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How to survive in ancient Greece : an expat's guide to living in classical Athens (490-323 BCE) / Robert Garland.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garland, Robert, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antiquities.
- Greece--Antiquities--Guidebooks.
- Greece.
- Greece--Guidebooks.
- Genre:
- Guidebooks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Yorkshire : Pen and Sword History, 2020.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The informative and engaging guide advises the historical traveler on local customs, religious beliefs, what to wear when traveling and the main sights to see. Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? Where would you go to have your hair done? Who would you go to if you got ill, or if you were mugged in the street? All these questions, and many more, will be answered in this new how-to guide for time travelers.Part self-help guide, part survival guide, this lively and engaging book will help the reader deal with the many problems and new experiences that they will face, and also help them to thrive in this strange new environment.
- Contents:
- Things You Should Know p. 1
- What makes Classical Athens so special? p. 2
- What you should know about Athenian history p. 3
- What Athens looks like p. 6
- What life is like in the city p. 8
- How the city is run p. 10
- How religion works p. 11
- What the 'family' means in ancient Greece p. 15
- How slavery functions p. 16
- What divides the wealthy from the poor? p. 18
- How to get around Athens p. 18
- How to get rid of waste p. 19
- What to do about crime p. 20
- What to do about germs p. 20
- Other things to be aware of p. 21
- How to survive without the Internet, email, or Twitter p. 22
- Introduction to Your New Home p. 23
- What your house looks like p. 23
- Women and the Family p. 25
- How men regard women p. 25
- The kind of work that Greek women do p. 26
- How women have to behave p. 27
- How husbands treat their wives p. 30
- How women give birth p. 33
- How you treat your children p. 35
- How you educate your children p. 36
- What to do if you don't have any children p. 42
- How a woman can beautify herself p. 43
- Getting married p. 44
- How to treat your domestic slaves p. 48
- Pets p. 49
- What it's like being elderly p. 49
- The life of a retailer p. 53
- Food and Diet p. 55
- What you'll eat p. 55
- How to cook p. 56
- Clothing and Appearance p. 57
- What to wear p. 57
- What you'll think about having to work for a living p. 59
- Types of work p. 60
- How to learn a craft p. 60
- Working conditions p. 61
- The status of people who work p. 61
- Health and Hygiene p. 63
- Diseases that are rampant p. 63
- Whether you should consult a physician if you fall sick p. 63
- The sort of physical shape you're likely to be in p. 67
- The age structure of Greek society p. 68
- Social Structure p. 70
- The divisions in Greek society p. 70
- What it's like to be wealthy p. 71
- What it's like to be poor p. 74
- What's it like to be a slave p. 75
- Athens' diversity p. 76
- Politics p. 79
- What being an Athenian citizen means p. 79
- The political arena p. 81
- Beliefs and Rituals p. 83
- How to deal with death p. 83
- What to expect in the Afterlife p. 89
- The sort of gods you're going to believe in p. 90
- How to get the gods on your side p. 94
- What happens at a religious festival p. 98
- Why you might want to consult an oracle p. 98
- Relaxation and Entertainment p. 101
- How to relax p. 101
- How to keep fit p. 106
- Public entertainment p. 108
- War p. 111
- What it's like to serve in the military p. 111
- Casualties and veterans p. 116
- Law and Order p. 120
- How Athens is policed p. 120
- Crime and criminality p. 120
- Going to trial p. 121
- Travel p. 123
- Ways of travel p. 123
- Where to stay when travelling p. 124
- A Final Word of Advice p. 126
- Testimonials p. 130
- Hippocleia, an aristocratic Athenian girl p. 130
- Phainarete, a widow p. 133
- Diogenes, a politician p. 134
- Autocrates, a victim of crime p. 137
- Euthyphro, an aspiring philosopher p. 139
- Sosippe, a Milesian call girl p. 141
- Makareus, a blind beggar p. 143
- Bion, an enslaved merchant from Ephesus p. 145
- Memnon, a Spartan hoplite p. 147
- Gnotho, a helot p. 148.
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
- Online resource ; title from PDF title page (EBSCO ; viewed June 3, 2020)
- ISBN:
- 9781526754714
- 1526754711
- Publisher Number:
- 99984749245
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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