150. Casting the Javelin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
151. Wrestling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
152. Foot Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
153. The Pentathlon: the Honors paid to Great Athletes . . . . . . 172

Chapter XVIII. Athenian Cookery and the Symposium

154. Greek Meal Times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
155. Society desired at Meals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
156. The Staple Articles of Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
157. Greek Vintages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
158. Vegetable Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
159. Meat and Fish Dishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
160. Inviting Guests to a Dinner Party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
161. Preparing for the Dinner: the Sicilian Cook . . . . . . . . . 182
162. The Coming of the Guests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
163. The Dinner Proper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
164. Beginning the Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
165. The Symposiarch and his Duties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
166. Conversation at the Symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
167. Games and Entertainments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
168. Going Home from the Feast: Midnight Revelers . . . . . . . . . 189

Chapter XIX. Country Life around Athens.

169. The Importance of his Farm to an Athenian . . . . . . . . . . . 191
170. The Country by the Ilissus: the Greeks and Natural Beauty . . 191
171. Plato's Description of the Walk by the Ilissus . . . . . . . . 193
172. The Athenian Love of Country Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
173. Some Features of the Attic Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195