"A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life" by William Stearns Davis is a historical book that takes you back to ancient Athens around 360 B.C., when the city's democracy was strong and its culture and buildings were amazing. The book paints a vivid picture of what it was like to live in Athens then, showing everything from how people's houses were built and what their traditions were, to what the marketplace was like and what people did in the city center. The book starts by explaining why Athens was so important in Greek history, pointing out how much it gave to Western culture through its famous thinkers, writers, and artists. It also describes the beautiful land around Athens, with its mountains, sea, and sunny weather that shaped how people lived. The beginning of the book shows the lively mornings in Athens, with busy crowds of people heading to the city, along with farmers and sellers, creating a colorful view of daily Athenian life. This detailed setting really brings to life the exciting personality of Athens during its most successful period.
A Day in Old Athens; a Picture of Athenian Life
By William Stearns Davis
Experience a day in the life of ancient Athens, where philosophers pondered, artists created, and a bustling democracy shaped the foundations of Western civilization.
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About the AuthorWilliam Stearns Davis was an American educator, historian, and author. He has been cited as one who "contributed to history as a scholarly discipline,. .. [but] was intrigued by the human side of history, which, at the time, was neglected by the discipline." After first experimenting with short stories, he turned while still a college undergraduate to longer forms to relate, from an involved (fictional) character's view, a number of critical turns of history. This faculty for humanizing, even dramatizing, history characterized Davis' later academic and professional writings as well, making them particularly suitable for secondary and higher education during the first half of the twentieth century in a field which, according to one editor, had "lost the freshness and robustness. .. the congeniality" that should mark the study of history. Both Davis' fiction and non-fiction are found in public and academic libraries today.
William Stearns Davis was an American educator, historian, and author. He has been cited as one who "contributed to history as a scholarly discipline,. .. [but] was intrigued by the human side of history, which, at the time, was neglected by the discipline." After first experimenting with short stories, he turned while still a college undergraduate to longer forms to relate, from an involved (fictional) character's view, a number of critical turns of history. This faculty for humanizing, even dramatizing, history characterized Davis' later academic and professional writings as well, making them particularly suitable for secondary and higher education during the first half of the twentieth century in a field which, according to one editor, had "lost the freshness and robustness. .. the congeniality" that should mark the study of history. Both Davis' fiction and non-fiction are found in public and academic libraries today.
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