James Evans

Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age

From Alexander to Cleopatra

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9780313338120
• ISBN-10: 0313338124
• Artikelnr.: 23429472

Autorenporträt

James Allen Evans

Inhaltsangabe

1.Chronology:. The March of History in the Hellenistic Age. Introduction:
The Conquests of Alexander 1. The Landscape of the Hellenistic World. The
Geographical Background. 2. The Features of the Hellenistic City-State. 3.
Dwelling Houses. 4. Clothing and Fashion. 5. Education. 6. Social Life. 7.
City and Country Living. 8. Hellenistic Women. 9. Making a Living. 10.
Eating and Drinking. 11. Sport and Spectacle 12. The Theater. 13. The
Hellenistic Kingdoms. 14. Religion. 15. Science, Technology, and Medicine.
16. The Persisteance of Hellenistic Culture Appendix I: The Reigns of the
Hellenistic Kings Glossary of Terms Bibliography