The third in a series that explores cultural and ethical values in Classical antiquity, this volume examines the dichotomy between 'city' and 'country' in ancie

... This volume examines the dichotomy between 'city' and 'country' as markers of value in ancient Greek and Roman cultures

How did ancient Greeks and Romans regard work? It has long been assumed that elite thinkers disparaged physical work, and that working people rarely commented o

From generation to generation, people experience their landscapes differently. Humans depend on their natural environment: it shapes their behavior while it is

The ‘classical tradition’ is no invention of modernity. Already in ancient Greece and Rome, the privileging of the ancient played a role in social and cultu