Review of Sarah B. Pomeroy’s Book: Families in Classical and Hellenistic Greece: Representations and Realities
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published 05/09/2007
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SummaryThe study of social history is not a new phenomenon, but some of today’s leading historians are shedding some new light on the history of the family. Such is the case with the social history of classical and Hellenistic Greece. Many historians have devoted their time to the issues surrounding the history of the Greek family. They have delved into issues such as how the “family shapes, structures, values, and behavior” evolved from the archaic to the Hellenistic period. One of the leading historians on the ancient Greek family history is Sarah B. Pomeroy, and in her book Families in Classical and Hellenistic Greece she makes it her mission to discuss the evolution of the Greek family without loosing sight of the history of Greek women as well.
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- The study of social history is not a new phenomenon, but some of today's leading historians are shedding some new light on the history of the family.
- Pomeroy wrote Families to give a more detailed account of the Greek family
- In her writing, Pomeroy puts a greater amount of effort into giving an account of the history of women in classical and Hellenistic Greece than other historians
- Pomeroy uses the third chapter to inform the reader that '–he treatment of the dead members of a family reveals much about personal relationships within the family, as well as the relationship between the family and the larger society.?
- Pomeroy's discussion of the two case histories is an in-depth look into the instability of the Greek family and the possibility for social mobility
- In his review, S.C. Humphreys states that Pomeroy's book is 'presented as ‘a book that professional family historians who were not specialist in ancient history could understand.??
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