Poverty, Wealth, and Well-Being: Experiencing Penia in Democratic Athens by Claire Taylor

Poverty, Wealth, and Well-Being: Experiencing Penia in Democratic Athens

Claire Taylor

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Poverty in fifth- and fourth-century BCE Athens was a markedly different concept to that with which we are familiar today. Reflecting contemporary ideas about labour, leisure, and good citizenship, the 'poor' were considered to be not only those w...

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