A History of Greece for Junior Classes (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A History of Greece for Junior Classes The History of Greece here offered to the public is Intended as an introduction to the excellent larger works which are the pride of English scholarship. I have introduced a novelty which will be justified, I hope, by the more correct views now entertained in regard to the two great nations of antiquity. In all the school histories of Greece hitherto published, the Greek divinities are called by the names given to them by the Romans. This practice has led to an utter confusion of the religions of the two nations, which, in many respects, were totally different. The Romans may indeed be excused for identifying their gods with those of Greece and other nations, but I can see no reason why we should follow their example. I have, therefore, called the Greek gods by their Greek names, and wherever the Roman name presents any material difference, I have added it in brackets. The same system has been followed in regard to other proper names: as the Greek language has no c, the Greek letter k has been retained , and instead of the Latin termination us, I have given the Greek os. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.