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PREFACE
The acknowledgement of indebtedness to many scholars and friends
in the Preface to Part I applies equally to Part II. I have to add
a special expression of gratitude (i) to Mr. Head and the other officials
of the Numismatic Department in the British Museum, together with
M. Imhoof-Blumer, whose help has often guided me to truth or
saved me from error: (2) to M. S. Eeinach's Ghroniques d'Orient
which I have used far more than the quotations would suggest (for he
has very often guided me to obscure sources of knowledge): (3) to
M. Radet, whose study En Phrygie, acute and ingenious like all his
work, was published after Part I was out of my hands. I have
learned more from M. Radet's essay than from any other book on
Phrygia with the single exception of Hamilton's Travels; but Hamil-
ton is the prince of travellers in Asia Minor. "While M. Radet seems
to me in several cases to reason on incorrect principlesa in topography
(in which department he appears to me less successful than in history),
and while the subject often assumes under his treatment a show of
simplicity, which is attained by leaving all the difficulties out of
sight, yet in a number of cases I have had the pleasure of following
his views, sometimes unreservedly, sometimes with modifications in
details. If I have conjoined this acceptance of some views with
absolute refusal of others, I hope that the reasoned and free-spoken
criticism by which the refusal is justified will be taken by him as at
least proving that I have deliberated carefully before dissenting 2.
1 See pp. 580 n., 634 »., 635, &c. jecting many of his older views lies in
2 M. Radet's firm belief, reiterated in determined prejudice, is hardly worthy
his review of my Part I (Eer. Univ. Midi of him: see also his words quoted
II p. 115), that my sole motive for re- Part I p. xvi note.
The acknowledgement of indebtedness to many scholars and friends
in the Preface to Part I applies equally to Part II. I have to add
a special expression of gratitude (i) to Mr. Head and the other officials
of the Numismatic Department in the British Museum, together with
M. Imhoof-Blumer, whose help has often guided me to truth or
saved me from error: (2) to M. S. Eeinach's Ghroniques d'Orient
which I have used far more than the quotations would suggest (for he
has very often guided me to obscure sources of knowledge): (3) to
M. Radet, whose study En Phrygie, acute and ingenious like all his
work, was published after Part I was out of my hands. I have
learned more from M. Radet's essay than from any other book on
Phrygia with the single exception of Hamilton's Travels; but Hamil-
ton is the prince of travellers in Asia Minor. "While M. Radet seems
to me in several cases to reason on incorrect principlesa in topography
(in which department he appears to me less successful than in history),
and while the subject often assumes under his treatment a show of
simplicity, which is attained by leaving all the difficulties out of
sight, yet in a number of cases I have had the pleasure of following
his views, sometimes unreservedly, sometimes with modifications in
details. If I have conjoined this acceptance of some views with
absolute refusal of others, I hope that the reasoned and free-spoken
criticism by which the refusal is justified will be taken by him as at
least proving that I have deliberated carefully before dissenting 2.
1 See pp. 580 n., 634 »., 635, &c. jecting many of his older views lies in
2 M. Radet's firm belief, reiterated in determined prejudice, is hardly worthy
his review of my Part I (Eer. Univ. Midi of him: see also his words quoted
II p. 115), that my sole motive for re- Part I p. xvi note.