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Title: Historic Tales, vol 10 (of 15)
The Romance of Reality

Author: Charles Morris

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Historical Tales

The Romance of Reality

By

CHARLES MORRIS

_Author of "Half-Hours with the Best American Authors," "Tales from the
Dramatists," etc._

IN FIFTEEN VOLUMES

Volume X

Greek

J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY

PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON

Copyright, 1896, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
Copyright, 1904, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.
Copyright, 1908, by J.B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY.

CONTENTS.

PAGE

HOW TROY WAS TAKEN 7

THE VOYAGE OF THE ARGONAUTS 28

THESEUS AND ARIADNE 33

THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES 41

LYCURGUS AND THE SPARTAN LAWS 50

ARISTOMENES, THE HERO OF MESSENIA 60

SOLON, THE LAW-GIVER OF ATHENS 67

THE FORTUNE OF CROESUS 77

THE SUITORS OF AGARISTE 86

THE TYRANTS OF CORINTH 93

THE RING OF POLYCRATES 100

THE ADVENTURES OF DEMOCEDES 109

DARIUS AND THE SCYTHIANS 117

THE ATHENIANS AT MARATHON 126

XERXES AND HIS ARMY 135

HOW THE SPARTANS DIED AT THERMOPYLAE 144

THE WOODEN WALLS OF ATHENS 154

PLATAEA'S FAMOUS DAY 165

FOUR FAMOUS MEN OF ATHENS 174

HOW ATHENS ROSE FROM ITS ASHES 186

THE PLAGUE AT ATHENS 194

THE ENVOYS OF LIFE AND DEATH 200

THE DEFENCE OF PLATAEA 205

HOW THE LONG WALLS WENT DOWN