After Schliemann’s reconstruction; from his “Tiryns,” by kind permission of Mr. John Murray BEEHIVE TOMB: SECTION 29 CRETAN CUP OF DEGENERATE STYLE 31 From the _Annual_ of the B.S.A., ix. p. 318 CLAY SEAL IMPRESSION, CRUCIFORM SYMBOL 34 From the _Annual_ of the B.S.A., ix. p. 90 WARRIOR STÉLÉ FROM MYCENÆ 37 From Ridgeway’s “Early Age of Greece,” i. p. 314, by kind permission of the Cambridge University Press. An early representation of the arms and dress of the Northern Invaders MARRIAGE PROCESSION 45 From a pyxis in the British Museum, Third Vase Room, Case C, D 11 (_see_ Plate 56) SEATED STATUE FROM BRANCHIDÆ 55 British Museum, Room of Archaic Sculpture, No. 9 GEOMETRIC VASE 56 British Museum, First Vase Room, Case 34, No. 362 COIN OF CROTON, SHOWING TRIPOD 63 British Museum, Room of Greek and Roman Life, III. 19 SHIP OF ODYSSEUS 64 From a vase in the British Museum, Third Vase Room, Case G, E 440 LYRE AND CITHARA 68 From vases, &c. THE “DISCOBOLUS” OF MYRON 80 Outline drawing of the statue in the British Museum COIN OF CORINTH 105 British Museum, Room of Greek and Roman Life, II. B 25. _Obverse_: Head of Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet. _Reverse_: Pegasus GREEK ARCHITECTURE 107 Diagram illustrating Doric and Ionic styles COIN OF PHANES 123 British Museum, Room of Greek and Roman Life, I. A 7 OSTRAKON OF THEMISTOCLES 141 COIN OF ELIS: HEAD OF ZEUS 148 British Museum, Room of Greek and Roman Life, III. B 33 COIN OF PHILIP II. OF MACEDON: HEAD OF ZEUS 148 British Museum, as above, III. B 18 THE ERECHTHEUM: MODERN RECONSTRUCTION 166 THEATRICAL FIGURES, COMIC AND TRAGIC 175 From statuettes in the British Museum COIN OF THRACE: ALEXANDER THE GREAT 246 British Museum, Room of Greek and Roman Life, IV. B 20. Showing Alexander as a god with the horns of Ammon THE LAOCOÖN GROUP 264 Drawn from a photograph of the original at Rome LATE GREEK VASE PAINTING 266 British Museum, Vase Room, IV. Case 52, F 308 INTRODUCTION