XL. Under the Roman Empire 308 XLI. The Frank Conquest. 1201–1446 315 XLII. The Turkish Conquest. 1453–1670 322 XLIII. The Venetian Conquest and Loss. 1684–1796 328 XLIV. The War of Independence. 1815 334 XLV. The Kingdom of Greece. 1822–1875 340 [Picture: Decorative chapter header] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE Mount Olympus 11 Head of Jupiter 14 Supposed Temple of Jupiter Panhellenius in Ægina 19 Head of Pallas 21 Triptolemus 23 Mars and Victory 25 Mount Parnassus 27 The World according to the Greeks 30 Perseus and Andromeda 38 Cyclopean Wall 41 Scene in the Arachnæan Mountains near Argos 44 Building the Argo 53 Corinth 62 Plains of Troy 69 Greek Ships 73 Achilles binding his Armour on Patroclus 78 Sepulchral Mound, known as the Tomb of Ajax 80 Laocöon 82 Funeral Feast 83 Ulysses tied to the Mast 89 Port of Ithaca 91 Plain of Sparta, with Mount Taygetus 97 Greek Interior 106 Greek Robe 107 Male Costume 108 Gate of Mycenæ 119 Shores of the Persian Gulf 129 View in the Vicinity of Athens 141 Pass of Thermopylæ 145 Salamis 148 Persian Soldier 152 Tombs at Platæa 153 The Acropolis, Athens 162 Propylæa, Athens 163 The Academic Grove, Athens 168