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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Robert Garland |
| ISBN: | 9780313358142 0313358141 |
| OCLC Number: | 236328665 |
| Description: | xxi, 339 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Preface to the second edition -- Author's note -- Chronology -- Introduction -- 1: Historical Outline -- Mycenaeans -- Dark age -- Greek renaissance -- Rise of the city-state -- Colonization -- Archaic Greece -- Sparta -- Classical Greece -- Age of Perikles -- Rise of Macedon -- Empire of Alexander the Great -- Hellenistic world -- Roman conquest -- 2: Space And Time -- Landscape and climate -- City of Athens -- Time and the seasons -- 3: Language, Alphabet, And Literacy -- Origins of the Greek language and linear B -- Literacy -- Papyri -- Ostraka -- Libraries -- 4: People -- Social organization -- Women -- Men -- Parents and children -- Elderly -- Disabled -- Slaves -- Foreigners and barbarians -- Spartan alternative -- 5: Private Life -- Housing -- Household religion -- Dress -- Food and drink -- Drinking parties -- Education -- Health and sickness -- Sexual mores -- Death -- Afterlife -- Magic -- 6: Public Sphere -- Religion -- Economy and trade -- Law and order -- Work -- Travel and transportation -- Warfare -- 7: Pleasure And Leisure -- Athletics and the cult of physical fitness -- Festivals -- Theatrical performances -- Music -- Visual arts -- Mythology -- 8: Impact Of Ancient Greece On Modern Culture -- Continuing classical tradition -- Cradle of democracy -- Our so-called classical roots: the controversy over Black Athena -- Glossary of Greek terms -- For further reading -- Index. |
| Series Title: | The Greenwood Press "daily life through history" series |
| Responsibility: | Robert Garland. |
Abstract:
From the Publisher: Ancient Greece comes alive in this exploration of the daily lives of ordinary people-men and women, children and the elderly, slaves and foreigners, rich and poor. With new information drawn from the most current research, this volume presents a wealth of information on every aspect of ancient Greek life. Discover why it was more desirable to be a slave than a day laborer. Examine cooking methods and rules of ancient warfare. Uncover Greek mythology. Learn how Greeks foretold the future. Understand what life was like for women, and what prevailing attitudes were toward sexuality, marriage, and divorce. This volume brings ancient Greek life home to readers through a variety of anecdotes and primary source passages from contemporary authors, allowing comparison between the ancient world and modern life. A multitude of resources will engage students and interested readers, including a "Making Connections" feature which offers interactive and fun ideas for research assignments. The concluding chapter places the ancient world in the present, covering new interpretations like the movie 300, the founding of modern Greece, and the ways in which classical culture still affects our own. With over 60 illustrations, a timeline of events, a glossary of terms, and an extensive print and nonprint bibliography, this volume offers a unique and descriptive look at one of the most influential eras in human history.
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