The Ancient City
A Study on the Religion, Laws, and Institutions of Greece and Rome
by Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges
Recommended by Marc Andreessen and Chris Fralic
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
In The Ancient City, Fustel de Coulanges hands us the skeleton key unlocking classical civilization: the IndoEuropean domestic cult. With a formidable command of primary sources, he shows this archaic religion to be the engine behind the social developments of the ancient world from remote prehistory down to late antiquity. This is the story of t...
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“Interesting books on culture and society I've read recently. I don't necessarily agree with any of them, but they're all useful and informative. > | The best books I read this year all are highly recommended”
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