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THE PALACE OF THE CAESARSToList
MUSEUM
OF
ANTIQUITY
A DESCRIPTION OF
ANCIENT LIFE:
THE
EMPLOYMENTS, AMUSEMENTS, CUSTOMS AND HABITS,
THE CITIES, PALACES, MONUMENTS AND TOMBS,
THE LITERATURE AND FINE ARTS
OF 3,000 YEARS AGO.
BY
L.W. YAGGY, M.S.,
AND
T.L. HAINES, A.M.,
AUTHORS OF THE "ROYAL PATH OF LIFE,"
"OUR HOME COUNSELOR,"
"LITTLE GEMS."
ILLUSTRATED.
MADISON, WIS.:
J.B. FURMAN & CO.
WESTERN PUBLISHING HOUSE, CHICAGO, ILL.
1884.
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1880 by
L.W. Yaggy & T.L. Haines,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
PREFACE.
Egypt, Greece and Italy were the fountain heads of our civilizationand the source of our knowledge; to them we can trace, link by link,the origin of all that is ornamental, graceful and beautiful. It istherefore a matter of greatest interest to get an intimate knowledgeof the original state, and former perfection, the grandeur,magnificence and high civilization of these countries, as well as ofthe homes, the private and domestic life, the schools, churches,rites, ceremonies, &c.
The many recent excavations in Troy, Nineveh, Babylon and theuncovering of the City of Pompeii, with its innumerable treasures, theunfolding of the long-hoarded secrets, have revealed information forvolumes of matter. But works that treat on the various subjects ofantiquity are, for the most part, not only costly and hard to procure,but also far too voluminous. The object of this work is to condenseinto the smallest possible compass the essence of information whichusually runs through many volumes, and place it into a practical formfor the common reader. We hope, however, that this work will give thereader a greater longing to extend his inquiries into these mostinteresting subjects, so rich in everything that can refine the taste,enlarge the understanding and improve the heart. It has been ourobject, so far as possible, to avoid every expression of