Antiochus of Syracuse 64 not trustworthy 65 his dates illusory 66 though supported by Thucydides 66 who is not omniscient 66 Credulity in every sceptic 67 Its probable occurrence in ancient critics 68 Value of Hippias' work 68 Even Eratosthenes counts _downward_ 69 Clinton's warning 69 Summary of the discussion 69 The stage of pre-Homeric remains 70 Prototype of the Greek temple 70 Degrees in this stage 71 Probably not so old as is often supposed 72 Mr. Petrie's evidence 72 The epic stage 72 The earliest historical stage 73 The gap between Homer and Archilochus 73 Old lists suspicious, and often fabricated 74 No chronology of the eighth century B.C. to be trusted 75 Cases of real antiquity 76 CHAPTER IV. The Despots; The Democracies. Brilliant age of the great lyric poets 77 The Sparta of Alcman's time 77 Its exceptional constitution 78 E. Curtius on the age of the despots 78 Grote's view 79 Greek hatred of the despot 80 how far universal in early days 81 Literary portraits of the Greek despot 81 How far exaggerated 82 _Reductio ad absurdum_ of the popular view 82 The real uses to politics of temporary despots 82 Questionable statement of Thucydides 83 The tyrant welds together the opposing parties 84 Cases of an umpire voluntarily appointed 84 Services of the tyrants to art 85 Examples 85 Verdict of the Greek theorists 86