How People Lived in Ancient Greece

How People Lived in Ancient Greece
Author: Colin Hynson
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781435826212

Describes everyday life among the ancient Greeks, covering family life, marriage, leisure, education, clothing, food and drink, warfare, religion, and funerals.

How to Survive in Ancient Greece

How to Survive in Ancient Greece
Author: Robert Garland
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Total Pages: 205
Release: 2020-05-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1526754711

What would it be like if you were transported back to Athens 420 BCE? This time-traveler’s guide is a fascinating way to find out . . . Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. What would you see? How would the people around you think and believe? How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? What work would be available, and what help could you get if you got sick? All these questions, and many more, are answered in this engaging blend of self-help and survival guide that plunges you into this historical environment—and explains the many problems and strange new experiences you would face if you were there.

If You Were Me and Lived In...Ancient China

If You Were Me and Lived In...Ancient China
Author: Carole P. Roman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2017-04-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781947118188

Learn what kind of food you might eat in Ancient China, what colors could only be worn by royalty, what kind of names parents picked, and what children in the Han Dynasty children did for fun.

The Shotgun Method

The Shotgun Method
Author: Mogens Herman Hansen
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Total Pages: 153
Release: 2006
Genre: History
ISBN: 0826265480

"Reflecting the innovative work of the Copenhagen Polis Centre's 2004 inventory of Archaic and Classical Greek city-states, Hansen's "shotgun method" for reconstructing and estimating the overall size and local distribution of the Greek population challenges the long-standing opinion that the majority of ancient Greeks lived a rural, subsistent life"--Provided by publisher.

How People Lived in Ancient Greece and Rome

How People Lived in Ancient Greece and Rome
Author: Gabriel H. Reuben
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1967
Genre: Civilization, Greek
ISBN:

A textbook for the Elementary level. Examines the successes and failures of early Greece and Rome as an introduction to contemporary Western civilization.

Living in Ancient Greece

Living in Ancient Greece
Author: Norman Bancroft Hunt
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2008
Genre: Civilization, Ancient
ISBN: 1438135416

Focuses on an ideal period set some time in the Classical period of Perikles. This book examines several aspects of daily life across various strata of Greek society, from the aristoi to the Metics and slaves; from food to religious beliefs. It is useful for students who want to learn more about living in ancient Greece.

Life in Ancient Greece

Life in Ancient Greece
Author: Lynn Peppas
Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2005
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780778720355

Ancient Greek civilization may have flourished thousands of years ago, but in many ways it is still with us today. From the birth of democracy, to the beauty of poetry, to the physical competition of the Olympic Games, Life in Ancient Greece explores the many enduring aspects of the people who lived on this small Aegean peninsula. Great leaders such as Alexander the Great, Greek gods and goddesses, and important historical events such as the Peloponnesian War and the rise of Athens and Sparta are also featured.

Blacks in Antiquity

Blacks in Antiquity
Author: Frank M. Snowden
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 396
Release: 1970
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780674076266

Investigates the participation of black Africans, usually referred to as "Ethiopians," by the Greek and Romans, in classical civilization, concluding that they were accepted by pagans and Christians without prejudice.