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24 Hours in Ancient Athens - by Philip Matyszak (Hardcover)

24 Hours in Ancient Athens - by  Philip Matyszak (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Spend a day with 24 Athenians to see the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>During the course of a day we meet 24 Athenians from all strata of society--from the slave to the politician, the fishmonger to the philosopher, the soldier to the vase painter--and get to know what the real Athens was like by spending an hour in their company. We encounter a different one of these characters--all from different walks of life--every chapter, with each chapter forming an hour in a day in the life of the ancient city. We also get to spy on the daily doings of notable Athenians through the eyes of regular people as the city hovers on the brink of the fateful war that will destroy its golden age.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Philip Matyszak</b> has written a number of titles on the ancient world including<i> Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day</i>, <i>Ancient Athens of Five Drachmas a Day</i> and <i>The Greek and Roman Myths</i>. He lives in British Columbia.

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