The Culture of Athens

This volume in the LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History series offers a generous selection of primary texts illustrating the social and cultural life of Classical Athens, with a brief Introduction. It provides for the needs of students at schools and universities who are studying ancient history in English translation and has been written and reviewed by experienced teachers. The texts selected include extracts from plays, speeches, histories, philosophical dialogues and scientific works as well as some key inscriptions, some of which were previously difficult for students to access.

• Includes a generous selection of texts in new translations to give the student quick and convenient access to the primary sources needed for their study of the social and cultural life of Classical Athens
• This volume includes a brief Introduction to help the student better understand the sources
• Written and reviewed by experienced teachers at schools and universities to ensure it provides exactly what students of ancient history require