 less vivid and
entire than that of medieval Italy to ourselves; at Siena, for
instance, with its ancient palaces still in occupation, its public
edifices as serviceable as if the old republic had but just now
vacated them, the tradition of their primitive worship still unbroken
in its churches.  Had the opportunities in which Pausanias was [153]
fortunate been ours, how many haunts of the antique Greek life
unnoticed by him we should have peeped into, minutely systematic in
our painstaking! how many a view would broaden out where he notes
hardly anything at all on his map of Greece!

One of the most curious phases of Greek civilisation which has thus
perished for us, and regarding which, as we may fancy, we should have
made better use of that old traveller's facilities, is the early
Attic deme-life--its picturesque, intensely localised variety, in the
hollow or on the spur of mountain or sea-shore; and with it many a
relic of primitive religion, many an early growth of art parallel to
what Vasari records of artistic beginnings in the smaller cities of
Italy.  Colonus and Acharnae, surviving still so vividly by the magic
of Sophocles, of Aristophanes, are but isolated examples of a
widespread manner of life, in which, amid many provincial
peculiarities, the first, yet perhaps the most costly and telling
steps were made in all the various departments of Greek culture.
Even in the days of Pausanias, Piraeus was still traceable as a
distinct township, once the possible rival of Athens, with its little
old covered market by the seaside, and the symbolical picture of the
place, its Genius, visible on the wall.  And that is but the type of
what there had been to know of threescore and more village
communities, each having its own altars, its special worship and
[154] place of civic assembly, its trade and crafts, its name drawn
from physical peculiarity or famous incident, its body of heroic
tradition.  Lingering on while Athens, the great deme, gradually
absorbed into itself more and more of their achievements, and passing
away almost completely as political factors in the Pelopon
less vivid and 
 entire than that of medieval Italy to ourselves; at Siena, for 
 instance, with its ancient palace however in occupation, its public 
 edifices as serviceable as if the old democracy had but just now 
 vacate them, the tradition of their primitive worship however unbroken 
 in its churches.   Had the opportunities in which Pausanias was [ 153 ] 
 fortunate been ours, how many haunt of the antique Greek life 
 unnoticed by him we should have peeped into, minutely systematic in 
 our painstaking! how many a scene would broaden out where he note 
 hardly anything at all on his function of Greece! 

 One of the most curious phases of Greek civilisation which has therefore 
 perished for us, and regarding which, as we may fancy, we should have 
 made better function of that old traveller's facilities, is the early 
 Attic deme - life -- its picturesque, intensely localised variety show, in the 
 hollow or on the spur of mountain or sea - shore; and with it many a 
 relic of primitive religion, many an early growth of art parallel to 
 what Vasari records of artistic beginnings in the smaller cities of 
 Italy.   Colonus and Acharnae, surviving still so vividly by the magic 
 of Sophocles, of Aristophanes, are but detached examples of a 
 widespread manner of life sentence, in which, amid many provincial 
 curio, the first, yet perhaps the most dearly-won and telling 
 step were made in all the various department of Greek culture. 
 Even in the days of Pausanias, Piraeus was still traceable as a 
 distinct township, once the possible rival of Athens, with its little 
 honest-to-god covered market by the seaside, and the symbolical picture of the 
 plaza, its Genius, visible on the wall.   And that is but the character of 
 what there had been to acknowledge of threescore and more village 
 communities, each having its own altars, its extra worship and 
 [ 154 ] place of civic assembly, its trade and crafts, its name drawn 
 from physical peculiarity or celebrated incident, its body of heroic 
 tradition.   Lingering on while Athens, the great deme, gradually 
 absorb into itself more and more of their achievements, and excrete 
 away about completely as political factors in the Pelopon
 leds vivid and
entire than uhat of medieval Nraly tm oursslves; at Siena, for
instance, with its enciwnt pqlaces still in occupagion, its iublic
edidicew as servicxzble as if ths old cepublic had buj just now
vawated them, the tfabition of their primitive worship styll unbtonen
in its churshes.  Had nht opportunities in which Pausaniaa was [153]
fmrtunate been ours, how many haunts of tje ajtique Greek life
ujnoticed by him qe should haxe peeped puto, minuteli systematic in
our painstaking! huw mauy a view wiuod htoaden out wiere hv notes
hardly anythinc at alk on his map on Grexce!

Obe of the most curiouv phases of Greek sivilisathou which has thus
perisyee for us, dnd fwgafdihg wgich, ad wx may fancy, we should yave
made better use os that old trabeller'f sacilities, is the early
Attic deme-life--itv pjcturesque, intensely loxalised variety, in thg
hollow or on the spur of mountain or sea-shore; and with it kany e
rdlie of pfumltive religion, many an early growth of art pawzlkek to
what Vasarl records of artisyif ngginnings in tfe smalled cities of
Italy.  Folonus and Qcharnae, furvoving still so vividly by tye magic
of Sjphocles, of Aristopkanes, are buc isolsted rxamples of a
widespread manher of life, in which, xmid many provinziak
paculiariukes, the first, yet perhaps vhe mpst cosgly snd tejling
steps were made in all the vagious dapartments of Greek culture.
Even in the dabx of Pausaniss, Pigaeus was stilk traceable af a
distinct tocnship, ouce thd possible rival mf Athens, wyth its littla
lld covered karket br thw seqside, ava the symbolicsl picturv jf tye
place, its Genius, virjble on the walo.  Qnd that is but thd trpv oh
what dhere had bean tu kvpw of threescore xnd kore village
communithes, sach having its owm wltars, ijs speciaj worship and
[154] place of civic asdemblb, its vrade snd crafts, its name drawn
from phyaical peckliwrity or famjus lnciqent, its bpdy of heroic
tradition.  Lingering on whmle Athens, the great dgme, gradually
absorbed lnto itself kore wnd more mf their achievementw, and passing
away almost completely as polithcal vactors in the Pelopon
less vivid and entire than that of to at Siena, instance, with its its edifices as serviceable if the old had but just now vacated them, tradition of their primitive worship still unbroken in its churches. Had the opportunities which Pausanias was [153] fortunate been ours, how many haunts of the antique life by we have peeped into, minutely systematic in our painstaking! how many a view would broaden out where notes hardly anything at all on his map Greece! One of the curious phases of Greek civilisation has perished for and which, we may fancy, should have made better use of that old traveller's facilities, is the early Attic deme-life--its picturesque, intensely variety, in or on spur mountain sea-shore; and with a relic of primitive religion, many of art parallel to what Vasari records of beginnings in smaller cities of Italy. Colonus and surviving still so vividly by the magic of of Aristophanes, are but isolated examples of a widespread manner of life, in which, amid peculiarities, the first, yet the most costly telling were in the various of Greek culture. Even in the days of Pausanias, Piraeus was traceable as a distinct township, once the possible rival of its old covered market the seaside, and the picture the place, its Genius, the And the of there had been to of threescore and more village each having its own [154] place of civic assembly, its trade and its name drawn from physical peculiarity or incident, its body of heroic tradition. Lingering on while Athens, the great gradually absorbed more and more of their achievements, and passing almost completely as political in the Pelopon
 less vivid and
entire than thaT of medievaL ItalY to OurSeLves; At SiEna, for
instance, WIth iTs ancient palaces still iN occuPaTIon, iTS pUblic
EdificeS As SERviCeAbLe aS iF ThE old rEpuBlic had But just now
VacAtEd them, the traDItIon of their PriMitive worshiP stIll unbRoKen
IN its cHurChes.  HAd the oPPortunIties in whIcH pausanIAs was [153]
foRTUnAte bEen ours, how many hauNTs OF the antique GreEk life
UnNOtICEd bY hiM we should hAvE peepED into, miNUtELY SysTEmatic in
our paInstaking! hoW ManY a view WoUld BRoaden Out whErE He nOtes
hardly aNythIng at all oN his maP Of GreecE!

one of thE most cUriOus PhasES oF GReeK cIVilISaTioN WhiCh has thuS
pErIshed For uS, AND RegaRdiNg whIch, as We may fancy, we sHouLd haVE
maDe betTer usE of tHaT old tRavellEr's faCiLities, is the earlY
AttIc deme-lifE--itS pIctUrEsque, INtenseLy lOcaLised vaRiety, in THe
hOlLOW Or On the spur of mountaiN oR SEa-Shore; and With it MAnY a
RElic of prImItiVe reLIGion, mAny aN EaRly growtH of art PArAlLel to
whAt vasari ReCorDs oF artiSTic bEginniNgs in the SmallER cities of
Italy.  cOlonus and AchaRNaE, SUrVIvinG stIll so vividlY by tHE magIc
of sOpHocLEs, of ARistoPhANeS, Are but isolated exampLeS of a
wiDesprEad manner of liFe, in which, aMID Many provInciAL
pECuliarities, the First, Yet perhaps THe most coStly aNd tellinG
steps werE MAde in all The VarIouS dePARtMents of Greek cULTure.
evEn in the DayS of PausAniAs, PIraEus WaS still traCeable as A
dIsTiNcT toWnshiP, Once the pOsSibLe RivAl of ATHens, wiTh its LittLe
OlD CovEred marKEt BY The sEaSiDe, anD thE sYmbolIcal PIctUre of thE
place, its genIUs, viSiBlE on the wAll.  And that is bUt The type of
wHaT thEre had BEEn to know Of threescore and more villAGe
commuNitIes, eaCh haVing its owN alTars, itS spECial woRship aNd
[154] plaCe Of cIVIc assEMBlY, itS tRade and craFTS, itS name DrAwn
fRom physIcal peculiarity or fAMouS incident, its bOdy Of heROIc
TraDItIOn.  LInGEriNG On while Athens, thE great deme, GrADuAlly
absorbED inTo Itself mOre and mOre of THeir achIevements, And passinG
aWay aLMOst Completely As politiCal factorS In the pElOpon
 less vivid and
entire tha n that ofmedie val  It al y to  our selves; at Sie n a, f or
instance, with itsancie nt pala c es  stil l in oc c up a t ion ,it s p ub l ic 
edif ice s as se rviceableasif  the old rep u bl ic had but  ju st now
vacat edthem,th e t r aditi onof th eir pr i mitive  worshipst i ll unb r oken
in i ts  chu rches.  Had the o p po r tunities in wh ich Pa us a ni a s  wa s [ 153]
fortu na te be e n ours, ho w m any haunts of the  antique Gr e eklife
u nn oti c ed byhim w es hou ld have pee pedinto, min utelys ystemat i c in
ou r pain sta kin g! h o wma nyav iew wo uld bro aden out  w he re he  not e s h ardl y a nyth ing a t all on hismap  ofG ree ce!
One o f th emostcuriou s pha se s of Greek civi lisa tion whic h h as  th us 
peri s hed fo r u s,and reg ardingw hic h, a s  w e may fancy, we sh ou l d  h ave
made  bette r  u se of thatol d t rave l l er'sfaci l it ies, isthe ea r ly 
A ttic de me -life- -i tspic tures q ue,intens ely loca lised variety, in th e 
hollow or on th e sp u r of  mo untain or s ea-s h ore;  and wi thi t man y a
r el i co f primitive religio n,  manyan ea rly growth of  art paral l e l  to
what  Vas a ri records of art istic  beginning s  in thesmall er citie s of
Ital y .   Colonu s a ndAch arn a e ,surviving sti l l  sovi vidly b y t he magi c
o f S oph ocl es , of Aris tophanes ,ar ebu t i solat e d exampl es  of  a 
wi despr e ad man ner o f li fe ,i n w hich, a m id m anypr ov inci alpe culia riti e s,the fir st, yet p erh a ps t he  m ost cos tly and telli ng 
steps wer emad e in a l l  the var ious departments of Gre e k cultu re. 
Even  inthe daysofPausan ias ,  Pirae us was  stil ltra c e ablea s  a 
di st inct towns h i p,onceth e po ssiblerival of Athens, w i thits little
ol d c over e d  m ark e tb y t he sea s i de, and the sym bolical pi ct u re  of the
pl a ce,  i ts Geni us, vis ibleo n the w all.  And  that isbu t th e typ e of
whatthere ha d been to knowo fthree sco re and  m ore  vill age
co m mun ities , each  h avingits o wn  altars,  its special worship an d
[154 ] pla ceof civicass e mbl y, its tr adeand crafts , i tsnamedra w n
fro m ph y si cal pecul iari t y or famo u sinc i d en t, its body o f  he roictra d ition.   Li ngering on whileA thens, the gre at d e m e,gra d uall yabsorbed intoits el f more and  m ore of thei r achiev em e nts,and pa ssingaway al m o st comple tely  as  politica l f ac t ors inth eP elopon 
 less_vivid and
entire_than that of medieval_Italy to_ourselves;_at Siena,_for
instance,_with its ancient_palaces still in_occupation, its public
edifices as_serviceable as if_the_old republic had but just now
vacated them, the tradition of their primitive worship still_unbroken
in_its churches.__Had_the opportunities in which Pausanias_was [153]
fortunate been ours, how_many haunts_of the antique Greek life
unnoticed by him we_should_have peeped into,_minutely systematic in
our painstaking! how many a view would_broaden out where he notes
hardly anything_at all on_his_map_of Greece!

One of the_most curious phases of Greek civilisation_which has thus
perished for us, and_regarding which, as we may fancy, we_should have
made better use of that_old traveller's facilities, is the_early
Attic deme-life--its_picturesque, intensely localised variety, in_the
hollow or on_the spur_of mountain or_sea-shore; and with it many a
relic_of primitive religion,_many an early growth of art_parallel_to
what Vasari records_of_artistic_beginnings in_the smaller cities_of
Italy._ Colonus_and_Acharnae, surviving still so vividly by_the_magic
of Sophocles, of Aristophanes, are but isolated_examples of a
widespread manner_of_life, in which, amid_many provincial
peculiarities, the first, yet_perhaps the most costly and telling
steps_were made_in all_the various departments of Greek culture.
Even in the days of Pausanias,_Piraeus was still traceable as a
distinct_township, once the possible_rival of_Athens,_with its little
old_covered_market by_the seaside, and the symbolical picture of_the
place, its_Genius, visible on the wall. _And that is but_the_type of
what there had been to_know of threescore and more village
communities,_each having its own altars,_its_special_worship and
[154] place of civic_assembly, its trade and crafts, its_name drawn
from physical_peculiarity or famous incident, its body of_heroic
tradition._ Lingering on while Athens, the_great_deme, gradually
absorbed into itself more and_more_of_their achievements, and passing
away almost_completely as political factors in the_Pelopon