Food and drink -- Children and education -- Women -- Sex -- Animals -- Athens -- Sparta -- Alexander the Great -- Greeks at sea -- Greeks and barbarians -- Athletics -- Homer -- Drama -- Spectators and critics -- Books and papyri -- Philosophers -- Mathematics -- Science and technology -- Art -- Tourists and tourist attractions -- Religion, superstition, and magic -- Prophecy -- Words and expressions -- The soros.
Summary:
Like its whimsical predecessor, A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities collects an assortment of peculiar facts and amusing anecdotes from the culture of Ancient Greece.