| City of Sokrates: An Introduction to Classical Athens Revised Edition Contributor(s): Roberts, J. W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415167779 ISBN-13: 9780415167772 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: "The City of Sokrates" is a comprehensive account of Athens' historical and cultural significance. In this extensively revised second edition, J. W. Roberts explores the characteristics of Athenian life in the latter half of the fifth century BC. He examines the city's extraordinary cultural legacy, including democracy, tragedy, comedy, moral philosophy and mathematical astronomy, and surveys the negative aspects of Greek culture such as blood sacrifice, subordination of women and xenophobia. This book also includes an investigation of the trial of Socrates, Athens' most devoted son and most radical critic. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Greece - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Ancient & Classical |
| Dewey: 938.5 |
| LCCN: 97032520 |
| Lexile Measure: 1320 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.36" W x 9.48" (1.12 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this extensively updated second edition, including an up-dated index and bibliography, J. W. Roberts explores the main features of Athenian life in the latter half of the fifth century BC. |