A historical survey of daily life in ancient Greece. Volume two covers marriage customs, women's condition, dress, private homes, furniture, food and drink, entertainments, theatre, and rural life. It offers a detailed, readable picture of Greek society for listeners interested in social history.
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THE HISTORY
OF THE
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
OF
ANCIENT GREECE.
BY J. A. ST. JOHN.
IN THREE VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
LONDON: RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET, Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty. 1842. LONDON: Printed by S. & J. BŧƿǵƯŧΏ, WƗƯǪLjƿ, and FƯŧΏ, Bangor House, Shoe Lane.
CONTENTS OF THE SECOND VOLUME. BOOK III. CHAPTER PAGE IV. Marriage Ceremonies 1 V. Condition of Married Women 28 VI. Toilette, Dress, and Ornaments 50 BOOK IV. I. Private Dwellings 75 II. Household Furniture 97 III. Food of Homeric Times—Meat, Fish, &c. 125 IV. Poultry, Fruit, Wine, &c. 150 V. Entertainments 170 VI. Entertainments (continued) 197 VII. The Theatre 220 VIII. The Theatre (continued) 248 BOOK V. RURAL LIFE.
I. The Villa and the Farmyard 269 II. Garden and Orchard 301 III. Vineyards, Vintage, &c. 335 IV. Studies of the Farmer 362 V. The Various Processes of Agriculture 381 VI. Pastoral Life 401 THE HISTORY OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ANCIENT GREECE.
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