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'An invaluable encounter with the Athenians ... glossy illustrations and maps ... leaves you with a sense of what the Athenians might have been like'
--The Daily Telegraph
'Vividly imagined, well-informed descriptions of the city's daily life... [gives] a real sense of ancient Athens as a vibrant city'
--The Guardian
'Ideal reading for anyone who wants to gain a solid grounding of what Athens was like in its classical heyday'
--Minerva
--The Daily Telegraph
'Vividly imagined, well-informed descriptions of the city's daily life... [gives] a real sense of ancient Athens as a vibrant city'
--The Guardian
'Ideal reading for anyone who wants to gain a solid grounding of what Athens was like in its classical heyday'
--Minerva
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`Witty ... achieves that elusive balance of being both well researched and extremely funny'
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
You'll enjoy this! A guide to Athens for anyone with even the vaguest interest in the Classical world. This book is readable, fun, and beautfully illustrated with line drawings and colour plates. As with 'Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day' there are fun info boxes and quotes (e.g. 'Cicadas chirp up in the trees a month or two, but our Athenians keep chirping over lawsuits all their lives...' Aristophanes, The Birds )
Categories include:
GETTING THERE
THE PIRAEUS
ORIENTATION
ATHENIAN PASTIMES
MEET THE ATHENIANS
CITY OF GODS
MUST-SEE SIGHTS
There is also a glossary of 'Useful Phrases' at the end. My favourite is 'A Spartan, an Athenian and a Boeotian went into a tavern...' in Classical Greek, of course!
Categories include:
GETTING THERE
THE PIRAEUS
ORIENTATION
ATHENIAN PASTIMES
MEET THE ATHENIANS
CITY OF GODS
MUST-SEE SIGHTS
There is also a glossary of 'Useful Phrases' at the end. My favourite is 'A Spartan, an Athenian and a Boeotian went into a tavern...' in Classical Greek, of course!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Everyone interested in ancient Greek history, can travel through time with this book. This book covers all aspects of daily life in ancient Greek city Athens around 500 BCE. The information is presented as a travel guide. After reading it, I have a good idea how life was in the ancient times. The writer Philip Matyszak, an expert on Ancient cultures of Rome and Greece, knows how to get a grip on you; making you enjoying reading this book from cover to cover. I can recommend the companion guide 'Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day' as well. The same concept except that this book is about Rome in 100 CE. My advice: buy this book, start reading it and enjoy the travel through (ancient) times.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Ancient Athens described in the form of a modern travel guide such as Lonely Planet. This book gives a picture of real life and covers aspects not dealt with in standard history books, of which I have read quite a few including those by ancient authors such as Herodotus
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Pretty accurate, except an "embarassing " (?) field... Why???
Good, pretty accurate and generally enjoyable book.... BUT:
There s no mention whatsoever of any element of homosexual conduct, a proven and important part of the life of male... Read more
There s no mention whatsoever of any element of homosexual conduct, a proven and important part of the life of male... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Critic
Five drachmas a day ...
Walking round Athens today, one may be considering the fractures in the eurozone and which countries could disappear into the fissure. Read more
Published 9 months ago by RR Waller
An Ancient Traveller
If ever you are pushed back in time and end up in ancient Athens this book will be an essential companion - lighthearted but with a serious message.
Published 19 months ago by M A CLEGG
A really good read
This is a really good book to read. It presents factual information in an easy and interesting way. It uses captioned pictures to provide a visual aid to what is said. Read more
Published on 3 May 2009 by Sally
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