Life in Ancient Athens

The Way People Live

by Don Nardo

In the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., Athens was the most politically enlightened and cultured city in the Western world. Its democracy, the world's first, and its magnificent art and architecture constitute only part of the profound cultural legacy it left to future generations.

112 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Don Nardo (born February 22, 1947) is an American historian, composer, and writer. With close to four hundred and fifty published books, he is one of the most prolific authors in the United States, and one of the country's foremost writers of historical works for children and teens.

Reviews

[Briana Grenert · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was easy to understand and explained things clearly. It had nifty details (like that weasels were to the superstitious what black cats are today)and it defined a lot of the terms that confused me in "Portrait of a Priestess" such as Polis. It also made the distinction between Attica and Athens, something that has confused me for quite some time. I have decided that I love Xenophon.