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Greek Byways

Greek Byways

Greek Byways

T. R. Glover
October 2014
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Paperback
9781107438491
$45.00
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Paperback

    Originally published in 1932, this book contains a collection of papers by the Classicist T. R. Glover on a number of subjects pertaining to ancient Greek life. Glover examines topics such as ancient travel, manners and the incorporation of foreign gods into the Greek pantheon. This wide-ranging book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the Classical world.

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    October 2014
    Paperback
    9781107438491
    328 pages
    216 × 140 × 19 mm
    0.42kg
    Available

    Table of Contents

    • 1. The Greek on the sea
    • 2. Diet in history
    • 3. Metallurgy and democracy
    • 4. The wandering Greek
    • 5. The boy and the theorist
    • 6. Curiosities of natural history
    • 7. The manners of a gentleman
    • 8. The antiquaries
    • 9. Foreign gods
    • 10. Strabo: the Greek in the world of Caesar
    • 11. The daemon environment
    • 12. The study of ancient history
    • 13. The vitality of Greece
    • Index.
      Author
    • T. R. Glover