Daily Life of the Ancient Greeks (Daily Life Through History Series)

by Robert Garland

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781573566629
Publisher:	ABC-CLIO, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/27/1998
Series:	Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	644,164
File size:	5 MB
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

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).

Table of Contents

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

Editorial Reviews

Overviews aspects of the daily lives of ordinary people in ancient Greece, encompassing men and women, children and the elderly, slaves and foreigners, and rich and poor. Includes chapters on space and time, language and literacy, private life, the public sphere, leisure, and the impact of ancient Greece on modern culture, plus a glossary. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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