Burrow, Edward John: The Elgin marbles: with an abridged historical and topographical account of Athens (Band 1): Illustrated with forty plates (London, 1817)

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driven from Athens by Lycurgus and Mega-
cles. These two rivals afterwards disagreeing,
Megacles offered to restore Pisistratus to the
throne on the condition of marrying his daugh-
ter. To this he consented, and Lycurgus was
repulsed. Having however quarrelled with
Megacles,he was compelled to seek an asylum
in the island of Euboea; but, at the end of that
time, recovering the throne, he retained it by
his wisdom and moderation; and by his civil
institutions promoted greatly the happiness of
his subjects. He added, much to the embel-
lishment of the city; founded an academy and
public library; and is said to have first intro-
duced to the notice of his countrymen, and
arranged in order, the poems of the immortal
Homer. He reigned thirty-three years, not as
an usurper, but as a father of his people, and
dying in peace was succeeded by his sons
Hipparchus and Hippias.

Hipparchus displayed much love for learn-
ing, and attracted to his court Anacreon, Si-
monides, and other eminent men of genius.
These strangers diffused around them a taste
for poetry and science; and Hipparchus caused