Name: Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age: From Alexander to Cleopatra
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Author: James Evans
ISBN: 9780313338120

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Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age: From Alexander to Cleopatra

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Physical Book

Publisher

Greenwood

Author

James Evans

Year

2008

Language

English

Pages

256

Format

Hardcover

Weight

ISBN

0313338124

ISBN13

9780313338120

Synopsis "Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age: From Alexander to Cleopatra "

The Hellenistic world, ushered into existance by Alexander the Great, took in a vast region, stretching from Iraq in the east to Sicily in the west. Within this area, society was multicultural but the dominant culture was Greek, developed from the culture of classical Greece, and carrying on the legacy of classical Greece in the visual arts, literature, science, technology, and daily life. Narrative chapters guide the reader though the vast conquered lands of Hellenistic Greece, exploring marriage customs; festivals, sports, and spectacles; symposia (drinking parties); the agricultural and urban components of the polis (city-state); food; drink; education; science; technology; and the legacy of the Hellenistic age in the modern world.

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