Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants
By
Garrett Ryan
Read by
Stephen Graybill
Release:
10/26/2021
Release:
10/26/2021
Release:
10/26/2021
Runtime:
7h 33m
Runtime:
7h 33m
Runtime:
7h 33m
Unabridged
Quantity:
“Stephen Graybill is a highly agreeable narrator and one particularly effective in grounding specialized or niche subjects…Graybill’s companionable voice takes us into the kitchens and alleyways of old Greece and Rome, in all their smells and clamor.”
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Why didn't the ancient Greeks or Romans wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to drink fine wine, use birth control, or survive surgery?
In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life.
Learn the answers to questions such as: how tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans?; how long did they live?; what kind of pets did they have?; how dangerous were their cities?; did they believe their myths?; did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens?; did they jog or lift weights?; how did they capture animals for the Colosseum?; were there secret police, spies, or assassins?; what happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed?; and can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
In a series of short and humorous essays, Naked Statues, Fat Gladiators, and War Elephants explores some of the questions about the Greeks and Romans that ancient historian Garrett Ryan has answered in the classroom and online. Unlike most books on the classical world, the focus is not on famous figures or events, but on the fascinating details of daily life.
Learn the answers to questions such as: how tall were the ancient Greeks and Romans?; how long did they live?; what kind of pets did they have?; how dangerous were their cities?; did they believe their myths?; did they believe in ghosts, monsters, and/or aliens?; did they jog or lift weights?; how did they capture animals for the Colosseum?; were there secret police, spies, or assassins?; what happened to the city of Rome after the Empire collapsed?; and can any families trace their ancestry back to the Greeks or Romans?
Release:
2021-10-26
2021-10-26
2021-10-26
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
7h 33m
7h 33m
7h 33m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.53 lb
0.5 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781666169966
9798212098243
9798212098250
Publisher:
Tantor
Tantor
Tantor
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