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What is Daily life in Greece at the time of Pericles about?

The background : town and country. The Greek landscape. The site of Athens -- Roads and districts -- Architecture and appearance -- Housing -- The suburb -- The countryside -- Population: citizens, resident aliens, slaves. The concept of a city -- Civic life -- The city assembly -- Bouleutai, prytaneis and magistrates -- Metics -- Slaves -- Numerical proportions of the classes -- Women, marriage and the family. The status of women / -- Marriage -- The gynaikeia -- Conjugal and family love -- Marriage and children -- Funerals -- Children and education. The ‘way of life’ in Sparta -- The ‘way of life’ in Athens -- The educational system in Athens -- Elementary education -- Musical training -- Physical training -- Pederasty -- The sophists -- Jobs and professions. The dignity of manual work -- Money and usury -- Agriculture -- Artisans -- Commercial enterprise -- Medicine -- Dress and toilet. Hygiene and care of the body -- Male dress -- Feminine dress -- Jewelry and toilet accessories -- Footwear -- Headgear -- Food, games and recreation. The subdivisions of the day -- Food and drink -- Banquets -- Plato’s symposium -- Xenophon’s symposium -- Adult amusements -- Big-game hunting --

Author

from the French by Peter Green

Publisher

New York: Macmillan

Published

1965

Language

EN

Subjects

Travel, History, Humanities

Rating

3.81 / 5 (63 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13