The Ancient City
Fustel De Coulanges, Numa Denis / Small, Willard
The Ancient City is Fustel de Coulanges' superb investigation of life and living during classical antiquity, a culture he felt rested and flourished upon religious observance.This fascinating history offers the reader an idea of how day-to-day life in Ancient Rome and Greece evolved and was sustained for centuries. Coulanges covers each major topic in sequence, beginning with the crucial assertion that religion what was held classical life tog...