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The family in Greek history / Cynthia B. Patterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patterson, Cynthia.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Greece--History.
- Families.
- Domestic relations--Greece--History.
- Domestic relations.
- Families in literature.
- Domestic relations in literature.
- History.
- Greece.
- Physical Description:
- 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1998.
- Summary:
- According to historian Cynthia Patterson, the family played a key role in the history of ancient Greece. She shows that early Greek society was rooted in individual households, an individual's place in the larger community was determined by relationships within the household, and the protection of household relationships was an important element of early public law.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-281) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0674292707
- OCLC:
- 38206533
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