24 Hours in Ancient Athens
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Philip Matyszak
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Spend 24 hours with the ancient Athenians. See the city through their eyes as it teeters on the edge of the fateful war that would end its golden age.
Athens, 416 BC. A tenuous peace holds. The city-state's political and military might are feared throughout the ancient world; it pushes the boundaries of social, literary and philosophical experimentation in an era when it has a greater concentration of geniuses per capita than at any other time in human history. Yet even geniuses go to the bathroom, argue with their spouse and enjoy a drink with friends.
Few of the city's other inhabitants enjoy the benefits of such a civilised society, though - as multicultural and progressive as Athens can be, many are barred from citizenship. No, for the average person, life is about making ends meet, whether that be selling fish, guarding the temple or smuggling lucrative Greek figs.
During the course of a day we meet 24 Athenians from all strata of society - from the slave-girl to the councilman, the vase painter to the naval commander, the housewife to the hoplite - 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 every chapter, with each chapter forming an hour 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.
©2019 Philip Matyszak (P)2019 Audible, Ltd
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- Thorsten Kirchheim
- 28.11.2023
Classical Greek stories revised and retold
When I was listening to this audio book, I was at first caught somewhere between interest and disappointment. Initially, it seemed to lack details and information about socio—cultural life in Greece of 5th century BCE.
The positive main impression came after hearing this book a second time. The author manages to weave several ancient books and stories into a common story, taking place in post—pericles era. Yet one will encounter major public figures, that gave history classes in the west a name, ranging from Xenophon, Alcibiades to Socrates.
By matter of content, this audio book focuses on social history. Political history is covered, but it is not main topic of the narration. Various chapters outline stories around marriage, life of peasants and towns men, the impact of the Mediterranean trade to economics, etc. Sadly, it leaves out some cultural topics shaping greek history in 5th century BCE, like the impact of theaters on culture or religious practices.
Never the less, since this book retells several classical stories and puts them in a line, I can say that it is worth to hear by those wanting to have an outlook on greek everyday life in 5th century BCE.
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