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...Bates '90, instructor in the classical department of the University of Pennsylvania; "The Symbolism of the Apple in Classical Antiquity," by Doctor B. O. Foster, now at the American School of Classical Studies at Rome; "Greek Shoes in the Classical Period," by A. A. Bryant 3G.; "The Attic Prometheus," by Professor Gulie; "The Myth of Daphnis," by H. W. Prescott; and "Some Studies in Greek Religion," by Professor Greenough...
Greek-Elementary examination divided into two parts, the first a translation of simple Attic prose, and the second a thorough examination on a prescribed portion of Xenophon; advanced examination will not contain the Herodotus alternative for Homer as at present...
...Asian and Attic styles in Roman oratory...
...usually contain the names of the person to whom the monument is erected, his father, and those who set up the tablet. As the stones become more elaborate we find figures carved in relief. Some of these suggest, though roughly, figures in the frieze of the Parthenon. In the Attic monuments we find the hoplite, the sailor perched on the prow of his vessel, the child at his mother's knee, and other equally lifelike pictures. Most common are the scenes of parting, where two persons are saying goodbye. One of the most interesting represents a hunter with...
...until after the Persian wars that comedy began its true course. Cretinus, who died in 422 B. C., was the real originator of Attic comedy. He was a poet of great merit. Though much addicted to drink, he lived to the great age of ninety-eight. Aristophanes ridiculed him in the "Nights," but regretted it afterwards, as Cretinus amply revenged himself in the "Whiskey Flask...