Acknowledgements |
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Introduction |
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Timeline |
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1 | (22) |
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What makes Classical Athens so special? |
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2 | (1) |
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What you should know about Athenian history |
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3 | (3) |
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6 | (2) |
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What life is like in the city |
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8 | (2) |
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10 | (1) |
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11 | (4) |
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What the `family' means in ancient Greece |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (2) |
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What divides the wealthy from the poor? |
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18 | (1) |
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18 | (1) |
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19 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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20 | (1) |
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Other things to be aware of |
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21 | (1) |
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How to survive without the Internet, email, or Twitter |
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22 | (1) |
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Introduction to Your New Home |
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23 | (2) |
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What your house looks like |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (26) |
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25 | (1) |
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The kind of work that Greek women do |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (3) |
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How husbands treat their wives |
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30 | (3) |
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33 | (2) |
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How you treat your children |
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35 | (1) |
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How you educate your children |
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36 | (6) |
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What to do if you don't have any children |
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42 | (1) |
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How a woman can beautify herself |
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43 | (1) |
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44 | (4) |
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How to treat your domestic slaves |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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What it's like being elderly |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (4) |
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51 | (2) |
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53 | (2) |
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55 | (2) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (1) |
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57 | (2) |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (4) |
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What you'll think about having to work for a living |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (1) |
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The status of people who work |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (7) |
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Diseases that are rampant |
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63 | (1) |
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Whether you should consult a physician if you fall sick |
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63 | (4) |
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The sort of physical shape you're likely to be in |
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67 | (1) |
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The age structure of Greek society |
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68 | (2) |
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70 | (9) |
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The divisions in Greek society |
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70 | (1) |
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What it's like to be wealthy |
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71 | (3) |
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What it's like to be poor |
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74 | (1) |
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What's it like to be a slave |
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75 | (1) |
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76 | (3) |
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79 | (4) |
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What being an Athenian citizen means |
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79 | (2) |
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81 | (2) |
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83 | (18) |
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83 | (6) |
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What to expect in the Afterlife |
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89 | (1) |
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The sort of gods you're going to believe in |
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90 | (4) |
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How to get the gods on your side |
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94 | (4) |
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What happens at a religious festival |
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98 | (1) |
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Why you might want to consult an oracle |
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98 | (3) |
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Relaxation and Entertainment |
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101 | (10) |
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101 | (5) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (9) |
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What it's like to serve in the military |
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111 | (5) |
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116 | (4) |
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120 | (3) |
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120 | (1) |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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123 | (3) |
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123 | (1) |
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Where to stay when travelling |
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124 | (2) |
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126 | (4) |
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130 | (21) |
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Hippocleia, an aristocratic Athenian girl |
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130 | (3) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (3) |
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Autocrates, a victim of crime |
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137 | (2) |
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Euthyphro, an aspiring philosopher |
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139 | (2) |
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Sosippe, a Milesian call girl |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (2) |
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Bion, an enslaved merchant from Ephesus |
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145 | (2) |
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Memnon, a Spartan hoplite |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (3) |
Glossary |
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151 | (3) |
Credits |
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