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Yet not long ago I heard one of our modern iconoclastic historians sharply question whether it might not have been better for the world in the end if Carthage had beaten both Greek and Roman. The Athenian Empire. YET NOT LONG AGO I HEARD ONE OF OUR MODERN ICONOCLASTIC HISTORIANS SHARPLY QUESTION WHETHER IT MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR THE WORLD IN THE END IF CARTHAGE HAD BEATEN BOTH GREEK AND ROMAN THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE
 it is a scholastic crime that a child should be allowed to run away with such a notion as this: that at Salamis the “Greek forts on the shore bombarded the Persian fleet and saved the day”; or that “the Persians steamed away in despair.” These are real examples. Such a child needs waking up. Ask him if he knows what a “Marathon runner” is, and show that by means of such runners the place of the telegraph in our modern life was taken. Pictures may be made of great service. Teachers in our great centers, who have their own history rooms, with their proper apparatus and adornments, have a great advantage here; but humbler means, like the Perry pictures, are available by all. Carthage and the Greeks. A topic often neglected is the Carthaginian invasion of Sicily. That was part of an age-long struggle between a great commercial empire and the peoples of different races whose main idea was not commercial supremacy. Punic trader and Spartan soldier have left small mark in the temple of fame. T CONDITIONS WITH OUR OWN AND IT IS A SCHOLASTIC CRIME THAT A CHILD SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO RUN AWAY WITH SUCH A NOTION AS THIS THAT AT SALAMIS THE GREEK FORTS ON THE SHORE BOMBARDED THE PERSIAN FLEET AND SAVED THE DAY OR THAT THE PERSIANS STEAMED AWAY IN DESPAIR THESE ARE REAL EXAMPLES SUCH A CHILD NEEDS WAKING UP ASK HIM IF HE KNOWS WHAT AMERICAN RUNNER IS AND SHOW THAT BY MEANS OF SUCH RUNNERS THE PLACE OF THE TELEGRAPH IN OUR MODERN LIFE WAS TAKEN PICTURES MAY BE MADE OF GREAT SERVICE TEACHERS IN OUR GREAT CENTRES WHO HAVE THEIR OWN HISTORY ROOMS WITH THEIR PROPER APPARATUS AND ADORNMENTS HAVE A GREAT ADVANTAGE HERE BUT HUMBLER MEANS LIKE THE PERRY PICTURES ARE AVAILABLE BY ALL CARTHAGE AND THE GREEKS A TOPIC OFTEN NEGLECTED IS A CARTHAGINIAN INVASION OF SICILY THAT WAS PART OF AN AGE LONG STRUGGLE BETWEEN A GREAT COMMERCIAL EMPIRE AND THE PEOPLES OF DIFFERENT RACES WHOSE MAIN IDEA WAS NOT COMMERCIAL SUPREMACY PUNIC TRADER AND SPARTAN SOLDIER HAVE LEFT SMALL MARK ON THE TEMPLE OF FAME
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