Voices of Ancient Greece and Rome: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life
Voices of Ancient Greece and Rome: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life by David Matz
English | March 12, 2012 | ISBN: 0313387389 | EPUB + PDF | 268 pages | 1.1/10.3 MB
English | March 12, 2012 | ISBN: 0313387389 | EPUB + PDF | 268 pages | 1.1/10.3 MB
Collecting documents culled from the writings of ancient Greek and Roman authors, this book provides a glimpse of what life was like in ancient times and illustrates the relevance of these long-ago civilizations to modern life.
• Over 40 documents, excerpted from the writings of ancient Greek and Roman authors, such as Plutarch's description of the banishment from Athens of a just man
• A timeline of the ancient Greco-Roman world provides a chronology of important events
• A glossary containing descriptions/definitions of many Greek and Roman words and terms, such as "strategos"