Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313303838
Publisert
1998-08-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Aldersnivå
05, 06, UU, UP, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
264
Forfatter
Biographical note
ROBERT GARLAND is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of Classics at Colgate University. He is the author of a number of books on the ancient world, including The Greek Way of Death (1985), The Piralus (1988), The Greek Way of Life (1990), Religion and the Greeks (1994), and The Eye of the Beholder: Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World (1995).
Ancient Greece comes alive in this recreation of the daily lives of ordinary people-men and women, children and the elderly, slaves and foreigners, rich and poor. Taking account of the most up-to-date discoveries, the author provides a wealth of information on such varied facets of Greek life as food and drink, dress, housing, literacy, juvenile delinquency, the plight of the elderly, the treatment of slaves, and much more.Readers can gain an in-depth understanding of what it was like to live in one of the greatest eras of human history. Garland provides answers to such questions as: What were the Ancient Greeks' attitudes toward foreigners? What was their life expectancy? How were women treated? Passages from ancient authors enhance the text of this indispensable reference work.
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This is a description of life in Ancient Greece from the perspective of ordinary people. The book recreates the daily lives of men, women, children, the elderly, slaves, foreigners, the rich and the poor, providing information on topics such as food, drink, dress, housing and literacy.
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Introduction; Chronology; Historical Outline; Space and Time; Language, Alphabet, and Literacy; The People; Private Life; The Public Sphere; Pleasure and Leisure; The Impact of Ancient Greece on Modern Culture; Glossary of Greek Terms; Bibliography; Index.
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A vivid, engaging, and colorful description of life in Ancient Greece from the perspective of ordinary people.
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780313303838
Publisert
1998-08-27
Utgiver
Vendor
Greenwood Press
Aldersnivå
05, 06, UU, UP, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
264
Forfatter
Biographical note
ROBERT GARLAND is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of Classics at Colgate University. He is the author of a number of books on the ancient world, including The Greek Way of Death (1985), The Piralus (1988), The Greek Way of Life (1990), Religion and the Greeks (1994), and The Eye of the Beholder: Deformity and Disability in the Graeco-Roman World (1995).