+------------+--------------+--------------+----------------------+ | Metric. | Inches. | Ft. Inch. | Approximate. | +------------+--------------+--------------+----------------------+ | Millimètre | 0·0393708 | " ·03937 | ·04 or 1⁄25 of inch. | | Centimètre | 0·393708 | " ·39371 | 4 " ⅖ " | | Décimètre | 3·93708 | " 3·9371 | 4 inches. | | Mètre | 39·3708 | 3 3·3708 | 3⅓ feet. | | 2 | 78·7416 | 6 6·7416 | 6⅔ " | | 3 | 118·1124 | 9 10·1124 | 10 " | | 4 | 157·4832 | 13 1·4832 | 13 " | | 5 | 196·8540 | 16 4·8540 | 16⅓ " | | 6 | 236·2248 | 19 8·2248 | 19⅔ " | | 7 | 275·5956 | 22 11·5956 | 23 " | | 8 | 314·9664 | 26 2·9664 | 26¼ " | | 9 | 354·3372 | 29 6·3372 | 29½ " | | 10 | 393·7089 | 32 9·7080 | 33 " | | 11 | 433·0788 | 36 1·0788 | 36 (12 yds.) | | 12 | 472·4496 | 39 4·4496 | 39⅓ feet. | | 13 | 511·8204 | 42 7·8204 | 42⅔ " | | 14 | 551·1912 | 45 11·1912 | 46 " | | 15 | 590·5620 | 49 2·5620 | 49¼ " | | 16 | 620·9328 | 52 5·9328 | 52½ " | | 17 | 669·3036 | 55 9·3036 | 55¾ " | | 18 | 708·6744 | 59 0·6744 | 59 " | | 19 | 748·0452 | 62 4·0452 | 62⅓ " | | 20 | 787·416 | 65 7·4160 | 65⅔ " | | 30 | 1181·124 | 98 5·124 | 98½ " | | 40 | 1574·832 | 131 2·832 | 131¼ " | | 50 | 1968·54 | 164 0·54 | 164 " | | 100 | 3937·08 | 328 1·08 | 328 (109 yds.) | +------------+--------------+--------------+----------------------+ N. B.--The following is a convenient approximate rule:--"To turn _Metres_ into _Yards_, add 1-11th to the number of Metres." LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. PAGE PLATE I. THE ACROPOLIS OF TIRYNS _To face_ 1 PLATE II. THE WEST SIDE OF THE ACROPOLIS OF MYCENÆ " 23 PLATE III. THE GATE OF THE LIONS " 32 PLATE IV. THE TREASURY OF ATREUS " 43 PLATE V. THE TREASURY NEAR THE LIONS' GATE, EXCAVATED BY MRS. SCHLIEMANN _Frontispiece_ PLATE VI. ICHNOGRAPHY OF THE ROYAL TOMBS WITHIN THE CIRCLE OF THE AGORA _To face_ 124