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

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      Book Synopsis
      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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