Society and Civilization in Greece and Rome. Martin Classical Lectures Volume XVIII.

Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langj�igem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Verfasserwidmung / Dedication of the author - Buchr�cken verblasst, ansonsten altersgem�sehr guter Zustand / spine faded, otherwise age-related very good condition - In this book on many aspects of the interconnection between society and civilization in Greece and Rome, Professor Ehrenberg brings to life the ancient social scene�its poets, rulers, potters, and farmers�and points out how the way of life affected literature and thought as well as art and was in turn affected by various social developments. He examines the Greek world from Mycenaean times to the beginning of the Hellenistic Age, and the Roman Republic, especially in its earlier epochs. The persons and situations discussed provide a full picture of the essential trends in Greek and Roman civilization, amplified by numerous illustrations. -- Written for the scholar and layman alike, this book gives new significance to the familiar�vase painting, the Athens of Peisistratus, Sappho, Hesiod, Homer, and Roman law. Further, the author says, �The interpretation of our evidence will teach us something about social phenomena and forces, which may include religion as well as economics, and codes of behavior as well as individual experience.�