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Klappentext First published in 1921! this book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the study of ancient Rome and the Romans. The topics covered include Italian flora and fauna! state religion! typical clothing! medicine! art! literature and law! all written by authors with academic experience in their particular field. Zusammenfassung First published in 1931! this book aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to the study of ancient Greece and the Greeks. The topics covered include Greek flora and fauna! daily life in ancient Greece! commerce! art! linguistics and war! all written by authors with particular experience in their field. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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....
