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A Guide to the Exhibition Illustrating Greek and Roman LifeBritish Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities

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A Guide to the Exhibition Illustrating Greek and Roman Life

Name: A Guide to the Exhibition Illustrating Greek and Roman Life
Author: British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities

British Museum. Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities

Civilization, Greco-Roman; Greece -- Antiquities; Rome -- Antiquities

In the present edition the section on Arms and Armour has been
re-written by Mr. Forsdyke, and the remainder has been mainly revised
by myself. The proofs have been read by Mr. Walters and Mr. Forsdyke.

  A. H. SMITH.

  BRITISH MUSEUM,
  _March, 1920._

CONTENTS.

_The references in brackets are to the numbers of the Figures._

                                                              PAGE

  INTRODUCTION                                                  1

  I. POLITICAL INSCRIPTIONS AND SLAVERY                         1

          Treaties, etc. (1); Proxenia Decrees (2-3);
          Dikasts' Tickets and Ostraka (4-6);
          Votive Arms (7-8); Military Diploma (9_a_, 9_b_);
          Corn Largesse (10); Slaves (11).

  II. COINS                                                    14

          Greek Coins (12); Roman Coins (13-15).

  III. DRAMA                                                   25

          Greek Comedy (16); Roman Plays (17-18); Actors
          and Masks (19-22).

  IV. SHIPPING                                                 33

          Greek Shipping (Frontispiece and 23-26); Roman
          Shipping (27-28).

  V. RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION                                 39

          Implements and Methods of Worship. Votive
          Altars (29); Sacrifices and Apparatus (30-31);
          Prayer; Theoxenia (32); Augury; Shrines (33-34).

          Votive Offerings (35-45).

          Superstition and Magic. Magical Inscriptions;
          Bronze Hand (46).

  VI. ATHLETICS                                                58

          Pugilism (47); Sports of the Pentathlon (48-51);
          Boxing Gloves (52); Prize Vase (53).

  VII. GLADIATORS AND THE ARENA                                64

          Types of Gladiator (54-58); Helmet (59); Tesserae
          (60); Animal Contests (61).

  VIII. CHARIOT-RACING AND THE CIRCUS                          70

          Chariots in the Circus, and Charioteers (62-65).

  IX. ARMS AND ARMOUR                                          74

          Early Armour (66); Helmets (67-79); Cuirasses
          (80-85); Greaves, etc. (86-89); Shields (90);
          Standards (91-93).

          Early Weapons. Mycenaean Swords and Daggers
          (94-96); Mycenaean Spears and Arrows (97-98);
          Early Italian Swords and Spears (99-100); Greek
          Swords (101-105); Greek and Roman Spears (106-108);
          Roman Swords (109); Sling-shot and Arrowheads
          (110-111); Calthrop (112).

  X. HOUSE AND FURNITURE                                      109

          General Furniture. Couch (113).

          Lighting. Lampstands (114-115); Lamps (116-119);
          Candlesticks and Lanterns (120-123).

          The Kitchen. Implements. Fish Plate (124).

          The Bath. Strigils (125-126); Water Supply.
          Pumps (127-128); Heating. Shapes of Vases.

  XI. DRESS AND TOILET                                        122

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