Archaeologia graeca, or The antiquities of Greece

John Robinson

Baldwin, Gradock, & Joy, 1827

Contents

• A Brief History of the Grecian States: xvii
• Page: xxvii
• 100: xxix
• Biographical Sketches of the principal Greek Authors with short Comments on their Writings: xxxviii
• BOOK I: 1
• Citizens Tribes c of Athens: 19
• Sojourners: 24
• Slaves: 26
• Magistrates: 32
• VI The Nine Archons VII Other Magistrates: 34
• Revenue: 39
• Treasurers: 41
• Other Officers: 43
• The Council of the Amphictyons: 48
• The Public Assemblies: 51
• The Senate of Five Hundred: 57
• The Court of Areopagus: 61
• Other Courts of Justice for Criminal Offences: 67
• Courts of Justice for Civil Affairs and their Judicial Proceedings: 71
• The Τεσσαράκοντα and Διαιτηταί XVIII Public Judgments: 82
• Private Judgments: 85
• 103: 87
• Punishments and Rewards: 89
• Laws in general: 95
• Laws relating to Divine Worship Temples Festivals and Sports: 98
• Laws relating to those who officiated: 100
• BOOK II: 131
• The Laws of Sparta Page: 159
• Laws relating to Religion: 161
• Laws relating to the Lands and to the City: 163
• Laws relating to the Citizens: 164
• Laws relating to Marriage: 165
• Laws relating to Food: 166
• Laws relating to Apparel: 168
• Laws relating to Discipline and Manners: 170
• Laws relating to Studies and Literature: 171
• Laws relating to Public Exercises: 175
• Laws relating to Contracts and Money: 177
• Laws relating to War: 178
• Judgments: 179
• Public Honors and Rewards: 180
• Punishments: 181
• Revenues of Sparta: 183
• BOOK III: 185
• Temples Altars Images Groves Asyla and Sacred Fields: 189
• Grecian Priests and their Offices: 199
• Sacrifices Presents and Tithes: 203
• Grecian Prayers and Imprecations: 220
• Grecian Oaths: 223
• Grecian Divination and Oracles in general: 228
• 51: 229
• The Oracles of Jupiter: 231
• The Oracles of Apollo: 234
• 57: 240
• 61: 242
• The Oracle of Trophonius: 244
• Other Grecian Oracles: 247
• Theomancy or Divination: 251
• Divination by Dreams: 253
• Divination by Sacrifices XV Divination by Birds by Insects and Reptiles: 257
• and by Signs in the Heavens: 260
• Divination by Lots: 264
• Divination by Ominous Words and Things: 266
• Magic and Incantations: 270
• XIX Grecian Festivals: 275
• 67: 309
• Public Games and Exercises: 318
• The Olympic Games: 325
• The Nemean Games: 329
• Time: 330
• 71: 352
• The Camps Guards and Military Course: 363
• 81: 380
• Military Punishments and Rewards and: 382
• BOOK V: 411
• 82: 420
• 85: 436
• The Privileges of Youth: 442
• Tokens expressive of Love Love Potions Incan tations c: 443
• Marriages: 448
• Divorces Adulteries Concubines and Harlots: 464
• Confinement and Employments of Women: 470
• Different sorts of Children Wills Inheritances Filial Duties c: 481
• Education of Youth: 488
• Times of Eating: 491
• Several sorts of Entertainments: 492
• The Materials of which Entertainments con sisted: 494
• 95: 501
• Customs before Entertainments: 502
• The Ceremonies at Entertainments: 507
• The Manner of entertaining Strangers: 529
• Music of the Greeks: 533
• The Art of Painting: 538
• The Dress of the Greeks: 541
• Grecian Money Weights and Measures: 547
• 1: 548

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Page 89 - and carried it to a certain part of the market-place, surrounded with wooden rails for that purpose, in which were ten gates for the ten tribes to enter‎

Page 306 - composed of a great number of persons of both sexes, and of all ages and conditions. It was led up -by old men, and, as some say, by old women, carrying olive branches in their hands‎

Page 304 - Some are of opinion that it was the same as the Roman quinquatria. At first it continued only one day ; but it was afterwards prolonged several days, and celebrated with great magnificence. There were two solemnities of this name, one of which was called‎

Page 289 - At their entrance they washed their hands in holy water, and at the same time were admonished to present themselves with minds pure and undefiled, without which the external cleanness of the body‎

Page 399 - testimony of their gratitude. To this they sometimes added the garment in which they had escaped, and a tablet containing an account of their deliverance.* If nothing else remained, they at least cut off their hair, which they consecrated to their protectors‎

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Bibliographic information

• Title: Archaeologia graeca, or The antiquities of Greece
• Author: John Robinson
• Edition: 2
• Publisher: Baldwin, Gradock, & Joy, 1827
• Original from: Oxford University
• Digitized: Mar 24, 2006