Ancient Eugenics

By Allen G Roper BA. This essay on the methods used by people in ancient times to maintain the population quality of their race was originally published by Blackwells in Oxford and won the Arnold Prize in 1913. “The Spartans were the first to realise the inconsistency of improving the breed of their dogs and horses, and leaving to human kind the reckless propagation of the mentally defective.” P/B, 76pp.