24 Hours in Ancient Athens: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

by Philip Matyszak

Overview

During a day we meet 24 ancient Athenians from all levels of society and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789293500
Publisher:	Michael O'Mara Books
Publication date:	08/01/2022
Series:	24 Hours in Ancient History
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Dr Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John’s College, Oxford, and is the author of a number of acclaimed books on the ancient world, including 24 Hours in Ancient Athens and 24 Hours in Ancient Rome, published by Michael O’Mara Books, which have been translated into fourteen languages. He currently works as a tutor for Madingley Hall Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge, teaching a course on Ancient Rome. He lives in British Columbia, Canada.

Table of Contents

Introduction 9

7th Hour of the Night (00.00-01.00)

The Temple Guard Remembers 11

8th Hour of the Night (01.00-02.00)

The Slaves Get Playful 24

9th Hour of the Night (02.00-03.00)

The Doctor Treats the Arrephoros 35

10th Hour of the Night (03.00-04.00)

The Commodore Sets Out 45

11th Hour of the Night (04.00-05.00)

The Slave Miner Starts Work 56

12th Hour of the Night (05.00-06.00)

The Vase Painter Begins a Project 66

1st Hour of the Day (06.00-07.00)

The Sorceress Casts a Spell 75

2nd Hour of the Day (07.00-08.00)

The Wrestling Instructor Prepares a Class 85

3rd Hour of the Day (08.00-09.00)

The Fish-seller Sets Her Stall 95

4th Hour of the Day (09.00-10.00)

The Visitor Saves a Life 105

5th Hour of the Day (10.00-11.00)

The Housewife Meets Her Lover 116

6th Hour of the Day (11.00-12.00)

The Cavalryman Reviews His Troop 126

7th Hour of the Day (12.00-13.00)

The Councillor Takes His Lunch Break 137

8th Hour of the Day (13.00-14.00)

The Slave Woman is Worried 148

9th Hour of the Day (14.00-15.00)

The Runner Sets Out for Sparta 157

10th Hour of the Day (15.00-16.00)

The Hoplite Becomes Indignant 167

11th Hour of the Day (16.00-17.00)

The Sea Captain Makes Harbour 177

12th Hour of the Day (17.00-18.00)

The City Planner is Cross-Examined 185

1st Hour of the Night (18.00-19.00)

The Hetaira Prepares 195

2nd Hour of the Night (19.00-20.00)

The Fig-Smuggler Arranges a Shipment 205

3rd Hour of the Night (20.00-21.00)

The Spartan Spy Finds the Mother Lode 214

4th Hour of the Night (21.00-22.00)

The Wedding Guest Evicts a Troublemaker 225

5th Hour of the Night (22.00-23.00)

The Bride Travels to Her New Home 236

6th Hour of the Night (23.00-00.00)

The Sword-Dancer Grows Amorous 245

Epilogue 254

Endnotes 256

Picture Credits 259

Bibliography 261

Index 265