How to Survive in Ancient Greece

Name: How to Survive in Ancient Greece
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert Garland
ISBN: 9798350860085

Author: Robert Garland

Narrator: Liam Gerrard

Unabridged: 4 hr 58 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/16/2024

Categories: Nonfiction, History, Greece History, Social Science, Anthropology

Synopsis

What would it be like if you were transported back to Athens 420 BCE? This time-traveler's guide is a fascinating way to find out . . .

Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. What would you see? How would the people around you think and believe? How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? What work would be available, and what help could you get if you got sick?

All these questions, and many more, are answered in this engaging blend of self-help and survival guide that plunges you into this historical environment—and explains the many problems and strange new experiences you would face if you were there.

About Robert Garland

Robert Garland is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics at Colgate University, where he has taught for thirty years. He attended drama school before completing his PhD at University College London. He has recorded four courses for The Great Courses and written two videos for TED Animation. Robert has published thirteen academic books on both Greek and Roman history. His interest is in how to make history come alive and his most important contribution to the discipline has been to identify categories of people who have been generally overlooked in conventional accounts of ancient history, including the disabled and refugees.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sumit on July 15, 2020

We all have read the stories about Ancient Greece. From the rise of Athens and Sparta to the Persian Wars and from King Leonidas and Themistokles to Alexander the Great. But imagine, if you went back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. How and Where would you live? What......more

Goodreads review by Tom on November 24, 2022

Nie być niewolnikiem 👍......more

Goodreads review by Emy on May 02, 2020

I was sent an ARC through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I really really enjoyed this. I barely know anything about ancient Greece, which I think helped me enjoying this book because a lot of it seemed simplified. What I'm saying is that it was prefect for me, but I am not sure someone w......more

Goodreads review by Karolina♌️ on February 07, 2023

240 stron a ja nie dowiedziałam się niczego, czego bym już nie wiedziała po historii w 1 klasie liceum🧍......more

Goodreads review by Natalie all_books_great_and_small on May 25, 2020

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers. This was a fantastic read to ponder through! Have you ever wondered about a time period and how people would have lived and survived? Well this book takes you through what days wo......more