A HISTORY OF GREECE 

 For High Schools and Academies 



By GEORGE WILLIS BOTSFORD, Ph.D. 



Instructor in the History of Greece and Rome in Harvard University 



8vo. Half Leather. $1.10 net 



" Dr. Botsford's ' History of Greece ' has the conspicuous merits which only a text-book 

 can possess which is written by a master of the original sources. Indeed, the use of the text 

 of Homer, Herodotus, the dramatists, and the other contemporary writers is very effective, 

 and very suggestive as to the right method of teaching and study. The style is delightful. 

 For simple, unpretentious narrative and elegant English the book is a model. In my judg- 

 ment, the work is far superior to any other text-book for high school or academic use which 

 has yet appeared. Its value is enriched by the illustrations, as also by the reference lists and 

 the suggestive studies. It will greatly aid in the new movement to encourage modern scien- 

 tific method in the teaching of history in the secondary schools of the country. It will be 

 adopted by Stanford as the basis of entrance requirements in Grecian history." 



PROFESSOR GEORGE ELLIOT HOWARD, Stanford University, Cal 



A HISTORY OF ROME 

 For High Schools and Academies 



By GEORGE WILLIS BOTSFORD, Ph.D. 



Instructor in the History of Greece and Rome in Harvard University 



8vo. Half Leather. $1.10 net 



TEACHABLE QUALITIES 



1. Treatment of the external and internal history of the Republic in separate chapters; 

 this conduces to simplicity, continuity of thought, and hence interest. 



2. Each chapter corresponds with a period or epoch ; this helps the pupil to gain a distinct 

 conception of each period, and to a correct arrangement and subordination of events. In 

 most books the chapters are arbitrary divisions. 



3. Marginal headings sufficiently bold to be used as topics, but they do not interrupt 

 the thought, or break the interest, as they would, were they extended across the page. 



4. Frequent quotation of sources; makes the subject more vivid and real. 



5. Concrete treatment of the constitution. This book represents the people, senators, and 

 magistrates as living, thinking, acting, governing, etc. It does not treat Rome as an abstract 

 legal or political system, but as a city made up of human beings. 



6. Movement in the entire book there is no isolated paragraph; the thought is continu- 

 ous throughout and the verbs are in the active voice. 



7. The outline of the Republican constitution, p. 353 ff., serves as an example of what 

 should be done in the preparation of lessons, and at the same time is a complete, logical pre- 

 sentation of the only really difficult subject in Roman history. 



8. The " Studies" require a thorough digestion of the material, and one who works them 

 out faithfully will be able to pass the examination for admission to any college. 



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