BY
J. P. MAHAFFY

FELLOW ETC. OF TRINITY COLLEGE, DUBLIN; HON. FELLOW OF
QUEEN'S COLLEGE, OXFORD; KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF THE REDEEMER;
CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY OF VIENNA;
AUTHOR OF
PROLEGOMENA TO ANCIENT HISTORY'; 'KANT'S PHILOSOPHY FOR ENGLISH READERS';
'SOCIAL LIFE IN GREECE FROM HOMER TO MENANDER'; 'THE GREEK WORLD
UNDER ROMAN SWAY': 'RAMBLES AND STUDIES IN GREECE';
'A HISTORY OF CLASSICAL GREEK LITERATURES'; 'THE
EMPIRE OF THE PTOLEMIES'; EDITOR OF
THE PETRIE PAPYRI, ETC.

SECOND EDITION, CORRECTED AND CONSIDERABLY ENLARGED

London
MACMILLAN AND CO., LTD.
NEW YORK: THE MACMILLAN CO.
1896

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