bones.

Suppose that instead of finding the bones of a horse we had uncovered a
gold-wrapped king. Suppose that instead of a deserted cave that boy
had dug into a whole buried city with theaters and mills and shops and
beautiful houses. Suppose that instead of picking up an Indian arrowhead
you could find old golden vases and crowns and bronze swords lying in
the earth. If you could be a digger and a finder and could choose your
find, would you choose a marble statue or a buried bakeshop with bread
two thousand years old still in the oven or a king's grave filled with
golden gifts? It is of such digging and such finding that this book
tells.

CONTENTS

FOREWORD: To BOYS AND GIRLS

POMPEII

1. The Greek Slave and the Little Roman Boy

2. Vesuvius

3. Pompeii Today

_Pictures of Pompeii:_

A Roman Boy

The City of Naples

Vesuvius in Eruption

Pompeii from an Airplane

Nola Street; the Stabian Gate

In the Street of Tombs

The Amphitheater; the Baths

Temple of Apollo; School of the Gladiators

The Smaller Theater

A Sacrifice

Scene in the Forum; Hairpins; Bath Appliances

Peristyle of the House of the Vettii

Lady Playing a Harp

Kitchen of the House of the Vettii

Kitchen Utensils; Centaur Cup

The House of the Tragic Poet

Mosaic of Watch Dog

The House of Diomede

A Bakery; Section of a Mill

Lucius Caecilius Jueundus

Bronze Candleholder

The Dancing Faun
Hermes in Repose

The Arch of Nero

OLYMPIA

1. Two Winners of Crowns

2. How a City Was Lost

_Pictures of Olympia_:

Entrance to Stadion

Gymnasium

Boys in Gymnasium

Temple of Zeus

The Labors of Herakles

The Statue of Victory

The Hermes of Praxiteles

The Temple of Hera

Head of an Athlete

A Greek Horseman

MYCENAE

1. How a Lost City Was Found

_Pictures of Mycenae_:

The Circle of Royal Tombs

Doctor and Mrs. Schliemann at Work

The Gate of Lions

Inside the Treasury of Atreus

The Interior of the Palace

Gold Mask; Cow's Head

The Warrior Vase

Bronze Helmets; Gem

Bronze Daggers

Carved Ivory Head; Bronze Brooches

A Cup from Vaphio

Gold Plates; Gold Ornament

Mycenae in the Distance

[Illustration: Line Art of Bronze Lamp. Caption: _Bronze Lamps_. The
bowl held olive oil. A wick came out at the nozzle. These lamps gave a
dim a