A fun, informative guide to hourly daily life
of the inhabitants of the mighty city-state of the ancient world
Get to know ancient Athens, living for twenty-four hours with its inhabitants and watching their daily life closely. A slave in the mines, a stolar, a simple wife, a soldier, a courtesan and a fig smuggler: these are all its unique inhabitants who vividly bring life in this ancient city-state to life for us.
Go back in time and spend a day in ancient Athens in the company of its inhabitants. We are in 416 BC. and the city is enjoying the height of its prosperity. More geniuses lived there than any other city in any period of human history. However, even geniuses fight with their wives and drink with their friends. So discover their secrets.
THE Philip Matyszak he teaches at the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Cambridge and is renowned for his research work in ancient history. He has written more than twenty books, including 24 hours in ancient Rome and Greek and Roman myths.
He lives in British Columbia, Canada.
