COMMITTEE. Chairman-The Right Hon. Lord BROUGHAM, F.R.S., Member of the National Institute of France. Vice-Chairman-Rt. Hon. Lord J. RUSSELL, M.P. : Treasurer-WILLIAM TOOKE, Esq., M.P., F.R.S. W. Allen, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S. Sir C. Bell, F.R.S.L. & E. J. Bonham Carter, Esq., M.P. The Right Rev. the Bishop of J. Frederick Daniell, Esq., F.R.S. T. Drummond, Esq., R.E., F.R.A.S. T. F. Ellis, Esq., M.A., F.R.A.S. I. L. Goldsmid, Esq., F.R. and R.A.S. Rowland Hill, Esq., F.R.A.S. Rt. Hon. Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bt., M.P. The Rt. Hon. the Earl of Kerry, M.P. J. W. Lubbock, Esq., F.R., R.A., and H. Malden, Esq., M.A. J. H. Merivale, Esq., M.A.,F.A.S. The Right Hon. Lord Nugent. Rt. Hon. Sir H. Parnell, Bart.,M.P. J. Whishaw, Esq., M.A., F.R.S. John Wrottesley, Esq., M.A., F.R.A.S. THOMAS COATES, Esq., Secretary, 59, Lincoln's Inn Fields. LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, D THE LIBRARY OF ENTERTAINING KNOWLEDGE, HISTORICAL PARALLELS. VOLUME II. LONDON: CHARLES KNIGHT, 22, LUDGATE STREET. MDCCCXXXV. CONTENTS. Prosecution of the Persian war-Rise of Athens to maritime empire, and consequent undermining of the aristocratical interest-Admi- Historians of the plague-Sketch of the four chief pestilences recorded -Origin of the disease-Plague of Athens-Of Constantinople- Siege of Platea-Numantia-Tyre-Syracuse-Lines of Circumvalla- tion-Siege of Jerusalem-Of La Réole-Effects of the invention of gunpowder-Siege of Ostend-Magdeburg-Character of the mercenary troops of the seventeenth century-Siege of Zaragoza. 102 Character of Cleon-Blockade and capture of the Lacedæmonians at Pylos-Comparison with the capture of Porto Bello by Admiral Vernon-Greek comedy-Sketch of the Knights of Aristophanes- Subsequent history of Cleon-Account of the Popish Plot-Cha- racter and history of Titus Oates-Mutilation of the Hermæ at Athenian expedition against Sicily-Siege of Syracuse-Retreat and 285 Sketch of the interval which elapsed between the defeat in Sicily, and the battle of Arginusæ-Battle of Arginusæ-Prosecution and History and character of Socrates-Account of his death-Prosecution of John Huss, and Jerome of Prague-Attempt to re-establish Pre- Head of Pericles, from a marble bust in the British Museum Medal of Cardinal Charles Borromeo, from a cast in the British Medal struck to commemorate the Plague and Fire of London. Medal struck after Sir E. Godfrey's murder Prow of an ancient vessel found at Genoa. Disposition of Athenian fleet at Arginusæ Medal struck after the massacre of the De Witts. Obverse The medals have been engraved from the originals in the British Museum. |