CONTENTS
CHAPTER I
Introductory
Greek and Roman history usually studied separately, p. 1. Close relation between Greek and Roman civilisation, 2. Ethnical affinity of the two peoples, ibid. Affinity in religion, 3. Difference of character a cause of mutual attraction, 4. The Greek and Italian form of State specifically the same, 5. The word πόλις; Latin equivalents, 5, 6. Difference between the ancient and the modern State; the ancient State a city with an adjunct of territory, 7, 8. The ancient State a simpler form of association than the modern; more perfect, yet easier to study, 9. Tests of excellence and strength in a State; natural, and artificial ties, 10. Examples of modern States, 12. The City-State stronger than these in all the ties, 13; and therefore more instructive as a study, 14. Other advantages; completeness of its life-history, in spite of gaps in our knowledge, 15. Literary value of its records, 17. Its philosophy, 18. New material for its history; inscriptions, 19. Object of the book: to suggest a wider treatment of classical history in an age of specialisation, 20.
