HOW TO SURVIVE IN ANCIENT GREECE
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HOW TO SURVIVE IN ANCIENT GREECE (ebook)

ROBERT GARLAND

$229.00
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Editorial:
PEN & SWORD HISTORY (ORM)
ISBN:
9781526754714
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Epublication content package
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Inglés
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Si

What would it be like if you were transported back to Athens 420 BCE? This time-traveler's guide is a fascinating way to find out . . .   Imagine you were transported back in time to Ancient Greece and you had to start a new life there. What would you see? How would the people around you think and believe? How would you fit in? Where would you live? What would you eat? What work would be available, and what help could you get if you got sick?   All these questions, and many more, are answered in this engaging blend of self-help and survival guide that plunges you into this historical environment—and explains the many problems and strange new experiences you would face if you were there.

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