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The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece, Volume 3 (of 3) — James Augustus St. John

The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece, Volume 3 (of 3)

James Augustus St. John

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 528 pages

The third volume of James Augustus St. John's historical survey of ancient Greek life. It examines slavery and dependent rural populations such as the serfs of Sparta, Crete and Thessaly, then turns to commerce, industry and everyday trades, from millers and barbers to armourers and potters. It offers a detailed, accessible picture of the ancient Greek social and economic world.

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Transcriber’s Note:

This is the third of three volumes of this work, and contains an

Index that references all three.

Footnotes have been collected at the end of each chapter, and are linked for ease of reference. They have been renumbered from 1 to 2731 for uniqueness.

Minor errors, attributable to the printer, have been corrected.

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Any corrections are indicated as hyperlinks, which will navigate the reader to the corresponding entry in the corrections table in the note at the end of the text.

THE HISTORY

OF THE

MANNERS AND CUSTOMS

OF

ANCIENT GREECE.

BY J. A. ST. JOHN.

IN THREE VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

LONDON:
RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW BURLINGTON STREET,
Publisher in Ordinary to Her Majesty.
1842.
LLjƿŠLjƿ:
Printed by S. & J. BŧƿǵƯŧΏ, WƗƯǪLjƿ, and FƯŧΏ,
Bangor House, Shoe Lane.

CONTENTS

OF THE THIRD VOLUME.

BOOK V.

CHAPTER

PAGE

VII.

Slaves

1

VIII.

Serfs of Sparta, Crete, Thessaly, &c.

36

BOOK VI.

COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

I.

Condition of the Poor

68

II.

Industry: Millers, Bakers, Vintners, Markets, &c.

96

III.

Industry:

Perfumers,

Barbers,

Goldsmiths,

Lapidaries, &c.

131

IV.

Industry: Smiths, Cutlers, Armourers, the Art of

Mining, Charcoal-making, &c.

153

V.

Industry: House-builders, Carpenters, Cabinetmakers, Turners, Musical Instrument-makers,

Potters, Glass-workers, &c.

176

VI.

Industry: Oil and Colourmen, Italian Warehouses,

Druggists, Collectors of Simples

197

VII.

Industry:

Weavers,

Glovers,

Sock-makers,

Cordwainers, Tanners, Hatters, Dyers of Purple,

&c., Fishermen

214

VIII.
Commerce of Doric States
245
IX.
Commerce of Attica
276
X.
Navigation
300
XI.
Exports and Imports
326
XII.
Exports of the Islands, Italy, Gaul, and Spain
355
XIII.
Exports from Africa and the East
381
XIV.
Funeral Ceremonies
414
THE HISTORY
OF THE
MANNERS AND CUSTOMS
OF
ANCIENT GREECE.

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Contents

  1. THE HISTORY OF THE MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ANCIENT GREECE.
  2. BOOK V.
  3. BOOK VI. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
  4. INDEX
  5. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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