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Part of the Phoenix Press Daily Life Series - a remarkable range of books which examine everyday life in some of the world's greatest civilizations. The social-historical perspective brings these remote men and women to life like no other history.

About the Author

Robert Flaceliere was born in Paris in 1904 and educated at the College Sainte-Barbe, the Lycee Henri IV and the Ecole Normale Superieure. From 1925-1930 he was a member of the French School in Athens and from 1932-48 was Professor of the Faculty of Letters at Lyons. Professor Flaceliere was then appointed to the Chair of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Paris., a post he held until 1963 when he was appointed Director of the Ecole Normale Superieure.