
Ancient Greeks in Their Own Words
Matthew Dillon(Author)
The History Press Ltd
Published on 29. August 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-80399-790-2 (ISBN)
Description
In Ancient Greeks in their own Words, historian Matthew Dillon reveals the nature of everyday life in the classical world. Using a series of telling extracts from Greek literature to provide a picture of their customs, concerns and underlying values, he allows the people to speak for themselves, both in the formal language of public office and in the colloquial speech of the household and the street.
Their words reveal activities and opinions which are sometimes remarkably similar to those of the modern day, but which are otherwise so different that they are difficult for us to understand.
Through everything from poetry, hymns and war-songs to official documents, inscriptions, laws, histories, funerary monuments, war memorials and graffiti, this book records not only the lives of famous Greeks like Sophocles and Aristotle, but also those of ordinary individuals. In Ancient Greeks in their own Words, glimpse the public and private facets of their everyday life, and gain an insight into the mentality of the ancient Greeks.
Their words reveal activities and opinions which are sometimes remarkably similar to those of the modern day, but which are otherwise so different that they are difficult for us to understand.
Through everything from poetry, hymns and war-songs to official documents, inscriptions, laws, histories, funerary monuments, war memorials and graffiti, this book records not only the lives of famous Greeks like Sophocles and Aristotle, but also those of ordinary individuals. In Ancient Greeks in their own Words, glimpse the public and private facets of their everyday life, and gain an insight into the mentality of the ancient Greeks.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
30 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80399-790-2 (9781803997902)
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MATTHEW DILLON teaches classics at the University of New England in New South Wales, Australia.