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9780313303838

Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks

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  • ISBN13:

    9780313303838

  • ISBN10:

    0313303835

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 1998-08-27
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

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Summary

Ancient Greece comes alive for students and interested readers 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 subjects as food and drink, dress, housing, literacy, juvenile delinquency, the plight of the elderly, the treatment of slaves and much more.

Author Biography

ROBERT GARLAND is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of Classics at Colgate University.

Table of Contents

Chronology ix(4)
Maps
xiii(4)
Author's Note xvii(2)
Introduction xix
1. Historical Outline
1(20)
2. Space and Time
21(14)
3. Language, Alphabet, and Literacy
35(8)
4. The People
43(40)
5. Private Life
83(48)
6. The Public Sphere
131(40)
7. Pleasure and Leisure
171(38)
8. The Impact of Ancient Greece on Modern Culture
209(6)
Glossary of Greek Terms 215(4)
For Further Reading 219(12)
Index 231

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