The culture of AthensVolume 3 (Third edition)

This volume in the LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History series offers a generous selection of primary texts illustrating the social and cultural life of Classical Athens, with a brief Introduction.

It provides for the needs of students at schools and universities who are studying ancient history in English translation and has been written and reviewed by experienced teachers.

The texts selected include extracts from plays, speeches, histories, philosophical dialogues and scientific works as well as some key inscriptions, some of which were previously difficult for students to access.