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A Day in Old Athens: A Picture of Athenian Life

BY William Stearns Davis

2019-04-11 18:40:37

This little book tries to describe what an intelligent person would see and hear in ancient Athens, if by some legerdemain he were translated to the fourth century B.C. and conducted about the city under competent guidance. Rare happenings have been ... Read more
This little book tries to describe what an intelligent person would see and hear in ancient Athens, if by some legerdemain he were translated to the fourth century B.C. and conducted about the city under competent guidance. Rare happenings have been omitted and sometimes, to avoid long explanations, PROBABLE matters have been stated as if they were ascertained facts; but these instances are few, and it is hoped no reader will be led into serious error. Less

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File size209.127 KB
Print pages266
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2011-05-25
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781144128751,
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William Stearns Davis
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William Stearns Davis (April 30, 1877 – February 15, 1930) was an American educator, historian, and author. He has been cited as one who “contributed to history as a scholarly discipline, . . . [b...

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