[42] Niebuhr here overlooks Thucyd. i. 93: μείζων γὰρ ὁ περίβολος πανταχῆ ἐξήχθη τῆς πόλεως.—ED. [43] The reader must bear in mind, that all Niebuhr says about the topography of Athens was said before any of the numerous recent investigations of this subject had been commenced.—ED. [44] “The temple of Theseus was destroyed as early as 1687; the Turks had a powder magazine there, and the Venetians were barbarous enough to bombard it; one front of it is left standing.” [45] Dion Cassius, lxix. 16, however, says ἐξεποίησε.—ED. [46] Aeschin. Socr. _Eryx._ c. 7 and 24.—ED. [47] “This war is a memorable occurrence on account of the misfortunes of men who had deserved a better fate.” (See _Kleine Schrift._ vol. i. p. 451, foll.) [48] Comp. _Kleine Schrift._ l. c., p. 458, note 10.—ED. [49] “_Basílius_, not _Basilīus_, for at that time Greek was spoken only according to accent.” [50] “The seventh among the Platonic letters was no doubt written soon after the time of Plato and before the death of Alexander; it is written in the vivid style of one who knew things from hearsay, but had not witnessed them himself.” (Comp. Ulrich, _Die Eilfmänner in Athen_, p. 258, note 3.) [51] Cic. _De Nat. Deor._ i. 42. [52] This statement is not the same in all the MSS., whence the text cannot be regarded as quite certain.—ED. [53] These numbers, though not agreeing with what precedes, occur in all the MSS. We must therefore probably suppose, that Niebuhr in his thorough-going view of the symmetry of numerical relations in antiquity, regarded the _eleven_ Boeotarchs as the remnant of the earlier number twelve, and divided this latter into two equal halves; but I cannot at this moment say on what this division is based. The statement that afterwards the Boeotarchs were exclusively Thebans, occurs in a set of notes, which do not seem to be quite trustworthy.—ED. [54] I have no doubt that Niebuhr here meant Lake Hylice, although I do not know that it is connected with Lake Copais. Respecting its outlet into the Euripus, see Müller, _Orchom._ p. 38, 2nd edit., who doubts its existence. The name of “lake of Haliartus” belongs only to the part of lake Copais near Haliartus.—ED. [55] “Lépanto, not Lepánto, according to the modern Greek pronunciation, just as Sífanto (the modern name for the island of Siphnos), Táranto, Ótranto. This originally Greek accent differs from that of Italian names.” [56] The MSS. give nothing but these words, which are evidently defective, and must be supplemented from Thucyd. i. 112, iv. 118, v. 18. Compare Boeckh, _Publ. Econ. of Athens_, p. 161. foll. 2nd. edit.—ED. [57] This statement can only be regarded as an inaccurate expression of the right possessed by every people to vote at the Amphictyonic council, for it is well known that each nation had two votes. Comp. _Lect. on Anc. Hist._ vol. i. p. 244, fol.—ED. [58] xxiv. 1. [59] “The reason for this is, that the olive-tree requires many years to grow and bear fruit.”