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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. Bentley, Wilson, and Fley,

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.