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The Volume Is Devoted To The Period Which Begins With The Era Of Greek Colonization And Ends With The Close Of The Peloponnesian War In 404 B. C. Charles Fornara Has Gathered Together Material Compiled From Inscriptions, Ancient Encyclopedias, Scholia, And Similar Sources. The Material, Much Of It Translated By Him For The First Time, Covers Not Only Events Of National Significance - Wars And Treaties, The Founding Of Towns And Colonies, The Dedication Of Temples - But Also Presents Such Records Of Daily Life As Ration Lists, Wine Trade Regulations, Inventories Of Treasure, Drinking Songs, And Financial Records. The Documents Are Accompanied By A Brief Commentary, Which Is Basically Intended To Clarify Obscurities In The Text. An Extensive Glossary And Indexes Explain Obscure Terms Of Greek Social And Governmental Structure And Permit Detailed Prosopographical Analysis. This Book Will Be Welcomed By Students And Teachers Of Ancient History. Edited And Translated By Charles W. Fornara. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.

Author

and translated by Charles W. Fornara

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins Univ. Press

Published

1983

Language

EN

ISBN

9780521250191

Subjects

History, Humanities