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two Books of his History, containing a Narra- 

 tive of the Acquisition of the Kingdom of Lydia 

 by Crcesus, and the subsequent overthrow of 

 theLydian Empire by Cyrus ; the early History 

 of the Republics of Athens and Laeedaemon ; 

 with an account of Egypt, its Customs, Man- 

 ners, and Governments. 



THE FAMILY CLASSICAL LIBRARY; 

 or, English Translations of the most valua- 

 ble Greek and Latin Historians, Poets, and 

 Orators. With Biographical Sketches of 

 each Author, and copious illustrative 

 Notes. Edited by A. J. VALPY, M.A. 



Cicero remarks, that not to know what has 

 been transacted in former times, is to continue 

 always a child. If no use be made of the 

 labours of past ages, the world must remain 

 always in the infancy of knowledge : and the 

 learned Dr. Parr says, " If you desire your son, 

 though no great scholar, to read and reflect, it 

 is your duty to place in bis hands the best 

 Translations of the best Classical Authors." 



The following are the contents of the volumes 

 already published. 



No. I.— DEMOSTHENES (translated by Dr. 

 Leland), comprising a sketch of the Life of De- 

 mosthenes : his Orations against Philip, King 

 of Macedon ; and those pronounced on occasions 

 of public deliberation. 



No. II.— DEMOSTHENES, concluded, and 

 SALLUST complete: (the latter translated by 

 William Rose, M.A.) comprising the Orations 

 of Dinarchus against Demosthenes, and Ac- 

 count of the Exile and Death of Demosthenes, 

 and the Orations of iEschines and Demosthenes 

 on the Crown : a Biographical Sketch of Sal- 

 lust : his History of Catiline's conspiracy ; and 

 History of the Roman War against Jugurtha, 

 King of Numidia. 



No. III.— XENOPHON, Vol. I. (translated 

 by E. Spelman, Esq.), comprising a Biographi- 

 cal Sketch of the Historian ; and his Anabasis, 

 or Expedition of Cyrus into Persia, and retreat 

 of the 10,000 Greeks. 



No. IV.— XENOPHON, vol. II. (translated 

 by the Hon. Maurice Ashley Cooper), compris- 

 ing the Cyropaedia, or the Education, Life, and 

 manners, Government, Wars, and Achieve- 

 ments of Cyrus, King of Persia. 



No. V.— HERODOTUS, vol, I. (translated 

 by the Rev. W. Beloe,) comprising a Biogra- 

 phical Sketch of the Historian ; and the first 



No. VI.— HERODOTUS, vol. II. comprising, 

 in the 3d, 4th, and 5th Books, the Exploits of 

 Cambyses, with the subjugation of the whole of 

 Egypt ; the elevation of Darius Hystaspes to 

 the Persian throne ; the disastrous Expeditions 

 of the Persians against the Scythians during 

 his reign ; the progress of the Republics of 

 Athens, Lacedsemon, and Corinth, and their 

 state during the time of the Persian Emperor 

 Darius. 



No. VII.— HERODOTUS, vol. III., com- 

 prising, in the 6th to the 9th Book, the Origin 

 of the Lacedaemonian Kings ; the first Invasion 

 of Greece by the Persians; the Battle of Mara- 

 thon ; the memorable Expedition of Xerxes into 

 Greece ; the Battle of Thermopylae ; the Cap- 

 ture and Burning of Athens by the Persians; 

 the Sea-fight of Salamis ; the Battles of Plataea 

 and of the Promontory of Mycale ; and the 

 overthrow of the Persian power in Greece. 



No. VIII. — VIRGIL, vol. I., comprising a 

 Biographical Sketch of the Poet ; his Eclogues, 

 or Pastoral Poems, translated by Archdeacon 

 Wrangham; the Georgics, or Poems on Hus- 

 bandry, translated by William Sotheby, Esq. ; 

 and the first two Books of the JEneid, translated 

 by Dryden, and prefaced with his celebrated 

 Dedication. 



No. IX. — VIRGIL, vol. I., comprising the 

 remainder of Dryden's translation of the JEneid, 

 namely, from the third to the twelfth Book. 



No. X.— PINDAR (translated by the Rev. 

 C. A. Wheelwright, Prebendary of Lincoln) ; 

 and ANACREON, by Mr. Thomas Bourne. 



Nos. XI. and XII.— TACITUS (translated by 

 Arthur Murphy, Esq.) 



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