The enchantress Theoris of Athens seems to have been the first witch that had recourse to charms.

In 1854 About was working as a poor archaeologist at the French School at Athens, where he noticed there was a curious understanding between the brigands and the police of modern Hellas.

So, on my arrival at Athens, in April, 1856, I refrained from going into the country.

Had the director of the Hamburg Botanical Gardens said to me when I left Germany: "My dear Hermann Schultz, I want you to go to Greece and draw up a report on the remarkable system of brigandage obtaining in that land," I might bravely have begun by going for a ride outside Athens, as my American friends, John Harris and William Lobster, did.

They lost the horses, but got safely back to Athens.

Colonel John was apparently a man of means, for Photini was very fashionably dressed, and she was being educated at the best boarding-school in Athens.

"The King of the Mountains could take Athens if he wanted to, and cut the throat of every man in it.

The next letter was addressed to George Micrommati, Secretary of the King of the Mountains Co., Ltd., the Courts of Justice, Athens.

126,000 Which I propose to divide as follows: One-third of the profits payable to me as managing director 40,000 Amount added to reserve fund at Bank of Athens 6,000 Amount available for dividend 80,000 "Total fr.

" "If that is so," said the king, very kindly, "you can return to Athens at once, or stay here for a few days.

Captain Pericles, whose figure I had often admired at Athens, ran up to Hadgi Stavros, and kissed him.

"No! Write at once to your agents in Athens to send you £4,600.

I then went to Hadgi Stavros, and explained that the £4,600 would be paid into his account at the Bank of Athens on the production of his receipt for that amount.

"How is it that the King of the Mountains is found walking in the streets of Athens?"

After studying at Athens, he practised as an advocate at Rome, and then wandered about Northern Africa, lecturing on philosophy and rhetoric.

If Socrates could not be endured at Athens, if Cicero was banished from Rome, how could this unarmed priest expect immunity from the possessors of absolute power whom he had offended?

In Athens there was a pure democracy.

He blotted out Christ from the book of life by representing him merely as a martyr suffering for the declaration of truths which were not appreciated,like Socrates at Athens, or Savonarola at Florence.

To the south, on the southern arm of the Egean sea, are Athens and Corinth, and to the south-west of Corinth is Achaia, near the Mediterranean.

[Sidenote: Blockade of Athens.]

By means of the two slaves he was also able to frustrate the attempts of Archelaus to throw supplies into Athens, which was now suffering from hunger, for Sulla had surrounded it with forts and turned the siege into a blockade.

After this success the prince marched towards Athens, but died on the way.

At last, wearied by this dogged resistance, Sulla turned the siege of the Piraeus also into a blockade, which meant simply that he hindered Archelaus from helping Athens, for he could not prevent the influx of supplies from the sea.

[Sidenote: Athens taken March 1, B.C. 86.]

Athens meanwhile was in dreadful straits.