A guide to the exhibition illustrating Greek and Roman life.
Subtitle: With a frontispiece and two hundred and forty-two illustrations
Edition: Ed. 2.
Publisher: British Museum
Published: 1929
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Civilization, Greek and Roman; Classical antiquities.
First sentence: The exhibition is arranged in the central rectangle of what was 
formerly the Etruscan Saloon ; it includes Wall-Cases 25-64, 
94-119, and Table-Cases E-K. The subject naturally divides 
itself into the two chief headings of public and domestic institu- 
tions, and each of these occupies one half of the room. On the 
West side are grouped the sections relating mainly to Public Life, 
on the East those of Private Life : of the former, the section illus- 
trating the monetary system of the ancients and its development 
naturally leads up to the Department of Coins and Medals. For 
the general scheme of the exhibition, reference should be made 
to the Table of Contents.
Notes: The references at the end of each section correspond to the 
numbers of the objects in this Guide. These numbers, which are placed 
near the objects in the Cases, are distinguished by being in red upon a 
white ground. Numbers attached to the objects (such as B 77 on a 
vase) refer to the British Museum Catalogues, which should be consulted 
for fuller details than can be given in the Guide.
Table of contents: title: Introduction 1; title: I. Political Inscriptions and Slavery 1; title: II. Coins 14; title: III. Drama 25; title: IV. Shipping 33; title: V. Religion and Superstition 39; title: VI. Athletics 58; title: VII. Gladiators and the Arena 64; title: VIII. Chariot-Eacing and the Circus 70; title: IX. Arms and Armour 74; title: X. House and Furniture 109; title: XI. Dress and Toilet 122; title: XII. Domestic Aets 142; title: XIII. Trade 158; title: XIV. Weights and Scales 159; title: XV. Tools, Building and Sculpture 166; title: XVI. Horses and Chariots 169; title: XVII. Agriculture 174; title: XVIII. Industrial Arts 180; title: XIX. Medicine and Surgery 185; title: XX. Measures and Instruments 191; title: XXI. Infancy. Toys 193; title: XXII. Education, with Writing and Painting 197; title: XXIII. Games 203; title: XXIV. Marriage 207; title: XXV. Music and Dancing 213; title: XXVI. Domestic and Pet Animals ; Flowers 218; title: XXVII. Methods op Burial 220