| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 217 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
1. The family : for better or worse -- 2. Outside the fold, beyond the pale : problems of non-citizen women -- 3. Preserving the Oikos : the woes of inheritance -- 4. The best of enemies : patterns of friendship and enmity -- 5. A peculiar institution : the etiquette of homosexual relationships -- 6. Slaves and slave-masters -- 7. Dealing with the gods: piety and impiety -- 8. A vision of the past : the role of the anecdote in the formation of the Athenian self-image |
| Summary |
"John Dillon's exploration of Athenian society brings to life how the ancient Greeks behaved towards each other. In each chapter two or more stories drawn from ancient sources give contrasting perspectives on the Greeks' attitudes and beliefs, and to discussions of the works of literature, history, and philosophy they used to beguile and guide their lives." "This book shows the practical outcomes of ancient Greek thought and literature and how the strange and familiar are mixed in the customs and habits of people living two and a half thousand years ago."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-215) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Ethics -- Greece -- History
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HISTORY -- Ancient -- Greece.
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Ethics
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Greece
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474467742 |
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1474467741 |
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