The Greeks: Life and Customs

by E. Guhl, W. Koner

From the enduring monuments of antiquity, we can understand the "glory that was Greece." But while we may marvel at the Parthenon or the great statue of Poseidon, what do we know about the daily life of those who deigned and built them? What did they eat and wear? How did they furnish and light their homes? How did they fill their leisure hours? What was expected of women? The Greeks: Life and Customs answers these and many other questions. The authors examine Greek architecture, accounts of classical historians and poets, vase paintings and bas-reliefs to recreate the texture of daily life. Over 200 hundred line illustrations supplement the text.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

300 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 2002

Reviews

[Arthur Kyriazis]

Ernst Guhl; Wilhelm Koner: Das Leben der Griechen und Römer. nach antiken Bildwerken dargestellt. mit 528 in den Text eingedruckten Holzschnitten, Berlin 1862 (Digitalisat Harvard University, auf GoogleBooks) (München BSB).

this is an english translation of the portion of the above work pertaining to the lives and costims of the Greeks. There is a separate volume transl as to the Romans. However, the originals are on google books & can be downloaded.

[Colin]

An extremely informative but very dry and pedantic overview of Greece, seeming based for the most part in the physical remains of their culture (pottery, temples, sculpture, etc.)

[James Violand]

A good overview of how the Greeks lived. More an anthropology/sociology book than a history.