Out of One, Many
Ancient Greek Ways of Thought and Culture
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Product details:
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- Date of Publication 26 May 2026
- Number of Volumes Print PDF
- ISBN 9780691243863
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages464 pages
- Size 215x139 mm
- Language English
- Illustrations 24 b/w illus. 1 map. 700
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A sweeping new account of ancient Greek culture and its remarkable diversity
Covering the whole of the ancient Greek experience from its beginnings late in the third millennium BCE to the Roman conquest in 30 BCE, Out of One, Many is an accessible and lively introduction to the Greeks and their ways of living and thinking. In this fresh and witty exploration of the thought, culture, society, and history of the Greeks, Jennifer Roberts traces not only the common values that united them across the seas and the centuries, but also the enormous diversity in their ideas and beliefs.
Examining the huge importance to the Greeks of religion, mythology, the Homeric epics, tragic and comic drama, philosophy, and the city-state, the book offers shifting perspectives on an extraordinary and astonishingly creative people. Century after century, in one medium after another, the Greeks addressed big questions, many of which are still very much with us, from whether gods exist and what happens after we die to what political system is best and how we can know what is real. Yet for all their virtues, Greek men set themselves apart from women and foreigners and profited from the unpaid labor of enslaved workers, and the book also looks at the mixed legacy of the ancient Greeks today.
The result is a rich, wide-ranging, and compelling history of a fascinating and profoundly influential culture in all its complexity—and the myriad ways, good and bad, it continues to shape us today.
"Roberts’s clever close readings and personality shine through. For example, there are engaging asides and examinations of ancient Greek thought that may seem particularly new or distinctive to modern readers. . . . What makes this title different is its admirable spotlight on women’s lives. . . . An entertaining and witty exploration of Greek history that will introduce readers to a variety of beliefs from ancient Greece." More
