Just published, in fep. 8vo. with 4 Coloured Maps, THE GREEKS AND THE PERSIANS. By the Rev. G. W. COX, M.A. BEING THE FIRST VOLUME OF EPOCHS OF ANCIENT HISTORY. A Series of Books narrating the History of Greece and Rome and of their Relations to other Countries at successive Epochs, intended for use in Schools. EDITED BY THE Rev. G. W. COX, M.A. and CHARLES SANKEY, M.A. CRITICAL OPINIONS. 'An excellent book for schools.' STANDARD. 'This eventful epoch of ancient history is related with extraordinary clearness; a firm grasp of the facts is maintained throughout, and the sequence of events admirably preserved; lastly, the interest of the narrative never fails.' WESTERN TIMES. 'In a small compass Mr. Cox has given us an eloquent and stirring picture of a stirring time......We hope the other volumes of the new series will be as bright and vigorous as this is; and in that case we may predict for it no small measure of popular favour.' JOHN BULL. 'It need hardly be said that this is the very opposite of a cram-book. History is here methodised with a depth and acumen for which Mr. Cox's name is sufficient warrant...... Such a work as this of Mr. Cox's is indispensable to the youthful student of ancient history, and even to learners who may have made considerable progress in that study. The legends which adorn the epoch are told in a sympathetic yet critical manner, which is peculiarly charming. Maps of lands and battlefields enhance the value of the book." EDINBURGH COURANT. London, LONGMANS & CO. OPINIONS of the PRESS. 'The want of a book which should give a sufficient and intelligible account of the earlier period of Greek history, and which, at the same time, should be short and simple enough for beginners, has long been felt among teachers. We can safely say that this book very fairly supplies the want. More than once the writer attains, in his sketches of eventful passages of the history, to a high pitch of excellence, especially in his exposition of the character of Miltiades and of his relations to the Athenian people.' SCHOOL GUARDIAN. 'Mr. Cox's object in this handbook is to shew, not how much of ancient history is mythical, but how much is really trustworthy, and a record of actual events. It is a delightful little work. Like the Author's larger history of Greece, it has all the charm of a romance, while it exhibits great care in the sifting and stating of facts, and is illustrated by capital maps. Students ought to be grateful for works of this kind, which render the acquisition of historical knowledge far easier than it ever was before.' SCOTSMAN. "This little volume is a masterpiece of scholarly workmanship. Within the brief compass of two hundred pages is narrated the history of the hundred and fifty years' struggle between the Greeks and the Persians, in a form at once more concise, more elegant, more complete, and more philosophical than can be found elsewhere. A very complete index, chronological table, marginal titles, text references, maps and plans of battles, render this volume a model historical epitome. If the codification of law is important, the codification of history is not less so. Mr. Cox's little volume is certainly a model for a standard code.' HEREFORD JOURNAL. 'In the present volume Mr. Cox has treated the antagonism of the two nations, Hellene and Persian, as an epoch in history from its commencement, and shews to us in the compass of eight chapters the origin and growth of Greek civilization; the settlement and government of the Greeks; the Persian Empire under Cyrus, Kambyses, and Dareios; the history of Athens in the time of Solon, Peisistratos, and Kleisthenes; the Ionic revolt; the invasion of Datis and Artaphernes; the invasion and flight of Xerxes; and the battles of Plataia and Mykalê, and the formation of the Athenian confederacy. This condensed section, as it may be called, of a portion of Mr. Cox's large Greek history, forms a very useful and interesting volume, and is well illustrated with maps of the Greek and Phenician colonies, the Greek settlements in Asia Minor, Thermopylæ, the battle of Salamis, and the battle of Plataia, and has a useful index and chronological table.' EXAMINER. London, LONGMANS & CO. |