The World of Athens

by Joint Association of Classical Teachers and Joint Association of Classical Teachers’ Greek Course

Book Overview

Classical Athens boasted some of the most original and influential achievements in literature, art, philosophy, medicine and politics. This best-selling book, now issued in a second edition, provides... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521273897
• ISBN13: 9780521273893
• Release Date: January 1984
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

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Should be the example for other history books

That is the best written history book I've read. The book really kept me concentrated on it for a long time with it's lively and information-rich structure. Book deals with nearly all aspects of life in Athens: political, economical, art, religious, classes, slaves, important people at the time. I would recommend to anyone who likes history generally or anybody who wants a good intro to ancient greeks especially Athens.

One of the best reference books I own

"The World of Athens" presents a history of Athens in a well organized format. Covers all aspects of Athenian history from geography to wars to politics. It is one of my most valued reference books.

Good resource for Athenian society

While this book covers the usual subjects like geography, religion, social apects, the wars etc., it gives enough information on everything to be the one book on classical Athens that you should have as a reference guide to further study. I used this booking when studying 5th century Athens and found that other books added to the information I got from it, but did not equal or replace its content.