MOREY'S OUTLINES OF GREEK HISTORY, which is introduced by a brief
sketch of the progress of civilization before the time of the Greeks
among the Oriental peoples, pays greater attention to the civilization
of ancient Greece than to its political history. The author has
endeavored to illustrate by facts the most important and distinguishing
traits of the Grecian character; to explain why the Greeks failed to
develop a national state system, although successful to a considerable
extent in developing free institutions and an organized city state; and
to show the great advance made by the Greeks upon the previous culture
of the Orient.
¶ MOREY'S OUTLINES OF ROMAN HISTORY gives the history of Rome to the
revival of the empire by Charlemagne. Only those facts and events which
illustrate the real character of the Roman people, which show the
progressive development of Rome as a world power, and which explain the
influence that Rome has exercised upon modern civilization, have been
emphasized. The genius of the Romans for organization, which gives them
their distinctive place in history, is kept prominently in mind, and
the kingdom, the republic, and the empire are seen to be but successive
stages in the growth of a policy to bring together and organize the
various elements of the ancient world.
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