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 (1883)
Yaggy, Levi W, Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis), b. 1844 · Alexandria, Va., W.P. Grant & co. · leaf 175
the feasts of different gods, according to their individuahties. With the exception of the Bacchicdances, they consisted of measured movements round the altar.More lively in character were the gymnopaidic dances performedby men and boys. They were, like most Spartan choral dances,renowned for their… … ^OCIAL jE^NT^RTAINMENT^. We will now give some of the more domestic entertainments,such as parties or dinners, given by the Egyptians. In their en-tertainments they appear to have omitted nothing which couldpromote festivity and the amusement of the guests. Music, songs,dancing, buffoonery, feats…
Civilization · Classical antiquities
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