Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age

Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age
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Book Synopsis Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age by : James Allen Evans

Download or read book Daily Life in the Hellenistic Age written by James Allen Evans and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 2008-05-30 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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