The Greek gods, Greek heroism, Greek art and Greek learning, under our rule shall rise from the dust--all the more promptly for the stringent oppression under which their indomitable spirit has so long languished." "You speak to my heart!" cried Karnis.

"My old blood flows more swiftly already, and if I only had a thousand talents left to give..." "You would stake them on the future Greek Empire," said Olympius eagerly.

"And we have adherents without number who feel as you do, my trusty friend.

We shall succeed--as the great Julian would have succeeded but for the assassins who laid him low at so early an age; for Rome..." "Rome is still powerful." "Rome is a colossus built up of a thousand blocks; but among them a hundred and more be but loosely in their places, and are ready to drop away from the body of the foul monster--sooner rather than later.

Our shout alone will shake them down, and they will fall on our side, we may choose the best for our own use.