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It is a shady chapter, like many another island annexation. Similarly it may be said that our spoiling the Dutch of New Netherland was questionable. Yet but for that we might have had no United States. IT IS A SHADY CHAPTER LIKE MANY ANOTHER ISLAND ANNEXATION SIMILARLY IT MAY BE SAID THAT OUR SPOILING THE DUTCH OF NEW NETHERLAND WAS QUESTIONABLE YET BUT FOR THAT WE MIGHT HAVE HAD NO UNITED STATES
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. 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. Doubtless trade plays a larger part in political development than many people think. And desire for trade and wealth was a great motive in the upbuilding of the Athenian empire out of the Delian League. E 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 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 DOUBTLESS TRADE PLAYS A LARGER PART IN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT THAN MANY PEOPLE THINK AND DESIRE FOR TRADE AND WEALTH WAS A GREAT MOTIVE IN THE UPBUILDING OF THE ATHENIAN EMPIRE OUT OF THE DELIAN LEAGUE
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