A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian LifeA Day In Old AthensReading editionChapter navigation25 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterA Day In Old AthensPrefaceMaps, Plans, and Illustrations.Chapter I · The Physical Setting of Athens.Chapter II · The First Sights in Athens.Chapter III · The Agora and its Denizens.Chapter IV · The Athenian House and its Furnishings.Chapter V · The Women of Athens.Chapter VI · Athenian Costume.Chapter VII · The Slaves.Chapter VIII · The Children.Chapter IX · The Schoolboys of Athens.Chapter X · The Physicians of Athens.Chapter XI · The Funerals.Chapter XII · Trade, Manufactures, and Banking.Chapter XIII · The Armed Forces of Athens.Chapter XIV · The Peiræus and the Shipping.Chapter XV · An Athenian Court Trial.Chapter XVI · The Ecclesia of Athens.Chapter XVII · The Afternoon at the Gymnasia.Chapter XVIII · Athenian Cookery and the Symposium.Chapter XIX · Country Life Around AthensChapter XX · The Temples and Gods of Athens.Chapter XXI · The Great Festivals of Athens.Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →PrefaceAll chapters and sections (25)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsA Day In Old AthensPrefaceMaps, Plans, and Illustrations.Chapters123456789101112131415161718192021by William Stearns DavisProfessor of Ancient History in the University of Minnesota◇← Front matterPreface →