Description:
Athens has been synonymous with the life of the intellect, and Athens: The City as University tells you just why. It is more than a history of education in terms of curriculum and shows the position of education and ideas in ancient Athens as a whole, providing an understanding of Athenian intellectual culture a
Review Quotes:
"This slim book takes on a big question: 'How did the citizens of ancient Athens learn to live in a democracy?' It's an important question, both for our knowledge of the classical city and for our understanding of how citizenship works in democracies today ... Livingstone's work is an important reminder that "culture" (political or otherwise) is grounded in face-to-face human interactions. His book is a powerful statement about how much ancient Athens still has to teach us ... it is a worthwhile and compelling read."
- Ryan R. Abrecht, University of San Diego (USA), the Bryn Mawr Classical Review