New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-29
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
THE GREEK WORLD UNDER ROMAN SWAY, FROM
pOLYBIJTS TO PLUTARCH. by J. p. MahaiiN.
& IN

GREEK WORLD UNDER HUMAN SN fI'','i
POLYBlUS TO PLUTARCH. by j. F. MahahN'
Macmillan & Co. go
In this volume Professor Mahafy discusses. with
his usuaI vvaclty the varied influences which Greek
cuIurc brought to bear the Roman world from lhe
time when the lands, occupied wholly or IN part OY
Hellenic people became politically subordinate part
~ that world to the third decade of the second century
In this period the Greek rose gradually TO HeI"H
social and political equality with fhc Roman ana al I'
close emerged into such prominence that the h'l"rr9
Of Roman affairs were written almost exclusively III
his language and those tendencies showed themselves
which resulted necessarily in the transfer of The i'm
perial court from the city the ribcr to the CIV
Oh the Eosphorus.
In spte Of the interest which the book eXciteS. one
Laws IL down with feeling of DISAPPOINTMENT INV
the author has not always been apc l" 'i"P,i ~
vivacity with a sober historical method. 'hui'i'"9
,.r,u.s betwcen ancient and modern affair are Il
vauabIe stimulus to thought. but Professor M"'d"' >
comparisons are often strained 'ha' '"oN D"
the product Of personal ccccntHchy ra'her '''"
sound Earning What Is gained by "P'o
,erms peculiar 10 English politics 10 eNeh''
In the history of the Roman Republic 10y c'l"".
.yua and his patrcian adlierents Tories an"
chalacterjzing Caesar a. Liberal politician 9",
nhrase, NAV seem suggestive. but thei arc 'V''N 'i
leading When the witticiSn about fal>'hi's a. "
Greek Baedeker is initiated seriously ana WIN "
tbe Greek Pcrcgcta like Pelcmo are de'cIl'eu a. Wv
tc,,,rrers Of Murray readers bound 10 expert
something
The declaration that these books were "Il''c" io'
svr,ans Gauls Armenians Jews who' haNHs '
tanned civic rights in Greek communities ueN"0" u"
acquire Greek civilization in hurN' anu W.
eager 10 find compendiOns short cuts 10 hho"',uSo "
I. the Americans who make rapid fortunes Ill ''o ~
Western cities Of the statc," are at the pieSc"' ~
we violate no confidence in saving tha' t"c mann
.octurers Of compendumS would probably s'dINe Il
.h.ir trade was confined to American milIo'iic'' ~
another place abiding - the contempt S"o"' ~
Romans like Cicero toward the CREEKS rs rave WV
uuotng the orators remark that To a tree" d" w
was Joke and giving testimony III court "'0'' P'''
the Professor says ,oaer,, com
n,orion Of ali this Parallels in own daN an" t
own empire start mp unbldden, E1wGu ,o NAV warn
nedant may threaten Us however loity ne inaff I,
W agansf Illustrating remote age OF c!lli1atlU NV
fhe clear analogies Of modern NE ~ p,nans As
SeneH cononerors who had taken from them ue
liberties whose law therefore inresn !" v.;tT
o ou Sn,it hU with certain show Of patriotism t
were proud to defeat, and by ueiennSs d.sed 10 his
,ar II NAV use the words recently duuIcs rh il,
S S~, Inv an Archbishop of the Roman Chur'" III
Ireland ~ of mar
That is cleverly turned, hut tie turn Is one VI r
tisanship rather than cardid history. Theic j. o"o
ease at least. wherein the use oil these ma"
,stopces has BETRAYED the author into an error }" "
nun field He notes the fact related by siaDo ''''
snain and the neiGhborng Islands 'oiNicd anu
Raleares were ovcrrun by vast NUMBERS III '""'
which did great harm agriculture by Eh'"''-
,,,ots 50 strabo thought. Of trees ana pIah'' ".'''
cround: and ne subjoin, this aterthouGht ID 'u'
notc: The fact that lis widely extended p'Euc "''
completely disappeared from spain, Franc" anu VI,
tslands suggests that in Australia. too the "d' WIN
come when natural causes will accomplish what NoV"'
foo vast for human ingenuity. am not d""c "'''
uo hear of these rabbits in later classical anV"F'"c>
en- 7 suppose they must have been d-appeaim- eve" ~
strabo's time" OF course, it Is rather 'ou ''"'''
IN Australians Of the present generation to be- t''u u''
tbor descendants may be relieved from inc paul ="
r,hbts by natural causes but thr singular ld' j. '"
Though Professor Mahafy cites the Natural H''o'' :"
plipv several times. he j. unaware tldt u' UNI ""N
;he most spokeu Of lv >tlabo i twice me"u'Ico
Cunicul,s popuIantcs Bac4rum mc>~cN.' ~" f"'N
IN ono Mace and ringing the changes on u'' '''''
words in the other added that the creatures th'f'en'
,ba irhsbitant, Of IN" island with starvation lie "I'o
relates that the people besouGht Augustus 10 sr"' -"
djers 10 the islands slaughter the animals Inc FRO
fessor might amend his footnote by showing 10"
Tommy Adkins" would look in the act OF putting oo"h
ON unrsinc among the rabbits in Australia.
Tho nroof reading of the book is IN general accurate
.,, ,bero seems to be valid reason ior pilhuHN
Mithradates. Throughout the main part OF inc WORK
and "Mltlridates7 in the preface