius. He finds means to dispel them, 186

III. Dionysius declares war against the Carthaginians.

Various success of it,

201

IV. Violent passion of Dionysius for poesy. His

death and bad qualities,

CHAP. II. The history of Dionysius the younger,

Sect. I. Dionysius the younger succeeds his father. He in-

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235

vites Plato to his court,

ib.

II. Banishment of Dion,

248

III. Dion sets out to deliver Syracuse. His death,

257

IV. Character of Dion,

288

V. Dionysius the younger reascends the throne,

291

VI. Timoleon restores liberty to Syracuse, and insti-

tutes wise laws. His death,

303

BOOK XII.

THE HISTORY OF THE PERSIANS AND GRECIANS.

CHAP. I. Sect. I. State of Greece from the treaty of Antal-

PAGE.

cides,

317

Sect. II. Sparta's prosperity. Character of two illustrious

Thebans, Epaminondas and Pelopidas,.

324

III. Sphodrias forms a design against the Pi-

ræus,

338

IV. New troubles in Greece. The Lacedemoni-

ans declare war against Thebes,

345

V. The two Theban generals, at their return, are

accused and absolved. Sparta implores aid of

Athens,

VI. Pelopidas marches against Alexander, tyrant of

Pheræ. Is killed in a battle. Tragical end

of Alexander,

VII. Epaminondas chosen general of the Thebans.

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His death and character,

VIII. Death of Evagoras, king of Salamin. Admi-

363

371

387

XI. Troubles at the court of Artaxerxes, concerning

his successor. Death of that prince,

419

XII. Causes of the frequent insurrections and revolts

in the Persian empire,

422