used in the special sense here given in brackets. And I do
not employ the term Oligarchy at all in speaking of Roman
politics, as it is liable to convey a false impression.

The division of the matter into chapters differs some-
what from that of the larger book, and a certain amount
of new matter has been introduced into the earlier chapters.
Of maps, some are repeated from the larger book, and a
few are added. The pictures of coins are a new feature.

I take this opportunity of thanking the scholars who
have reviewed the larger book. All the reviewers who
shew a knowledge of the difficulties of the subject have
given me much encouragement. They know how hard it
is to deal judicially with so various a collection of evidence
as that which makes up our record. But I must in parti-
cular acknowledge the private generosity of Mr J. Wells
of Wadham College, Oxford, who has kindly sent me a
number of notes on points of detail, for which I am most
grateful.

A few notes are placed at the foot of the page; in most
cases they are cross-references added in order to avoid
repetitions. But it is in the Index that this object has
principally been kept in view. The existence of Mr P. E. Matheson's
Skeleton Outline seems to make the addition of
a full Chronological Table unnecessary.

The coins figured in the plates are photographed from
casts of the originals in the British Museum, and in
selecting and describing them I have used Dr B. V. Head
Guide to the Coins of the Ancients ( 1881). In one case I
have preferred to choose a coin from the general B.M.
catalogue.

W. E. H.

February 1911

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