Book Recommendation

Book Recommendation 

Title of Book:
1000 FACTS OF ANCIENT GREECE

Author: Ruper Matthews

ISBN : 9781842368428

Recommender:

3C Chan Yu Ching

Summary of the book:

This book is all about ancient Greece. It explains different facts of this country in detail, which includes its timeline, warfare, politics, science, arts, cultures and people's daily life.

I am recemmeding this book because:

I highly encourage people to read this book. In my opinion, this book is very useful for people who want to find more extra information about Greece. I believe there's some of us may not interested about this.

My favorite part was:

The last chapter- Gods and Festivals.

Article

Women in the ancient Greek world had few rights in comparison to male citizens. Unable to vote, own land, or inherit, a woman’s place was in the home and her purpose in life was the rearing of children. This, though, is a general description, and when considering the role of women in ancient Greece one should remember that information regarding specific city-states is often lacking, is almost always from male authors, and only in Athens can their status and role be described in any great detail. Neither are we sure of the practical and everyday application of the rules and laws that have survived from antiquity. We do know that Spartan women were treated somewhat differently than in other states. For example, they had to do physical training like men, were permitted to own land, and could drink wine.

Review

This is one of a paragraph from a university student who studies in Greek philosophy. I read my book and most information about Greek women are similar to the one above. I was so enraged after hearing these facts. The ancient Greek world has no respect to their women, and bullied them in any aspects. Men took away their most basic rights and turned them into ignorant citizens. It is so unfair and extremely inhumane. Also, I found ironic that they repelled their women while worshipping their unrealistic goddess Athena. Therefore, I admire the well-known city Sparta ignore the other non-sensible criticizes from other cities, and treating both genders fairly.