Archaic Times To The End Of The Peloponnesian War; Author: Other Fornara, Charles W.; Paperback

Author: Other Fornara, Charles W.
Edition #2 Series#:1; Translated Documents of Greece and Rome; Paperback; Index
272 pages
Published: April 1983
Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521299462

The first volume is devoted to the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B. C. Charles Fornara has gathered togethermaterial compiled from inscriptions, ancient encyclopedias, scholia, and similar sources. The material, much of it translated by him for the first time, covers not only events of national significance - wars and treaties, the founding of towns and colonies, the dedication of temples - but also presents such records of daily life as ration lists, wine trade regulations, inventories of treasure, drinking songs, and financial records. The documents are accompanied by a brief commentary, which is basically intended to clarify obscurities in the text. An extensive glossary and indexes explain obscuThis volume is devoted to the period which begins with the era of Greek colonization and ends with the close of the Peloponnesian War in 404 B.C. It contains material compiled from inscriptions, ancient encyclopedias, scholia, and similar sources, covering a range of pivate and public topics.