Table of Contents

Part I. Geography, Ethnology, Fauna, Flora: 1. Geography H. F. Tozer; 2. Ethnology A. J. B. Wace; 3. Fauna D'arcy W. Thompson; 4. Flora William Turner Thiselton-Dyer; Part II. History: 1. Chronology R. D. Hicks; 2. Chronological tables; Part III. Literature, Philosophy, Science: 1. Literature Richard C. Jebb and A. T. Sinclair; 2. Philosophy Henry Jackson, R. Hackforth and R. D. Hicks; 3. Science James Gow; Part IV. Art: 1. Prehistoric art A. J. B. Wace; 2. Architecture F. C. Penrose and E. A. Gardner; 3. Sculpture Charles Walston and R. C. Bosanquet; 4. Painting F. R. Earp; 5. Vase painting A. H. Smith; 6. Terracottas H. B. Walters; 7. Bronze-work H. B. Walters; 8. Gold and silver work H. B. Walters; 9. Engraved gems H. B. Walters; 10. Music R. P. Winnington-Ingram; Part V. Mythology and Religion: 1. Mythology E. A. Gardner; 2. Religious institutions E. A. Gardner; Part VI. Public Antiquities: 1. Constitutions F. E. Adcock; 2. Law William Wyse; 3. Finance M. Cary; 4. Population R. J. G. Mayor; 5. Slaves and slavery R. J. G. Mayor; 6. Colonies H. J. Edwards and M. Cary; 7. Commerce and industry H. J. Edwards; 8. Measures and weights William Ridgeway, F. N. Pryce and H. Mattingly; 9. Money E. S. G. Robinson; 10. War Charles Oman; 11. Ships A. B. Cook; 12. The calendar James Gow; Part VII. Private Antiquities: 1. A table of the relationships of a man James Gow; 2. Ritual of birth, marriage, and death J. E. Harrison; 3. Education A. S. Wilkins; 4. Books and writing M. R. James; 5. The position of women F. Warre Cornish; 6. Dress A. J. B. Wace and Lady Evans; 7. Daily life, its surroundings, employments and amusements E. A. Gardner; 8. House and furniture A. J. B. Wace and E. A. Gardner; 9. Medicine T. C. Clifford Allbutt and C. Singer; Part VIII. Criticism and Interpretation: 1. Dialects R. A. Neil and P. Giles; 2. Epigraphy E. S. Roberts and E. A. Gardner; 3. Palaeography E. H. Minns; 4. Textual criticism Richard C. Jebb; 5. Metre C. M. Bowra; 6. History of scholarship John Sandys; Index of persons, deities and races; Index of places; Index of scholars and modern writers; Index of Greek words and phrases.

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First published in 1931, this book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the study of ancient Greece and the Greeks.