LEADER 03887nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910971844403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-998212-0 010 $a1-299-45686-3 010 $a0-19-998211-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000001018757 035 $a(StDuBDS)AH25035341 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000860044 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12384572 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000860044 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10882759 035 $a(PQKB)11230313 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1164905 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10684978 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL476936 035 $a(OCoLC)839686764 035 $a(OCoLC)809989047 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB163232 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1164905 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001018757 100 $a20120911d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 12$aA cabinet of Greek curiosities $estrange tales and surprising facts from the cradle of western civilization /$fJ.C. McKeown 210 $aOxford, UK $cOxford University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (304 pages ) $cillustrations 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-19-998210-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFood and drink -- Children and education -- Women -- Sex -- Animals -- Athens -- Sparta -- Alexander the Great -- Greeks at sea -- Greeks and barbarians -- Athletics -- Homer -- Drama -- Spectators and critics -- Books and papyri -- Philosophers -- Mathematics -- Science and technology -- Art -- Tourists and tourist attractions -- Religion, superstition, and magic -- Prophecy -- Words and expressions -- The soros. 330 8 $aLike its whimsical predecessor, A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities collects an assortment of peculiar facts and amusing anecdotes from the culture of Ancient Greece.$bThe ancient Greeks were a wonderful people. They gave us democracy, drama, and philosophy, and many forms of art and branches of science would be inconceivable without them. And yet they were capable of the most outlandish behavior, preposterous beliefs, and ludicrous opinions.Nearly everything in this book illustrates the not-quite-so wonderful aspects of Greek life and thought. Like its companion volume, A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities, this is an amusing and serendipitous miscellany of odd stories and facts, culled from a lifetime of teaching. In some ways, the book hopes to show how much the Greeks were like us. Politicians were regarded as shallow and self-serving. Fat people resorted to implausible methods of weight control. Even Socrates and the kingof Sparta used to entertain their children by riding around on a stick pretending it was a horse. Of course, their differences from us are abundantly documented, too-and the book may leave readers with a few incredulous questions. To ward off evil, were scapegoats thrown down from cliffs, fitted out withfeathers and live birds to give them a chance of survival? Did a werewolf really win the boxing event at the Olympic Games? Were prisoners released on bail so that they could enjoy dramatic festivals? Did Greeks wear an amulet, to promote virility, the penis of a lizard caught while mating? Did anyone really believe that Pythagoras flew about on a magic arrow? Other such mysteries abound in this wonderfully illustrated and charming journey into the "glory that was Greece." 606 $aClassical antiquities 607 $aGreece$xSocial life and customs 607 $aGreece$xCivilization 615 0$aClassical antiquities. 676 $a938 700 $aMcKeown$b J. C$011900 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971844403321 996 $aA cabinet of Greek curiosities$94446142 997 $aUNINA