ARGOLIS AND ITS ANTIQUITIES 94 CHAPTER VII CORINTH AND ITS CANAL 111 CHAPTER VIII ATHENS AND ITS ACROPOLIS 124 CHAPTER IX ATHENS AND ITS GODDESS 146 CHAPTER X ATHENS AND ELEUSIS 167 CHAPTER XI ATHENS AND ITS DEMOCRACY 183 CHAPTER XII ATHENS--ITS DECAY AND ITS REVIVAL 206 INDEX 229 List of Illustrations 1. The Parthenon from the Propylæa _Frontispiece_ FACING PAGE 2. The Acropolis from the Site of the Temple of Olympian Zeus 2 3. Corfu. The Old Fort from the West 8 4. Corfu. The Old Fort from the South 10 5. The Temple of Athena at Sunium 14 6. Sunset from the North-Eastern Corner of the Acropolis 16 7. Delphi from Itea 20 8. Delphi. The Castalian Gorge and Spring 24 9. Delphi. The Portico of the Athenians 28 10. The Ancient Quarries on Mount Pentelikon 32 11. Olympia. The base of the Kronos Hill with the remains of the Temple of Hera and the Philippeion 36 12. Olympia. The Palæstra and remains of the Temple of Zeus 40 13. The Temple of Hera at Olympia 44 14. The Bastion and Temple of Wingless Victory viewed from the ascent to the Propylæa 48 15. Colossal Head of Despoina 52 16. The Temple of Apollo at Bassæ in Arcadia, with distant view of Mount Ithome 54 17. Site of Megalopolis in Arcadia 58 18. Megalopolis in Arcadia 62 19. Andritsæna. The resting-place for the Temple of Apollo at Bassæ 66 20. The Castle of Karytæna in Arcadia 70 21. Interior of the Temple of Apollo at Bassæ in Arcadia 72 22. The Laconian Gate of Messene 74 23. Kalamata on the Gulf of Messene 76 24. Mount Ithome from the Stadion of Messene 80 25. Triple Bridge over the Mavrozoumenos River 84 26. Sparta and Mount Taÿgetus 86 27. Mistra, near Sparta 90