A Manual of Grecian Antiquities, being a compendious account of the manners and customs of the ancient Greeks, with an appendix on the Grek coinage, etc

G. H. SMITH (Teacher of the Classics.)

1832 - Greece

Contents

• CHAP PAGE XI Magistrates: 20
• Revenue and Treasurers: 25
• Court of Areopagus: 27
• The Jurisdiction of the Ephetæ: 31
• The Heliastic Jurisdiction and Forms of Trial: 32
• Judgments and Accusations: 35
• Punishments not capital: 38
• Capital Punishments: 40
• PART III: 42
• Freemen and Slaves: 43
• The Kings: 45
• The Senate: 46
• The Ephori: 47
• Inferior Magistrates: 48
• Rewards and Punishments: 50
• PART IV: 52
• The Deities of Greece: 56
• Sacred Places: 61
• Sacred Persons: 66
• Modes of WorshipPrayers: 70
• Sacrifices: 71
• The Ceremonies used in Sacrifices: 73
• Purifications: 76
• CHAP PAGE IX Oaths: 78
• Oracles: 79
• X1 The Oracle of Dodona: 82
• The Delphic Oracle: 83
• The Oracle of Trophonius 36: 86
• The other Oracles of Greece: 88
• Divinations: 90
• Presages Ominous Words and Things: 94
• The Grecian Festivals: 95
• PART V: 105
• GymnasticsRunning: 108
• The Discus or Quoit: 110
• Leaping: 111
• Boxing: 112
• The Grecian GamesThe Olympic: 114
• The Pythian Games: 116
• The Nemean Games: 118
• The Isthmian Games: 119
• Dramatic ContestsThe TheatreAudience Actors Chorus c: 120
• PART VI: 136
• Shipstheir different kinds: 141
• Parts Ornaments c of Ships: 142
• CHAP PAGE IV Masts Spars and Rigging of Ships: 145
• Naval Officers: 147
• Naval Armament and Engagements: 148
• Voyages Harbours c: 149
• PART VII: 151
• Levies and Pay of Soldiers: 162
• Different sorts of Soldiers: 164
• Armour and Arms: 167
• Military Officers: 172
• Divisions and Forms of the Army: 174
• Manner of Declaring War: 179
• Battles Signals and Standards: 180
• Military Booty: 181
• Manner of Conveying Intelligence: 182
• Military Rewards and Punishments: 183
• PART VIII: 185
• Different Sorts of Children Wills Inheritances Filial Duties c: 188
• Marriage and Marriage Ceremonies: 192
• Adultery and Divorces: 196
• The Confinement and Employment of Women and State of Female Society: 197
• The Architecture Private Buildings Furni ture c: 199
• EDUCATION: 204
• PART X: 211
• PART XI: 225
• CHAP PAGE: 233
• PART XIII: 242
• 16th July 1832: 243
• APPENDIX: 249
• Grecian Money Weights and Measures: 263

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Manual of Grecian Antiquities, being a compendious account of the manners and customs of the ancient Greeks, with an appendix on the Grek coinage, etc
• Author: G. H. SMITH (Teacher of the Classics.)
• Published: 1832
• Original from: The British Library
• Digitized: May 5, 2017