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Ancient Athens on Five Drachmas a Day (Hardcover)

by Philip Matyszak (Author)

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Hardcover: 136 pages
Publisher: Thames & Hudson (29 Sep 2008)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0500051577
ISBN-13: 978-0500051573
Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14 x 2.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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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'
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'Vividly imagined, well-informed descriptions of the city's daily life... [gives] a real sense of ancient Athens as a vibrant city'
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5.0 out of 5 stars If you liked Ancient Rome on 5 Denarii a Day... , 27 Oct 2008

By	Caroline Lawrence "author of The Roman Mysteries" (London, England) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ancient Athens Travel Guide, 8 Jun 2009

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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

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5.0 out of 5 stars A really good read, 3 May 2009

By	Sally (UK) - See all my reviews

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. it also provides snippets of trivia to break up the text.

I really enjoyed it.

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