Calendar: 1863-1864 Page 521

GENERAL LITERATURE AND SCIENCE 521 IX -fttsitorji What were probably the reasons why at the beginning of the Peloponnesian war the Spartans were confident of success Wherein lay the real power of Athens What political reflections are introduced by Thucydides on occasion of the Corcyraean massacre Do you consider him an impartial historian Give reasons for your answer What other original sources for any part of the Peloponnesian war have we besides the history of Thucydides Write lives of Callicratidas Lysander Hermocrates with their characters Give briefly the substance of any speech in Thucydides which you choose What is lrtiown of the Argives Arcadians Corinthians Boeotians during the Peloponnesian war State fully the various causes that led to the failure of the great Sicilian expedition Describe the great harbour of Syracuse and the surrounding land and write in English short account of the last sea fight in that harbour What strike you as the leading differences between the Peloponnesian war before and after the defeat of the Athenians at Syracuse Show that the interests of Athens were really those of Greece at large Contrast the resources of Carthage with those of Rome Wherein lay the weakness of Carthage Point out fully the mistakes made by the Romans by the Carthaginians in the first Punic war Do you believe the account of Regulus' death 10 What were tbe principal causes of the failure of Hannibal's expedition Ought he to have marched against Rome after the battle of Cannse What was the turning point of the second Punic war Write in English short character of Hannibal as patriot as general as statesman What were the two political parties at Carthage at this time 11 Give instances of bad faith on the part of the Romans during the three Punic wars 12 Describe fully the tactics of the battle at Zama Show