The World of Ancient Greece: A Daily Life Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
byMichael Lovano, PhD, is associate professor of history at St. Norbert College. His previous books include All Things Julius Caesar: An Encyclopedia of Caesar's World and Legacy andThe Age of Cinna.
20191231
Greenwood
Pages | 1024 |
Topics | Blended Families;Carpentry;Feasts and Banquets;Festivals;Hairstyles;Leagues/Alliances;Marketplaces;Mourning/Memorialization;Painting-Pottery;Physical Fitness;Prophecy and Divination;Ships and Ship Building;Social Revolution, Hellenistic;World History |
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This book opens the world of the ancient Greeks to all readers through easily accessible entries on topics essential to understanding Greek high culture and daily life.
The ancient Greeks provided the foundation for Western civilization. They made significant advances in science, mathematics, philosophy, literature, and government. While many readers might have heard of Plato and Aristotle, however, or be familiar with the classic works of Greek tragedy, most people know significantly less about daily life in the ancient Greek world. This encyclopedia opens the world of the ancient Greeks, spanning Greek history from the Bronze Age through Roman times, with an emphasis on the Classical and Hellenistic Eras.
The encyclopedia provides roughly 270 easily accessible entries on topics essential to understanding everything from Greek high culture to daily life. These entries are grouped in topical sections on the arts, science and technology, politics and government, domestic life, and other subjects. Sidebars on particularly noteworthy people, places, and concepts provide related information, while primary documents allow readers to delve into the mindset and feelings of the ancient Greeks themselves. Extensive bibliographic references give curious readers direction for further research.
• Includes reference entries with objective, essential information about topics related to daily life in ancient Greece• Offers sidebars with related, nuanced information that will interest readers in Greek history
• Cites works for further reading in entries
• Gives readers first-hand accounts of life in ancient Greece in primary source documents
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Table of Contents
The World of Ancient Greece: A Daily Life Encyclopedia [2 volumes]
Author(s): Lovano, Michael;Contributors: Lovano, Michael;Abstract:This book opens the world of the ancient Greeks to all readers through easily accessible entries on topics essential to understanding Greek high culture and daily life.
The ancient Greeks provided the foundation for Western civilization. They made significant advances in science, mathematics, philosophy, literature, and government. While many readers might have heard of Plato and Aristotle, however, or be familiar with the classic works of Greek tragedy, most people know significantly less about daily life in the ancient Greek world. This encyclopedia opens the world of the ancient Greeks, spanning Greek history from the Bronze Age through Roman times, with an emphasis on the Classical and Hellenistic Eras.
The encyclopedia provides roughly 270 easily accessible entries on topics essential to understanding everything from Greek high culture to daily life. These entries are grouped in topical sections on the arts, science and technology, politics and government, domestic life, and other subjects. Sidebars on particularly noteworthy people, places, and concepts provide related information, while primary documents allow readers to delve into the mindset and feelings of the ancient Greeks themselves. Extensive bibliographic references give curious readers direction for further research.
• Includes reference entries with objective, essential information about topics related to daily life in ancient Greece• Offers sidebars with related, nuanced information that will interest readers in Greek history
• Cites works for further reading in entries
• Gives readers first-hand accounts of life in ancient Greece in primary source documents
SortTitle: world of ancient greece: a daily life encyclopedia [2 volumes]Author Info:Michael LovanoauthorMichael Lovano, PhD, is associate professor of history at St. Norbert College. His previous books include All Things Julius Caesar: An Encyclopedia of Caesar's World and Legacy andThe Age of Cinna.
eISBN-13: 9781440837319Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440837319.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440837302Imprint: GreenwoodPages: 1024Publication Date: 20191231Series: Daily Life EncyclopediasTable of Contents pages: 1 2
- Cover Cover11
- Title Page 34
- Copyright 45
- Contents 78
- Preface 1516
- Introduction 1718
- Chronology 2122
- Volume 1: 78
- Arts, 1 2728
- Introduction 2728
- Dance 2829
- Gold and Silver 3031
- History 3536
- Literature, Hellenistic 3940
- Mosaics 4445
- Music 4849
- Painting, Pottery 5152
- Painting, Walls/Panels 5657
- Philosophy, Aristotle 6162
- Philosophy, Cynics 6364
- Philosophy, Epicureans 6667
- Philosophy, Platonic 6869
- Philosophy, Skeptics 7172
- Philosophy, Stoics 7475
- Poetry, Epic 7677
- Poetry, Lyric 7980
- Rhetoric 8283
- Satyr Plays 8586
- Sculpture, Archaic 8990
- Sculpture, Hellenistic 9394
- Sculpture/Freestanding Statuary, Classical 9899
- Sculpture/Reliefs, Mounted Statuary, Classical 103104
- Second Sophistic Movement 107108
- Sophists 111112
- Temple Architecture 115116
- Theater, Comedy 119120
- Theater, Tragedy 122123
- Economics and Work 127128
- Introduction 127128
- Actors 128129
- Agriculture 131132
- Animal Husbandry 135136
- Apothecaries/Pharmacology 140141
- Banking 144145
- Carpentry 147148
- Cloth-Making 151152
- Cost of Living 155156
- Currency 158159
- Debt 161162
- Fishing 164165
- Landownership 167168
- Masonry 171172
- Merchants and Markets 175176
- Metal-Refining 181182
- Metalworking 184185
- Midwives and Wet Nurses 187188
- Mining 190191
- Orators and Speechwriters 194195
- Piracy and Banditry 199200
- Pottery-Making 203204
- Retirement 206207
- Slavery, Private 208209
- Slavery, Public 212213
- Social Revolution, Hellenistic Era 215216
- Taxation 218219
- Trade 223224
- Travel 227228
- Viticulture 231232
- Weights and Measures 234235
- Family and Gender 239240
- Introduction 239240
- Abandonment and Abortion 239240
- Adoption 242243
- Adultery 244245
- Blended Families 248249
- Burial 252253
- Childbirth and Infancy 255256
- Childhood and Youth 260261
- Clans/Gene 264265
- Daughters 267268
- Death and Dying 273274
- Divorce 276277
- Extended Family 280281
- Fathers 284285
- Friendship and Love 288289
- Grandparents 293294
- Homosexuality 297298
- Inheritance 301302
- Marriage 304305
- Men 307308
- Mothers 311312
- Mourning/Memorialization 315316
- Play 319320
- Sexuality 323324
- Sons 327328
- Weddings 331332
- Women 334335
- Fashion and Appearance 343344
- Food and Drink 383384
- Introduction 383384
- Bread 384385
- Cheese and Other Dairy Products 386387
- Condiments and Seasonings 390391
- Cooking 393394
- Dessert 397398
- Drunkenness 400401
- Famine and Food Supply 404405
- Feasts and Banquets 408409
- Fruits and Nuts 413414
- Grains 416417
- Hospitality 419420
- Hunting and Wild Game 422423
- Kitchens/Kitchen Utensils 425426
- Legumes 428429
- Meals 431432
- Meat 434435
- Nectar and Ambrosia 437438
- Nutrition and Malnutrition 440441
- Olives and Olive Oil 444445
- Poisons and Toxic Foods 447448
- Potions 450451
- Poultry, Birds, and Eggs 452453
- Seafood 455456
- Soups and Stews 458459
- Vegetables 460461
- Vegetarianism 462463
- Wine 466467
- Volume 2: 482483
- Housing and Community 487488
- Introduction 487488
- Acropolis 487488
- Andron and Gynaikonitis 491492
- Cemeteries 493494
- Colonization 496497
- Country Life 500501
- Fortifications 505506
- Furniture and Furnishings 508509
- Health and Illness 511512
- Household Religion 516517
- Housing Architecture 521522
- Infrastructure 523524
- Marketplaces 530531
- Palace Complexes, Bronze Age 534535
- Plague/Epidemic Disease 537538
- Public Buildings 540541
- Resident Aliens, Immigrants, and Foreigners 542543
- Urban Life 545546
- Water Supply and Hydraulic Engineering 552553
- Politics and Warfare 559560
- Introduction 559560
- Alexander the Great, Wars of 560561
- Aristocracies 565566
- Aristotle, Political Theory of 569570
- Arms and Armor 572573
- Assemblies 577578
- Athenian Constitution 581582
- Carthage, Wars with 585586
- Cavalry 589590
- Citizenship 593594
- City-States 596597
- Civil War 599600
- Councils 604605
- Democracies 607608
- Diplomacy 612613
- Ethnos 617618
- Hoplite Soldiers 621622
- Justice and Punishment 626627
- Leagues/Alliances 632633
- Monarchies 636637
- Navies 639640
- Peloponnesian War (431–404 BCE) 645646
- Persian Wars (490–478 BCE) 649650
- Phalanx 652653
- Plato, Political Theory of 658659
- Public Officials 662663
- Siege Technology 667668
- Spartan Constitution 670671
- Tyrannies 673674
- Warfare, Attitudes toward 677678
- Recreation and Social Customs 681682
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