Greek Byways

Originally published in 1932, this book contains a collection of papers by the Classicist T. R. Glover on a number of subjects pertaining to ancient Greek life. Glover examines topics such as ancient travel, manners and the incorporation of foreign gods into the Greek pantheon. This wide-ranging book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Classical world.

1. The Greek on the sea; 2. Diet in history; 3. Metallurgy and democracy; 4. The wandering Greek; 5. The boy and the theorist; 6. Curiosities of natural history; 7. The manners of a gentleman; 8. The antiquaries; 9. Foreign gods; 10. Strabo: the Greek in the world of Caesar; 11. The daemon environment; 12. The study of ancient history; 13. The vitality of Greece; Index.