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A widely accepted truism says that luxury corrupts, and in both popular and scholarly treatments, the ancient city of Sybaris remains the model for destructive opulence. This volume demonstrates the scarcity of evidence for Sybarite luxury, and examines the vocabulary of luxury used by the Hellenic world.

Corrupting Luxury in Ancient Greek Literature

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A widely accepted truism says that luxury corrupts, and in both popular and scholarly treatments, the ancient city of Sybaris... Read more

    Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
    Publication Date: 11/6/2014 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780472052295, 978-0472052295
    ISBN10: 0472052292

    Number of Pages: 560

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    A widely accepted truism says that luxury corrupts, and in both popular and scholarly treatments, the ancient city of Sybaris remains the model for destructive opulence. This volume demonstrates the scarcity of evidence for Sybarite luxury, and examines the vocabulary of luxury used by the Hellenic world.

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