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Chapter Xix. Country Life Around Athens.

A Day in Old Athens · William Stearns Davis — chapter 7 of 30 · ~75 words · public domain

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169. The Importance of his Farm to an Athenian 170. The Country by the Ilissus: the Greeks and Natural Beauty 171. Plato’s Description of the Walk by the Ilissus 172. The Athenian Love of Country Life 173. Some Features of the Attic Country 174. An Attic Farmstead 175. Plowing, Reaping, and Threshing 176. Grinding at the Mill 177. The Olive Orchards 178. The Vineyards 179. Cattle, Sheep, and Goats 180. The Gardens and the Shrine

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