Social Life in Greece from Homer to MenanderMacmillan, 1874 - 495 strani |
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... thoughts and feelings of modern life would be there without the appliances , and the high standard of general culture would more than counter- balance sundry wants in material comfort . For these reasons 2 [ CH . SOCIAL GREECE .
... thoughts and feelings of modern life would be there without the appliances , and the high standard of general culture would more than counter- balance sundry wants in material comfort . For these reasons 2 [ CH . SOCIAL GREECE .
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... reasons . The social life of the Greeks has often been handled , especially by German and French authors . But the ponderous minuteness and luxury of citation in the works of the former have obscured the general effect , and leave the ...
... reasons . The social life of the Greeks has often been handled , especially by German and French authors . But the ponderous minuteness and luxury of citation in the works of the former have obscured the general effect , and leave the ...
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... reason just assigned . The Spartan training was so oppressive that not even the certainty of victory in battle could induce other Greek politicians to recommend it , or other Greek citizens to adopt it . Thucydides hints 1 Thus in a ...
... reason just assigned . The Spartan training was so oppressive that not even the certainty of victory in battle could induce other Greek politicians to recommend it , or other Greek citizens to adopt it . Thucydides hints 1 Thus in a ...
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... reasons of this curious combination are obvious enough , and worth a moment's digression . In the first place , the Greeks , from Homer's day downward , were an exceedingly sensitive people . Evidences of this feature crowd upon us in ...
... reasons of this curious combination are obvious enough , and worth a moment's digression . In the first place , the Greeks , from Homer's day downward , were an exceedingly sensitive people . Evidences of this feature crowd upon us in ...
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... reason for their dread of death . For although Homer distinctly admits an after life , and even introduces us to it in the Odyssey , he represents the greatest kings and heroes in weakness and in misery , without hope or enjoyment ...
... reason for their dread of death . For although Homer distinctly admits an after life , and even introduces us to it in the Odyssey , he represents the greatest kings and heroes in weakness and in misery , without hope or enjoyment ...
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