Voices of Ancient Greece and Rome: Contemporary Accounts of Daily Life

Collecting documents culled from the writings of ancient Greek and Roman authors, this book provides a glimpse of what life was like in ancient times and illustrates the relevance of these long-ago civilizations to modern life.

• Over 40 documents, excerpted from the writings of ancient Greek and Roman authors, such as Plutarch's description of the banishment from Athens of a just man

• A timeline of the ancient Greco-Roman world provides a chronology of important events

• A glossary containing descriptions/definitions of many Greek and Roman words and terms, such as "strategos"