House and Society in the Ancient Greek World

by Lisa C. Nevett

Book Overview

This 1999 book re-examines traditional assumptions about the nature of social relationships in Greek households during the Classical and Hellenistic periods. Through detailed exploration of archaeological evidence from individual houses, Lisa Nevett identifies a recognisable concept of the citizen household as a social unit, and suggests that this was present in numerous Greek cities. She argues that in such households relations between men and women,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521000254
• ISBN13: 9780521000253
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.7"