Format:
Online-Ressource (xv, 286 pages)
,
illustrations
ISBN:
1299456863
,
9781299456860
,
9780199982110
Content:
The ancient Greeks were a wonderful people. They gave us democracy, drama, and philosophy, and many forms of art and branches of science would be inconceivable without their influence. And yet, they were capable of the most outlandish behavior, preposterous beliefs, and ludicrous opinions. Like its companion volume, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities, this is an uproarious miscellany of odd stories and facts, culled from a lifetime of teaching ancient Greek civilization. In some ways, the book demonstrates how much the Greeks were like us. Politicians were regarded as shallow and self-serving; ove
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1299461565
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780199982103
Additional Edition:
Print version Cabinet of Greek Curiosities : Strange Tales and Surprising Facts from the Cradle of Western Civilization
Language:
English
