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THE BEST
- of the
World's Classics
- RESTRICTED TO PROSE
- HENRY CABOT LODGE
  - Editor-in-Chief
- Editor-in-Chief
- FRANCIS W. HALSEY
  - Associate Editor
  - With an Introduction, Biographical and Explanatory Notes, etc.
  - IN TEN VOLUMES
  - Vol. I
- Associate Editor
- With an Introduction, Biographical and Explanatory Notes, etc.
- IN TEN VOLUMES
- Vol. I
GREECE
- FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
  - NEW YORK AND LONDON
    - FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
  - FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
- NEW YORK AND LONDON
  - FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
- FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
- The Best of the World's Classics
  - VOL. I
- VOL. I
- GREECE
  - 484 b.c.—200 a.d.
- 484 b.c.—200 a.d.
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- Vol. I—Greece
- GREECE
  - 484 b.c.—200 a.d.
- 484 b.c.—200 a.d.
- HERODOTUS
- I
  - SOLON'S WORDS OF WISDOM TO CRŒSUS[2]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- SOLON'S WORDS OF WISDOM TO CRŒSUS[2]
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - BABYLON AND ITS CAPTURE BY CYRUS[5]
    - (538 b.c.)
  - (538 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- BABYLON AND ITS CAPTURE BY CYRUS[5]
  - (538 b.c.)
- (538 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - THE PYRAMID OF CHEOPS[14]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE PYRAMID OF CHEOPS[14]
- FOOTNOTES:
- IV
  - THE STORY OF PERIANDER'S SON[15]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE STORY OF PERIANDER'S SON[15]
- FOOTNOTES:
- THUCYDIDES
- I
  - THE ATHENIANS AND SPARTANS CONTRASTED[19]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE ATHENIANS AND SPARTANS CONTRASTED[19]
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - THE PLAGUE AT ATHENS[26]
    - (430—425 b.c.)
  - (430—425 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE PLAGUE AT ATHENS[26]
  - (430—425 b.c.)
- (430—425 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - THE SAILING OF THE ATHENIAN FLEET FOR SICILY[28]
    - (413 b.c.)
  - (413 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE SAILING OF THE ATHENIAN FLEET FOR SICILY[28]
  - (413 b.c.)
- (413 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- IV
  - COMPLETION OF THE ATHENIAN DEFEAT AT SYRACUSE[36]
    - (413 b.c.)
  - (413 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- COMPLETION OF THE ATHENIAN DEFEAT AT SYRACUSE[36]
  - (413 b.c.)
- (413 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- XENOPHON
- I
  - THE CHARACTER OF CYRUS THE YOUNGER[45]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE CHARACTER OF CYRUS THE YOUNGER[45]
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - THE GREEK ARMY IN THE SNOWS OF ARMENIA[49]
    - (400 b.c.)
  - (400 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE GREEK ARMY IN THE SNOWS OF ARMENIA[49]
  - (400 b.c.)
- (400 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - THE BATTLE OF LEUCTRA[52]
    - (371 b.c.)
  - (371 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE BATTLE OF LEUCTRA[52]
  - (371 b.c.)
- (371 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- IV
  - OF THE ARMY OF THE SPARTANS[53]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- OF THE ARMY OF THE SPARTANS[53]
- FOOTNOTES:
- V
  - HOW TO CHOOSE AND MANAGE SADDLE-HORSES[54]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- HOW TO CHOOSE AND MANAGE SADDLE-HORSES[54]
- FOOTNOTES:
- PLATO
- I
  - THE IMAGE OF THE CAVE[57]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE IMAGE OF THE CAVE[57]
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - GOOD AND EVIL[59]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- GOOD AND EVIL[59]
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - SOCRATES IN PRAISE OF LOVE[60]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- SOCRATES IN PRAISE OF LOVE[60]
- FOOTNOTES:
- IV
  - THE PRAISE OF SOCRATES BY ALCIBIADES[66]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE PRAISE OF SOCRATES BY ALCIBIADES[66]
- FOOTNOTES:
- V
  - THE REFUSAL OF SOCRATES TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON[71]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE REFUSAL OF SOCRATES TO ESCAPE FROM PRISON[71]
- FOOTNOTES:
- VI
  - THE DEATH OF SOCRATES[72]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE DEATH OF SOCRATES[72]
- FOOTNOTES:
- ARISTOTLE
- I
  - WHAT THINGS ARE PLEASANT[75]
- WHAT THINGS ARE PLEASANT[75]
- II
  - THE LIFE MOST DESIRABLE[76]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE LIFE MOST DESIRABLE[76]
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - IDEAL HUSBANDS AND WIVES[77]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- IDEAL HUSBANDS AND WIVES[77]
- FOOTNOTES:
- IV
  - HAPPINESS AS AN END OF HUMAN ACTION[78]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- HAPPINESS AS AN END OF HUMAN ACTION[78]
- FOOTNOTES:
- POLYBIUS
- I
  - THE BATTLE OF CANNÆ[80]
    - (216 b.c.)
  - (216 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE BATTLE OF CANNÆ[80]
  - (216 b.c.)
- (216 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - HANNIBAL'S ADVANCE ON ROME[86]
    - (211 b.c.)
  - (211 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- HANNIBAL'S ADVANCE ON ROME[86]
  - (211 b.c.)
- (211 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - THE DEFENSE OF SYRACUSE BY ARCHIMEDES[89]
    - (214-212 b.c.)
  - (214-212 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE DEFENSE OF SYRACUSE BY ARCHIMEDES[89]
  - (214-212 b.c.)
- (214-212 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- PLUTARCH
- I
  - DEMOSTHENES AND CICERO COMPARED[93]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- DEMOSTHENES AND CICERO COMPARED[93]
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - THE ASSASSINATION OF CÆSAR[96]
    - (44 b.c.)
  - (44 b.c.)
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE ASSASSINATION OF CÆSAR[96]
  - (44 b.c.)
- (44 b.c.)
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - CLEOPATRA'S BARGE[103]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- CLEOPATRA'S BARGE[103]
- FOOTNOTES:
- IV
  - THE DEATH OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA[105]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE DEATH OF ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA[105]
- FOOTNOTES:
- EPICTETUS
- I
  - OF FREEDOM[110]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- OF FREEDOM[110]
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - OF FRIENDSHIP[111]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- OF FRIENDSHIP[111]
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE CROWD[113]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- THE PHILOSOPHER AND THE CROWD[113]
- FOOTNOTES:
- LUCIAN
- I
  - A DESCENT TO THE UNKNOWN[115]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- A DESCENT TO THE UNKNOWN[115]
- FOOTNOTES:
- II
  - AMONG THE PHILOSOPHERS[121]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- AMONG THE PHILOSOPHERS[121]
- FOOTNOTES:
- III
  - OF LIARS AND LYING[125]
  - FOOTNOTES:
- OF LIARS AND LYING[125]
- FOOTNOTES:

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