by Robert Flacelière · Phoenix Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781842125076
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«Daily Life in Greece at the Time of Pericles» is a historical study by Robert Flacelière, in paperback (336 pages, in English), from Phoenix Press.
The book reconstructs daily life in Athens at the time of Pericles: the social organisation, family life, work, religious beliefs and civic values of its inhabitants. It also addresses public and private customs, and the place of culture in Greek society.
The volume's index includes historical figures such as Socrates and Alcibiades, as well as Athenian spaces such as the Academy.
A work of interest to enthusiasts of ancient history and classical culture, especially for those who wish to know the everyday side of Periclean Greece.
Robert Flacelière was a scholar of Classical Greek. He was educated at the Collège Sainte-Barbe, the Lycée Henri IV and the École Normale Supérieure. From 1925 to 1930, he was a member of the French School in Athens and from 1932-1948 a Professor of the Faculty of Letters at University of Lyon. He was then appointed to the Chair of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Paris, a post he held until 1963 when he was appointed Director of the École Normale Supérieure.
