Robert Garland
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Robert Garland considers the meaning of fame and celebrity to the Greeks and Romans. Published February 16 2005
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Robert Garland asks what murder meant to the apparently bloodthirsty Greeks and Romans.
Published January 20 2004
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Robert Garland investigates the ancient origins of the calendar and time-keeping systems of the Western world. Published March 31 1999
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Robert Garland draws on both mythology and accounts of everyday life to probe attitudes to physical misfortune in the classical era.
Published November 1 1992
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Bovver boys in Athens and Rome? Apparently so, according to Robert Garland, who uncovers tales from life and legend to show how high jinks could turn to blows in the classical world. Published October 1 1991
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Elders and betters? Attitudes towards old age in the society of classical Greece were enormously varied and often far from respectful.
Published August 31 1987
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Women were evaluated principally as child bearers and child rearers in the male-orientated world of ancient Greece, but not without dignity or compassion. Published March 1 1986
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Published July 31 1983
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Robert Garland takes an unusual look at attitudes to death in ancient Greece and Rome. Published January 1 1983
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Robert Garland examines the makeup of the Greek symposium. Published May 31 1982
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