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Explaining the complex society of Athens through a number of importantthemes, this book begins by looking at life in the city and life in thecountry, then moves on to such individual areas as citizens, slaves,entertainment, religion, and the economy.

In Penelope to Poppaea, Anne Haward takes a close look at theposition of women in the classical world.

David Taylor concentrates on aspects of the life of the diverse groups of people who lived in the Roman world - their homes, work, leisure, beliefs and attitudes. Providing valuable coursework material for GCSE Latin as well as Classical Studies, ' many readers will gain from it a rewarding experience'. LACT Newsletter.

Taylor takes Cicero as the focal point for examination of the last years of the Roman Republic, tracing the often dramatic and violent events from the harsh dictatorship of Sulla to Cicero's death in the massacres of Mark Antony and the 2nd Triumvirate. Evidence is taken largely from the speeches and surviving letters to his friend Atticus.

Athens has long been famed as the birthplace of democracy. But who actually had the power in Ancient Athens? And was the democracy an unqualified success? Tracing the development of democracy from its origins, this book examines these and other questions.