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Kebric, Robert B. Greek People
New York, New York, U.S.A. Mayfield Pub Company 1997 1559346450 / 9781559346450 Trade Paperback Fine
Near-new copy. Stated SECOND EDITION. NO remainder marks or clippings. Tight spine, bright pages. Illustrated throughout. 250 pages. ONLY writing/mark inside book is publisher stamp in book front. NO tears. Table of Contents Preface Illustrations Chronology Ch. 1 After Homer A New Age Finds Its Voice - Archilochus of Paros, Poet, Soldier, Illegitimate Son 1 Ch. 2 A World of Iron and Tyrants Hestod the Bard, Polycrates of Samos, and Eupalinus the Engineer 32 Ch. 3 The Panhellenic Games Phayllus of Croton - An Early Sports Hero 53 Ch. 4 Eros Unchained Bisexuality Among the Greeks - Sappho of Lesbos, Harmodius and Aristogiton of Athens, Theodotus and His Lovers 83 Ch. 5 The Problem with Persia East Against West - Polygnotus, Politics, and Paintbrushes 105 Ch. 6 A Gilded Edge for a Golden Age Aspasia the Courtesan in Periclean Athens 131 Ch. 7 Rowdies, Rogues, and Robbers The Other Side of the Law in Fifth- and Fourth-Century Athens - Eratosthenes the Adulterer, Conon the Thug, "Clytemnestra" the Poisoner, Diogeiton the Embezzler, and Phormio the Con-Artist 172 Ch. 8 Hellenistic Science, Technology, and Fantasy Alexander and His Submarine Adventure 197 Epilogue 228 Glossary and Pronunciation Guide 233 Acknowledgments 239 Illustration Credits 243 Index 245
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