The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece, Volume 2 (of 3)
James Augustus St. John published The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece in three volumes in 1842, aiming to show how the Greeks actually lived rather than how they fought and governed. This second volume continues with marriage ceremonies, the condition of married women, and dress, toilette and ornaments, then turns to private houses and furniture, food from Homeric times onward, poultry, fruit and wine, entertainments and the theater. A final book is devoted to rural life: the villa and farmyard, the garden and orchard, the vineyard and vintage, the farmer's work and pastoral life. St. John quotes the ancient writers freely and compares Greek customs with those of his own day. The full text is available to read online in your browser on Vinteuil, and the first chapter is free.
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