Costumes of the Greeks and Romans A student of Socrates

A student of Socrates

fine millinery

Chapters on kite flying and fishing

"Jägers Abendlied" ("Huntsman's Evening Song")

to the canvasses and drawings of younger artists like Galván

Costumes of the Greeks and Romans A student of SocratesFrom headdresses to sandals, from warrior's armor to priestess's robes, the authentic costumes of people from all walks of life in the Roman and Greek civilizations are here pictured comprehensively and clearly. Three hundred finely drawn, detailed engravings (containing over 700 illustrations) show just what was worn by the poets, philosophers, priests and priestesses, peasants, Bacchanalians, emperors, generals, Amazons, and virgins of a bygone age.