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Excerpt from History of Ancient and Modern Greece The following history of Ancient and Modern Greece is intended not only for libraries, but for schools, academies, and colleges. The whole of the history of Ancient Greece was originally published in London, under the superintendence of the 'Society for the diffusion of Useful Knowledge,' and composed a part of their 'Library of Useful Knowledge.' The materials for the history of Modern Greece, were found in the London Encyclopædia, the able and accurate article in the Encyclopædia Americana, and several recent works on the Greek Revolution. To fit the work for the use of schools, in addition to the maps and annotations, I have furnished a set of questions at the bottom of each page. These are intended to direct the attention of the pupil to the leading points in the history; and whatever diversity of opinion may exist as to the propriety of the teacher's using them in examining his class, it will be readily admitted, I presume, that they are useful to the pupil in learning his lesson. Some teachers will use them, no doubt, and add such others as they may deem proper; but those who make questions of their own, as they examine the class, cannot, I think, reasonably object to their admission into the volume. The editor hopes that the same liberal indulgence, which has been afforded to those school books already published under his direction, may also be extended to the present undertaking. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however,