Interesting review! I had already heard of this book and would like to read it at some point. It's always nice to learn more about ordinary people in the past.
The best ancient history writing, for me, lets ordinary people re-enter the frame without pretending we can know more than the evidence allows. Scribes, weavers, merchants, debtors, witnesses: that is where the ancient world stops being marble and starts breathing.
Interesting review! I had already heard of this book and would like to read it at some point. It's always nice to learn more about ordinary people in the past.
Definitely worth the read! When you do pick it up, let me know what you think.
The best ancient history writing, for me, lets ordinary people re-enter the frame without pretending we can know more than the evidence allows. Scribes, weavers, merchants, debtors, witnesses: that is where the ancient world stops being marble and starts breathing.