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A guided imaginative visit reconstructs daily life in ancient Athens, beginning with the city's physical setting and street scenes and moving through the Agora, private houses, and household routines. It surveys social roles—including women, slaves, children, and youths—alongside clothing, education, medical practice, funerary customs, and leisure. Chapters treat economic activities such as crafts, trade, and banking, describe military organization and naval architecture, and outline legal processes and democratic assemblies. Descriptive attention to material culture, ceremonies, and civic institutions combines practical detail with broader sketches of urban rhythms and social organization.

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Title: A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life

Author: William Stearns Davis

Release date: December 1, 2003 [eBook #4716]
Most recently updated: September 29, 2021

Language: English

Credits: William Fishburne and Kestrell

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A Day In Old Athens

by William Stearns Davis

Professor of Ancient History in the University of Minnesota